cave without a name

Found the cave in the Texas Travel book and decided to stop on our spring break trip to Boerne. Just made the last tour as the owner saw us driving up and called down to the tour guide who had just taken a group down. Very interesting and beautiful formations, some that you see in most caves such as the cave bacon, popcorn, soda straws and drapes, but the bigger formations are unique and beautiful so bring your camera (and make sure your cell phone is well-charged if you are using it). You will likely encounter some small bats (maybe I should say tiny) hanging on the walls in various places. Tour guide was a wealth of information about the cave, its formations and various other related subjects.

The other positive reviewers are all correct. There are many interesting places to visit in San Antonio, but this one should not be missed. You have to drive a little, but you will be more than rewarded by the awesomeness of the cave. The guide was very knowledgeable and obviously enjoyed his job and made the tour extra memorable. There is also a small gift shop with a lot of interesting things.

This was a spectacular cave and the tour guide (Chris) was so knowledgable about the formations. He answered all our questions without hesitation. We found out that he has a degree in geology so if you are looking for a real educational and breathtaking experience I think Cave Without a Name stands apart from the other caverns in the area.

Cave Without A Name is a bit out of the way but it is worth the drive. This was our 3rd visit to the cave. As always I find it a beautiful cave. The tour group sizes are small. The tour guides are knowledgeable. They answered all the questions the kids had. On this visit the owner took us around his property. He was very friendly and told us additional history. I would definitely recommend visiting this place if you are in the San Antonio area.

We took our 5 kids (ages 2-9) on a quick getaway to see "The Cave Without a Name"...we drove nearly 3 hours to get there and we were a bit worried it would be disappointing, based on some of the reviews we read. On the contrary, it was FANTASTIC! The tour guide was great with all our young kids; she answered their questions and made it a fun, interesting and educational adventure for all of us. Our boys were interested in finding bats and she helped them find about 10+ bats hibernating throughout the cave. The cave itself really is beautiful! We've been to Timpanogos Cave in Utah and this cave was just as beautiful (perhaps even better, IMO) and had many amazing rooms and formations to enjoy. We'd highly recommend visiting "The Cave Without a Name" if you're even remotely close to Boerne, TX!

If you've ever seen some truly great caves, you won't be impressed with this one. I thought the tour guide was rather brusk and overall it was way too expensive for what you actually saw. I would not recommend this site to anyone. The caverns of Sonora, TX is the best and most beautiful "wet" cave I've ever visited.

It may be difficult to find but it's worth it. There are no lines and not much in the way of a gift shop. Which is fine if you just want to see a cool cave.

We were staying near Boerne and hopped on over with our 5 year old and 4 month old. It was very beautiful and the tour guide was great. 66 degrees in the cave year round makes the planning easy and reliable.They turn off all the lights in the cave at one point and it puts you in complete darkness. It's really facinating.Worth a look. The name is a bit silly but there is a good story behind it.

The cave is a wonderful experience with excellent tour guide and a 1/4 mile walk to see what this cave has to offer. The main chambers are big enough for concerts and in fact concerts and weddings are held in the cave. This biggest challenge is walking back up the equivalent of 8 stories. Take time to visit this simple pleasure

friendly and helpful staff, wonderful to behold, only wish we could have seen more. no rush, fun adventure. one of the weekend concerts might baff been fun to attend

Our guide was great! Such a nice guy with a lot of stories and funny jokes throughout the tour. He knew the answer to EVERY question my inquisitive husband asked. The cave is beautiful and the tour is very nice...we even got to look for salamanders in the water at the back of the cave. Our tour was small, which I thought was best since we got more one on one attention. The guide was able to show us more things than he would if it were a larger group or with children. The tour is a good time length so you feel you get your moneys worth.

Sunday of Labor Day weekend was hot, humid, and partly cloudy. We drove from San Antonio to the CAVE early in the day, and when we arrived, we were greeted by Mike, a very engaging scholarly guide. Our descent was gradual, well-lighted and COOLER AND COOLER as we arrived in the great room. Both my wife and I mentioned that this is what must have been in Dante's mind when he entered the Inferno, the cool part, that is! Dramatic lighting and exquisite formations enhanced the experience. The return climb up to the surface was strenuous, but slowly ascending, I knew that the experience was not diminished by the arduous climb. By the time we left the entrance to the cave, I felt like I had been in another world, and like Dante, I was entering the Purgatorio, where the journey continues...

The cave itself is worth seeing, but be warned the hike in and out might be considered strenuous for those not it great shape! Once down the hundred steps or so, Melvin the guide took over and we felt like we were intruding in his living room. Look up "codger" in the dictionary and Melvin's picture will appear. A nice cavern experience dulled by a gruff old goat. And it's nearly $20 a head to suffer his company for thirty minutes. Would have rated this a four with a decent guide.

The name makes you feel that you will be completely "underwhelmed" but wow, what a surprise you are in for! The name or "no name" of the cave has a story behind it but I'll let you go visit and find out why "the name"! You will like the answer. I had never been to any of the several caves open to the public across Texas so I have nothing to compare this to. That being said, we were blown away by it's size and beauty. It is truly amazing.Our grandson had his 6th birthday party here and it is one he will always remember as will we. There are picnic tables and shade trees so it was a great place to bring lunch for the "crew" and of course cake. They let us put the sandwich tray in their frig while we toured the cave. There is a pretty extensive gift and souvenir shop that is fun to browse and shop. We met the owner who is a very lovely man. The gentleman who conducted the our is named "Mike". A couple of the Moms who were with us made a face and a comment about Mike when they saw he was the tour guide. They proved to be true. He is very knowledgeable but arrogant, obviously does not like children very much. He would ask us if we had questions and then proceed to tell us not to ask questions about anything up ahead. Seemed almost chagrinned sometimes. Also told us nothing in the gift shop was from the cave. It jut seemed tacky the way he said it. According to other reviewers their experience with him has been similar. We don't think the kids noticed his attitude but the adults sure "got it". One would think the owner would replace him. Perhaps his knowledge outweighs his attitude. We made the best of him. He comments actually became the subject of a lot of jokes and imitations for the adults later that afternoon. Not sure I would call that an added dimension but it certainly entertained us! So hope for someone other than Mike but if you get him, enjoy his knowledge, and then mimic him later! But, don't miss this place, it is fabulous!!

I'm pretty sure my family has visited all of the caverns in Texas at this point. I've now been to Cave Without a Name twice. I'd say the tour itself seemed shorter than I remember it being last time, & I felt like the guide could have been a little more personable in general. He was a bit more gruff & codgy with our group, which was really relatively small, maybe only about 8 or 10 people. I don't know that any of us were really made to feel welcome to ask questions, because he kind of cut you off with his manner & tone of voice. We visited with him afterwards in the shop & he was much friendlier there. Not sure why the difference, but it was a little bit of a turn off during the tour. The caverns themselves of course were just gorgeous! & yes, it is a little bit of a workout to get back upstairs. ;-)