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A small fun cave to explore and to learn about it's historic drawings in the cave. The other cave in the park is much more magnificent and impressive if you dare going in 100 meters or so. Entry fee to the park is $11 per adult, children under 17 are free. North side entrance has a nice visitors area, free wifi and restrooms before you head into the park. Unless you have an ATV, be prepared to go at 10-15 km/hr as roads in the park are v small with frequent speed stoppers /water flow drains for first 15-20 mins. Park ranger Stan Tromp is the friendliest, highly knowledgeable and engaging young man we met. We spent about an hour talking with him on local history, world war 2 and Arubas relevance to it and many other topics. It's pleasure meeting genuine people like Stan who go out of their way to share their knowledge about the Island. Stan is second generation local who values the Islands history and aspires to be an Ecologist. Pls support his cause in anyway if you can. Thank you Stan for the great afternoon discussion!!
Harshil Patel
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Fontein Cave is one of the smaller coral caves in the National Park, but still interesting and worth the stop. A short passage leads into a more extensive gallery. The caves have typical limestone formations, but only the largest remain after centuries of visitation. The walkways are easy to follow, but care needs to be taken to mind your feet and head (low ceilings in places). Outside the cave is a spring with a freshwater pool that harbors small fish. Dipping one’s feet - shoes and socks removed - in the pool and the fish will feed on the dried skin - a picine pedicure. No harm is done, and it’s refreshingly cool but tickles. The surrounding landscape is arid with tall organ pipe cacti and many other botanical species. Take time to enjoy the ocean views.
paul g wiegman
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Smaller cave that is locked after hours because the threat of vandalism. What could they damage? There are inscriptions from as far back as 500 years and I saw one from 1858. It was discovered by the Spanish in 1499. Bats, guano, stalagmites, stalactites and a singing rock. Well, ok, you have to hit it with your hand and it makes a bong sound. See the video. A guide sees you through. Oh did I mention the fish that give you a foot pedicure? See that video. A spring a couple hundred feet to the west feeds a brook that you put your feet in and they nibble away. Then you wonder why you did that. Tickles like you wouldn't believe. Do it anyway, they can't hurt you. At least don't miss the cave.
Fred Dombski
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I was lucky enough to experience this while on an excursion during a cruise. Our guide did in fact make quite the impression. His knowledge as well as his relation to the people who made the cave markings from centuries ago were impressive. The caves were quite breathtaking on their own. The odor of guano was a little overwhelming with the high temperature and humid sea air and lack of air movement. If you can handle that you were in good shape. After exploring many other caves this one stood out because of the island history and the "music" you could play on the buffalo looking stalagmite. It's worth the venture if you happen to be in that area
Johnathon Baker
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I loved both my tour guide and the cave itself. We didn’t book a tour here, yet when we arrived we were given one by a friendly staff member. He showed us around the cave and gave us a history lesson about everything inside. He even spoke to our kids and got them interested in everything he spoke about. We also explored the area around the caves and ventured toward the old mansion, sat and have the fish tickle our feet, and saw a few goats walking around. A great experience overall.
Lacey M
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Probably the more interesting of the two caves you can go in, especially if you have the park ranger talk to you about the history of the cave. Note the date on most of the old inscriptions; they look like grafetti but date back to the 1800s and 1900s (with a few new ones, which is partly why they lock them at night now). You are more likely to see the bats in the Quadakiri cave. Don't forget your pedicure before leaving (ask the ranger or follow one of the tour guides to the spot)
K P
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