Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail

The ladder tour itself was pretty good. The tour guide should be given a headset with smalll amplifier so people in the back of the group could hear what he was saying. Sometimes people in the front of the group would relay some of what he was saying to our foks in the back but not all the time. Luckily, they forwarned us when we were coming up on something like a low ceiling, cat walk, etc. The food left a lot to be desired. The chicken was, as they say, rubber. The baked potatoes were not done enough; the brownie type food for desert was good!. We didn't pay what they call the normal rate of $45.00 per person, thank goodness, so I thhink we got what we paid for;

We took the Ladder Tour at the Colossal Cave. We got to see many things the regular tour sees and much more. Well worth the $20 per person fee. The guide was knowledgeable and interesting. Great photo opportunities. A bit dusty in places but not muddy and crawling in shorts is less enjoyable than jeans. One in our group was claustrophobic but he did fine. Some tight spot. Reservations not necessary for us. They didn't have any tours scheduled but made one for the time we would be arriving. Youtube has a news report for us to watch. Very great value for the money. Located east of Tucson on I-10.

We took this tour before going to.Kartchner Caverns. Save your time and money if you are on a time limit for Kartchner. Many of the formations have been taken by prior tourists (before current rules placed against this). I wouldn't recommend this activity.

I visited Kartchner Caverns (took the Big Room tour) about a month ago and went to Colossal Cave this past weekend. Can't even begin to compare the two caves or tours. This tour was boring and short. Very little info was given, tour guide walked and said nothing thru most of the tour. He also appeared to not like his job very much as his tone was a bit rude to the visitors. He didn't really explain the formations to people who may have never visited a cave before. And if I had not visited Kartchner first I would not have realized how beautiful a living cave was and what certain things looked like before because everything was covered in dirt. Although Kartchner requires reservations and is at least twice the cost of Colossal Cave it is a much better tour and worth every penny. I would pass on coming to Colossal Cave.

We took our 3 1/2 year old and he slipped on the steps. He almost fell down into a dark abyss. There are NO child guard rails on the numerous up and down stairways in the cave system. Parents be very cautious if you have a young child!

I enjoy this cave more than any "wet" cave. Cave has a lot of history/stories entertainment. Lots of eye appeal.

The cave tour was just like every other I have been on, but the area is great to hike in and the horseback riding was worth every cent. It is a great way to see the desert.