Mt Gambiers Underground World

 World Mount Gambiers is South Australia’s biggest regional town and the second in the whole of the country. It is situated about 450 kilometres down south of the central town Adelaide, in a prehistoric volcanic setting. Featuring lagoons, valleys, underground waterways and some incredible limestone formations, it is one great portion of the entire region perfect for a driving weekend. Start by renting a car from Adelaide.

You should not really need to travel far off to appreciate the limestone structures since the town itself is set on top of one massive zone of limestone which is stretched out towards the sea. There are even some caverns and sinkholes existing in the heart of it. The volcanic movement of Mr Gambier, where its name was taken from, has helped in the creation of the region’s geological features.

Blue Lake is the source of fascination that definitely appeals to the tourists. It is one of the three inland bodies of water that constitute to the Mt Gamber Crater Lakes Complex. Blue Lake commemorates its name during the late part of November, when its water changes into a stunning hue of turquoise blue. This is the effect of a chemical balance and the bending of light. This one of a kind phenomenon needs to be personally perceived to accept as true. The spectacle is especially striking during the sunnier season. The lake seals the crater of Mt Gambier Volcano of I kilometre in its broadest point.

There is a road 4 kilometres long with a walking track that curves around its perimeter leading to the best viewpoints on the coastal lake. You can also traverse down the unique dolomite channel from where water was drawn during the olden days. It was done with a lift made of glass that gives a striking all round visions as you go up and down the channel.

One more of the town’s charm is the Ompherston Sinkhole. It was once a cave beneath the earth’s surface but the roof yielded that if left a big hollow. At the year of 1886, It was rehabilitated into a lush orchard by James Umpherston. And through the years has been taken care of and cultivated and has become a fascination since then. Marsupials come out at the floodlit night to feed and to amuse the visiting spectators.

Underneath the town lies an enormous compound of limestone caverns that offers quest and encounter for skilled scuba divers. These divers pass in the water in one of the two hollows within the Engelbrecht Cave. From there as a starting point, they continue to discover the underground system that has been successfully mapped throughout the years. For visitors that are not capable of diving delight themselves in a 45 minute tour of Engelbrecht Cave, from which you can see the underground water that riddled through the ocean for several hundreds of years.

Further in the central of Mt Gambier is another notable cave system. This one has lead itself to become a part of the World Heritage List, and the only record in South Australia. Consisting of 26 caves, Naracoorte Caves National Park has been shaped in the flexible limestone landscape. Each of these caves contains stalagmites and stalactite spectacles. And being a pitfall traps for 500,000 years already, it has the record of preserving ample numbers of fossils ever found.

The underground caves of Mt Gambiers is truly considered spectacular natural wonders. Visit the area with a rental car to visit each and every popular destinations and see for yourself if the sight is certainly world-class.