Wiehler TropfsteinhöhleShow cave in Wiehl Book a tour

Guided tours & tickets

Every hour on the hour, 45 minutes, down to 30 metres. The cave can only be visited on a guided tour – secure your place.

Path to the dripstone cave by the Waldhotel
The tour routeIlluminated path through the chamber

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You can book from tomorrow. For today, please come straight to the ticket office. After submitting you will receive an e-mail with a button to confirm.

 

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Low, flat chamber in the dripstone cave

Schedule

How your visit works

  1. Before

    Arrive and park

    Free parking at the Waldhotel, the “Tropfsteinhöhle” hikers’ car park and a motorhome pitch at the cave. The ticket desk and kiosk are right at the entrance.

  2. On the hour, 10:00–16:00

    Meeting point: the ticket desk

    The meeting point is the ticket desk by the kiosk. Please arrive in good time: the tour starts punctually and latecomers unfortunately cannot join. You pay on site; there is no online payment.

  3. 7 m

    26 steps down

    After the stairs you are already 7 metres underground. Some passages are narrow and low.

  4. 45 minutes

    Down to 30 metres

    It is a constant 8 °C – a jacket and sturdy shoes help.

  5. Afterwards

    Back into the light

    After the tour there is ice cream and coffee at the kiosk, and lunch at the Waldhotel next door.

Passage between rock walls in the dripstone cave Narrow crawl-through in a flowstone wall of the dripstone cave Bat hanging from the cave ceiling

Admission with guided tour

Prices

The cave can only be visited on a guided tour. All prices per person, payable at the ticket office.

Adults€6.50
ChildrenAge limit to follow (to be confirmed by the venue)€5.50
GroupsDiscount per person – from what group size is to follow (provisional)− €1

All prices in euros, details to be confirmed by the venue. Payment on site at the ticket desk.

Also available: children’s birthday party and wedding ceremony in the cave.

Lit ring of stalactites with a candle in the dripstone cave

Good to know

Before the descent

8 °C all year round

Even in high summer: bring a jacket and sturdy shoes.

26 steps, narrow passages

The cave is not accessible for wheelchair users; neither is the toilet at the ticket office.

Pay on site

Online you only reserve. Payment is at the ticket office by the kiosk.

Low chamber with lights in the dripstone cave

Questions

Briefly answered

Do I have to book?

A booking secures your place at the time you want. Online booking is possible from the next day; for today please go straight to the ticket office.

How long does the tour take?

About 45 minutes. Tours start every hour on the hour, from 10:00 to 16:00.

How much is admission?

Adults pay €6.50, children €5.50. Groups get €1 off per person. You pay on site at the ticket desk.

Are we coming as a group?

Groups please register by telephone on 02262 7920.

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