Lacave caves — Attraction in Gourdon

The car park was hot and dusty, but queueing up was in the shade. The short tram ride is cramped & then a guide took you on an hours walk up & down lots of steps. The cave was nice with the lighting display but not stunning and after 20 minutes it all seemed the same. At times you are walking in near pitch black. As we all had to ware masks due to covid, people who relied on glasses to see found that they fogged up. When we got out we wanted an ice cream looked around the shop & found the fridge at the entrance to the place, so we could not get to it unless we got back in the long queue. On the whole for me it was nice, but I have been told that there are better ones in the area. I would...

There are enough reviews about this place to get a good idea of what it is. Its beautiful inside the cave with nice lighting and most people really like it. However, I say its not for everyone because the "train trip" is only about 5 mins long and only takes you down into the cave. From there, you will have to hike up and down stairs for the next 1½ hours. We had 2 small kids and weren't expecting it. TIP1: use the toilet before you go. TIP2: to avoid the crowds, get on the 1st train in the morning when it opens, or on the first train when it re-opens after lunch (times change so check the website first). TIP3: I heard there are some English guides, but couldn't figure out how...

Guides are in French but there are information sheets for other languages. Our guide apologised for not being able to speak enough English (her English was much better than my French!) but that she would try to answer any questions we had and everytime she finished each explanation and moved onto the next part of the cave, she would check in with us and ask if we were okay and had any questions - very attentive. You get to ride a little train down into cave which is very snug but fits around 50 people. There are a total of 600 steps around the cave and some are as many as one hundred at a time so some level of fitness is required. Overall we had...