Yanchep Crystal Cave — Attraction in Yanchep

Rude govt bureaucrats wanting to finish work early and not take 3pm cave tour. Arrived 25 minutes early (see photo receipt). Tour ranger argued for several minutes NOT wanting to give location of visitor centre to pay for tickets 20 mins early, then proceeded to phone visitor centre to apparently tell them not to sell tickets to me because it was now 15 minutes before the 3pm tour when I said I will go pay for the tickets and my friends can wait at entrance and go in without me. Visitor centre staff had already been briefed when I arrived before 3pm, arguing that I needed to pay 15 minutes earlier despite me explaining my guests were already at the entrance, and the guide knew I was coming down. Argued until 3:01 when VC said now its too late. I agree with Anita, John and Henna's 1 star reviews regarding these rude and condescending inflexable bureaucrats trying to lecture me on their red tape policies and procedures for next time. Should have been able to (1)buy ticket, then (2) visit cave. I had visited this underwhelming cave 10 years ago and the cave dried out but tried to visit as it's closer to Perth. Jewel cave(1st) near Augusta, Mammoth(2nd) and Lake(4th) caves near Margaret River and Yallingup (3rd) caves are much better with free parking and properly run than this fiasco disaster but further afield. These bureaucrats would be better suited serving the public at Centrelink or Dept of Transport than damaging WA's...

There are steps into the cave. Normal walking shoes are fine. For a 40-45 min slow walk in the cave that isn’t too deep, you probably do not need a backpack with water and snack supplies. It’s best to walk light, with just your mobile phones. Only water is allowed by the way, no sweet drinks.

Taller people may have to bend more to get through some spaces, but then they can do it in 1-2 minutes. There are several places where you’ll need to bend or crawl if you are very, very tall. Being short (158cm) in my case, was an advantage because I could walk through most of the time, just slightly hunching over.

Lighting made the experience less authentic, wish they’d make it natural in some spaces. I’ve walked through authentic ones where it was pitch black with zero unnatural interference. I wish the Yanchep Crystal Cave would be more natural, void of artificial lightings.

Our tour guide had a great sense of humour and of course she was knowledgeable. Children loved it the most, from my observation. They saw things that we missed, and created light hearted moments every now and then.

There are several caves here, but they appeared to be locked at the entrance. The parks are pristine, but be forewarned of roo poo almost everywhere. There’s an inn you can stay at, and camping grounds too. As you explore, you’ll find bbq areas outside the cave, great...

I've lived in Perth my entire life and I've never been to Yanchep Crystal Cave.! It was such a lovely family activity! I must shout out to our tour guide Tayla, who was incredibly informative, friendly, funny, engaging, and was able to manage the crowd with ease. Thank you so much Tayla for making it a fun experience and for sharing your knowledge with us 🙏🏼💖 And for anyone looking for something different to do with the fam, I highly recommend this activity. Perhaps do what we did and go to the caves late morning before going to lunch in the afternoon. It's suitable for all ages...however probably not the best for children under 5 but of course depends on the child, or adults who struggle with mobility. All stairs have hand rails which is great, however some sections of the cave do require visitors to walk through bent over as the cave ceiling is low (I'm not that tall so wasn't an issue for me haha!). Booking online made it simple, as well as paying the fee for the national park per vehicle. The tour was very punctual so you must aim to be there 5-10 mins early Thank you...