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Cave of the Winds


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 8 attractions in Manitou Springs
Traveler Description: Located near Manitou Springs, this is an interesting cave to explore.
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Attraction type: Cavern/cave
Address: 6 miles west of I-25 exit 141 on US 24 Manitou Springs, CO 80929
Tel: 719.685.5444
Fax: 719.685.1712

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4 of 5 stars
cobiker35   1 contribution
Colorado Springs, CO
Oct 23, 2009

Excellent winter 'outdoor' activity, especially the small group exploring tours. You will get dirty or muddy on these! more

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1 of 5 stars
Tally79   3 contributions
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Aug 13, 2009

This was not worth the money. There were very little geological formations to even look at. Our guide was pretty good, but when I asked how many feet below the surface he was not even sure. I hope those that go realize that there are other caves out there that are very worth it! more

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3 of 5 stars
ErbTee   1 contribution
Colorado Springs
Aug 8, 2009

My family and I have been to a few cave tours over the years. I was very excited to visit this one because it was the most expensive one..and I thought it would be the best! By the way- we did the Lantern Tour. Should have done the Discovery Tour maybe?? There are not many of the formations we'd seen... more

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4 of 5 stars
familytripper1   4 contributions
louisiana
Aug 7, 2009

Took the lantern tour. The kids loved it. It is good family fun. more

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3 of 5 stars
wantonstoup   264 contributions
Denver, Colorado
Jul 13, 2009

I've visited Cave of the Winds probably 5-6 times in the last 20 years, and yesterday's visit left me saying, "Meh...". The guides are all seemingly minimum-wage-earning high schoolers who couldn't care less about the job, and rush through the prewritten speech at each stop along the tour. The cave is of course interesting to look at, but the large... more

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2 of 5 stars
Tourist076   1 contribution
Ohio
Jun 19, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

My family of 4 paid alittle extra to reserve spots on the Lantern Tour. By signing up online we saw each tour allowed 10 people. That's why we were surprised to see a total of 17 people croweded onto our tour -- many who had just bought tickets. Four people didn't understand why they were handed lanterns (obviously missed the... more

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3 of 5 stars
LJQueen   9 contributions
Michigan
May 25, 2009
2
people found this review helpful

My husband and I travel to Colorado every year. In April 2009 we decided to take the cave tour ($18) for a guided 45 minute tour. If you've never done a cave tour you will find it pretty interesting, kids would find it pretty interesting too. However, we have also done cave tours in Kentucky and Missouri and feel this... more

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4 of 5 stars
NiceFamily66   13 contributions
Salina, KS
Aug 2, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

This was the second summer in a row that we have gone to a cave. We went to one in Texas last year. This was an equally interesting tour. Our tour guide, Joe, was great!!! He really made the tour. Our kids thought he was hilarious. Worth the money if you have never done a cave before, maybe not if... more

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4 of 5 stars
jhobbs   9 contributions
Saginaw, TX
Jul 31, 2008

My daughter and I went on a tour of Cave of the Winds recently. It was her first time. Our tour guide was really knowledgable. There is a lot of stooping, and narrow stairs. But it is worth it. Such natural beauty! They take pictures that are $10, FYI. more

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2 of 5 stars
FTAListCom   35 contributions
Denver CO
Jul 28, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

After taking the Discovery tour a couple of years ago, I signed up online for the Lantern tour. (Online reservations are a great idea for avoiding long waits!) As an earlier reviewer said at length, the lantern tour was disappointing. After a quick walk through part of the paved discovery tour, we received our crude lanterns, each a kerosene "candle"... more

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Cave of the Winds Address

6 miles west of I-25 exit 141 on US 24, Manitou Springs, CO 80929
Tel: 719.685.5444 Fax: 719.685.1712