Welcome to VOCO’s first ever caving trip! Our Caving in the Kootenays trip will take place October 4th to 6th and includes a full day guided cave tour of Cody Caves, two nights of camping in the Kootenays, and a visit to the Ainsworth Hot springs after the tour. Underground we’ll be crawling, squeezing, rappelling, and learning about the cave history and formations.

The tour is guided so no caving experience required!  

What is happening?  

On Friday afternoon we’ll drive to Ainsworth, BC (~ 5-hour drive) where we’ll camp for the night. On Saturday we spend the day with Cody Cave Tours on their adventure tour which is about 7 hours long and spends about 4.5 of those hours underground. In the cave you can expect a mix of crawling, squeezing, and rappelling. We’ll also learn from our guide about the cave environment, its history, and the various formations found throughout the cave. After a long day unground we’ll head to the Ainsworth Hot Springs resort which features hot pools as well as a hot spring in a cave. A great way to relax after a long day crawling around. On Sunday morning we drive home.  

What to bring?  

For camping:

• Camp Stuff (tent and sleeping bag or stuff to sleep in your car)

• Cook stuff (camp kitchen with food and water for yourself from Friday night to Sunday morning)

• Warm clothes!

For the cave:

• Closed toe shoes that can get dirty

• Warm clothes – the cave is about 5 degrees Celsius so basically sweater weather, and overalls are provided so your clothes won’t get totally dirty

• A water bottle

• A snack for the cave (something that won’t make a mess and will fit in a pocket)

For the hot springs:

• Swimsuit

• Towel

• Water  

Trip Price: $190 per person - includes guided caving trip, hotspring admission, and camping

How to signup?

Text Will Tilden, our trip planner at (403)-404-1406 with your name to be added to the list!

Please note that we need a minimum of 8 people for the cave guiding, so tell your friends!