© Elbsandsteinguides Sächsische Schweiz

In 37 days

Cave adventure tour (beginners)

Short facts

  • Königstein/Sächs. Schw.
  • 01.04. – 30.09.2025Dates overview
  • 09:30 - 16:30
  • Guided tour/sightseeing, Hike,…

Discover Saxon Switzerland underground on an adventurous cave tour and experience a real adventure!

Explore Saxon Switzerland underground or between the rocks with the Elbe Sandstone Guides on an exciting cave adventure tour for beginners. There are some narrow passages and passages to overcome and you will learn interesting things about the formation of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

TOUR DATA - Key points:

  • Exciting cave hike with a total of 5-6 caves
  • Cave exploration with easy climbing & crawling passages
  • Medium-difficult day tour with a length of around 12 km

Our services for you:

  • guided tour with experienced guide
  • including helmets & headlamps for caves
  • Information on locations, nature and history

Requirements for participants:

  • Normal fitness, sure-footedness & a head for heights required
  • Suitable for sure-footed & adventurous children aged 8 and over
  • Hiking experience: over 10 kilometers in length
  • Climbing experience: easy stairs

Important notes:

  • No refreshments available on the route (self-catering)
  • robust or old hiking clothing is an advantage (rock contact)
  • sturdy footwear recommended - mid-height hiking boots
  • long clothing even in summer (cave temp.

Summary:

  • Meeting point: Parking lot at the traffic circle in Königstein
  • When: in the season from April to early November every Tuesday (outside vacation periods) and Saturday or Sunday (weekly change) - approx. 9:30 am
  • Distance: max. 12 kilometers with 500 hm
  • max. 8 participants (from 8 years)
  • Duration: approx. 7 hours

Registration:

  • binding online via booking form
  • Participation fee:
    • Single ticket: 65,- EUR per person
    • Partner ticket: 59,- EUR per person (2 persons)
    • Family ticket: 55,- EUR per person (3-4 persons)
    • Group ticket: 49,- EUR per person (5-6 persons)
  • 10% early bird discount until 28.02.2025 with the code "FrüherVogelBonus2025"
  • 15% special discount for trainees & students with the code "LehrgeldBonus2025"
  • 20% special discount with the code "AllerEhrenWert2025" for all those who are demonstrably active on a voluntary basis.
  • Registration deadline: always 18:00 the day before
  • Cancellation policy:
    • generally possible free of charge up to 9 days before the start of the tour
    • from 9 to 3 days before the tour, 30% compensation will be retained
    • from 72h before the start of the tour, no cancellation is possible
    • Exceptions: certified illness
    • exemption: in case of bad weather

Final notes:

The organizer reserves the right to exclude participants on the day of the tour due to insufficient equipment or suitability for the tour. The organizer also reserves the right to cancel the tour due to bad weather. In both cases, the participation fee will be refunded to the participant. Any further costs incurred by the participant for travel, accommodation, equipment, etc. will not be reimbursed unless these services have also been arranged by the organizer for the participant.

The organizer has special public liability insurance for damages to participants for which the organizer is responsible. Nevertheless, participation in the advertised tours is always at the participant's own risk, which is why every participant should have comprehensive private accident insurance.

All dates

On the map

Elbsandsteinguides Sächsische Schweiz
Königsteiner Str. 15
01824 Rosenthal-Bielatal

On the map:
Phone: +49 15561 711 827
E-mail:
Website: www.elbsandsteinguides.de

    General information

    Next steps

    To top

    It appears that you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your web browser to access our site.

    For practical and security reasons, we recommend that you use a current web browser such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, or Edge. Internet Explorer does not always display the complete content of our website and does not offer all the necessary functions.