One of the spectacular formations inside the Figtree Cave at Wombeyan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve.

Although it's not as adventurous as the various nearby wild cave systems such as those at Tuglow and Bungonia, it's a top spot for camping, wildlife watching and for learning about the geology and history of these remote and magnificent caves.

The caves had been a special place to the local Gundungurra people for hundreds of generations, but there is little evidence they used the caves themselves for shelter.

Europeans first discovered Wombeyan Caves in 1828 when explorer John Oxley and pioneering grazier John Macarthur explored the areas between Berrima and Oberon looking for grazing land. They stumbled upon the massive entrance to the Figtree Cave, the Victoria Arch, at the end of a cleared box canyon.

In 1868 the area was set aside by the colonial NSW government as a reserve and was staffed by a caretaker, Mr Charles Chalker. Chalker explored the area extensively and discovered many of the dozens of caves in the Wombeyan system.

The area became very popular with tourists and geologists alike, and in 1900 a road was opened, linking Wombeyan Caves to Mittagong in the east. An account of this newly-pushed-through road is found in one of my favourite books, "Landlopers" by John Le Gay Brereton, published in 1899.

I have read newspaper letters to the editor from the 1910s where the writers bitterly whinge about the state of the Wombeyan Caves Road between the Caves and Mittagong. Over 100 years later, people are still whingeing about it haha. I call it The Road Of Doom and it's a picturesque drive which is even a little adventurous at times.

The Wombeyan Caves themselves were popular throughout the first half of the 20th Century and the Figtree Cave in the photo was opened to the public as a guided show cave in 1968 and it's been inspiring visitors ever since.

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

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Carlton Suites

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Weng Kong

NT$2,653 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Family Room | Down comforters, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Heritage Motor Inn Goulburn

Goulburn

Peter

NT$3,372 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Standard Room, Non Smoking | Cribs/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Hamilton Hume Motor Inn

Yass

Candice

NT$3,393 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Courtyard Executive Family Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Berrima Bakehouse Motel

Berrima

Brett

NT$3,496 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Willows Motel Goulburn

Goulburn

robert

NT$2,498 total

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Dec 5 - Dec 6

Garden Room | Premium bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

The Bowral Hotel

Bowral

sara

NT$4,071 total

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Dec 14 - Dec 15

Parkhaven Motel

Goulburn

Stephen

NT$2,982 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Mercure Goulburn

Goulburn

Anna Maria

NT$3,681 total

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Dec 7 - Dec 8

The Imperial Motel

Bowral

Bronwyn

NT$4,010 total

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Dec 9 - Dec 10

Alpine Heritage Motel

Goulburn

Alex

NT$2,426 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Standard Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Swaggers Motor Inn

Yass

Robert

NT$3,387 total

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Dec 4 - Dec 5

Goulburn Motor Inn

Goulburn

Paul

NT$2,982 total

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Dec 7 - Dec 8

Lilac City Motor Inn & Steakhouse

Goulburn

Donna

NT$2,591 total

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Dec 4 - Dec 5

Thunderbird Motel

Yass

Lynda

NT$4,092 total

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Dec 7 - Dec 8

Marulan Motor Inn

Marulan

Graeme

NT$3,290 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Colonial Lodge Motor Inn Yass

Yass

timothee

NT$3,167 total

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Jan 1 - 2026/1/2

Three Bedroom Apartment | Living area | 32-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV

Briars Country Lodge

Burradoo

Jeffrey

NT$3,886 total

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Dec 7 - Dec 8

Deluxe Twin Room | Down comforters, Select Comfort beds, desk, iron/ironing board

Posthouse MotorLodge

Goulburn

Mardi

NT$3,578 total

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Dec 2 - Dec 3

Yass Motel

Yass

Carolyn

NT$2,858 total

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Jan 1 - 2026/1/2

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