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Horne Lake Cave Tours and Outdoor Centre9 hr 44 min by bus · 143.7 km
! built for 13+, your youngest are 3 · capacity is 6, your group is 16 · $199 a child is over your $10 budget
Four people wearing helmets with headlamps crouch along a low cave wall beside large rounded rock formations.
Cost
$199 a child
$3184 for 16 children
Their booking software adds a 3% processing fee per booking, and non profit organisations are exempt from it.
Ages & size
Ages 13 to 12
Up to 6 children
Duration
5.5 hours
May to September
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What it actually looks like

Photos from Horne Lake Cave Tours and Outdoor Centre's website
Our note
Set at 13 and up and built for teenagers with stamina. Harness sizing is a real limit here, so check the waist and thigh measurements against your group before you promise anyone a place.

What the children do

The longest trip on offer, running the full length of Riverbend Cave past Achilles Pot to the deepest reaches, with crawlways, climbs and rappels of up to 20m. The 5.5 hours include a 30 minute above ground rappel practice before going in. The site says it is only available May to September. This is a regular public tour rather than a school offering. Groups of ten or more can contact the groups coordinator for custom tour times and 15% off regular prices.

Practise rappelling above ground for half an hour, then spend more than four hours underground crawling, climbing a 10.5m rock pitch and a 10m vertical ladder, and rappelling into a seven storey chamber.

Good to know

Five and a half hours of technical caving with rappels and long climbs, in summer only. Washrooms, lunch space and bus parking are not stated on the site, so ask when you call.

Sources disagree. Two different numbers are given for their visitor centre. The school page lists one and the rest of the site lists another. Try the one on their contact page first and use the other if nobody picks up.
Sources disagree. Their own group pages give two different addresses for confirming your numbers, one starting groups and one starting education. If one bounces, try the other.
Sources disagree. The site gives two youngest ages for the Multi-Cave trip. The tour list says 8 and up, while the groups page says 5 and up. Their questions page explains the difference is a private tour, so say who is coming when you enquire.
Washrooms
Needs confirmation
Lunch space
Needs confirmation
Rain backup
Tours proceed as scheduled regardless of weather conditions.
Strollers
All tours begin with a 1km moderately strenuous uphill hike, which is broken up with 7 informative stops.
Wheelchair access
Our caves are wild and natural, with no lighting, paved walkways, or hand-railings.
Bus parking
Needs confirmation
Nearby park
The neighbouring Horne Lake Regional Park Campground has hiking, canoe rentals, beach walking and bird watching.
Restrictions
No backpacks in the cave, but small hip pouches or fanny packs are fine. NO flip-flops, sandals, or holey soles permitted. Children 5-15 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Dogs and other pets are not permitted inside any of the caves. All park visitors entering the caves must clean their shoes to remove White Nose Syndrome spores. No personal caving equipment that has been into any caves off of Vancouver Island. Please do not apply perfume or after-shave, because the enclosed spaces make it difficult for those with scent sensitivities. Adult participants aged 19 and over sign a liability waiver, and every participant under 19 needs a signed parental consent and medical form

Getting there

3905 Horne Lake Caves Rd Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2L7

On foot
31 hr 14 min
too far with this group
By bus
9 hr 44 min
includes a 9 min wait
Driving
4 hr 33 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

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Details checked on 2026-09-07 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · (250) 248-7829