Q. What do I need to wear?

A.       You should wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Jeans without holes, sturdy shoes with good soles and a tee-shirt are best.

 

Q. What do I need to bring with me?

A. All we require you to bring are 4 AA batteries and drinking water. All other equipment is provided. (Don’t forget the camera.)

 

Q. Do I need a jacket?

A. If you are cold natured you may want to bring a light long sleeve shirt (tee shirt), however a jacket is way too much.

 

Q. Do the tours run trough the week or are they only on weekends.

A. We run tours any day of the week. Please remember that we have to get a permit from the BLM so if you want to go on the weekend we need to know by at least early Friday.

 

Q. What time are the cave tours?

A. We book trips around you. We will ask you what time you want to go. As long as we are available YOU set the time and date.

 

Q. I only have two people that want to go, can I book a trip?

A. Due to the cost of insurance and the limited amount of permits issued by the BLM we need at least four people to book a trip.

 

Q. We have a large group, can we go in together?

A. We have a limit of eight to a group. If there are more in your group we have to split you into separate groups.

 

Q. How hard physically are the tours?

A. All of our tours are physically demanding. You don’t have to be an athlete but be aware that caving can be strenuous. All of our tours goes through “Crystal Crawl”, a 650 foot crawl space. As long as you can crawl on your hands and knees you can do it. The Crystal Crawl tour is our easiest trip. The Lake Room tour is more intense and is for people who can handle a strenuous hike. We do not race through the tour so we get plenty of rest stops.  

 

Q. Does Ecoservants work for the government?

A. No, Ecoservants is a non profit organization that is required to follow the rules and regulations of the Bureau of Land Management, who manages the caves. We must get a permit for each tour.   

 

Q. Where does the money from the tours go.

A.             The money from the cave tours goes to paying for our office, tour guides and general funds for Ecoservants to continue our service to Lincoln County.    

 If this doesn’t answer your questions

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