Explore Carlsbad Caverns National Park Walk, Listen & Discover with Audio

Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map all in one. Note: This 2.5-mile-long tour covers the essentials of Carlsbad Caverns in 1-2 hours.

This audio tour does not use GPS, so the stories won't play automatically according to your location. The stories are organized in a suggested order to take the tour - please swipe through each story to listen as you travel along the route. You can also play all stories from the 'Story List' if you wish to skip ahead or listen to earlier stories again.

Once downloaded, your tour begins near the start of the Natural Entrance Trail. From there, you’ll begin your descent into the caverns, taking a moment to learn about the cave swallows flitting in and out of the entrance as you do.

During your 750-foot descent into the bowels of the cave system, you’ll learn all about Jim White, who found the caves as a boy and explored them on his own for years. Follow his story as you marvel at the breathtaking vistas and immense chambers of ancient rock.

You’ll learn how different formations are created, from stalactites and stalagmites to more complex shapes like curtains and straws. Plus, get a look at the enormous Iceberg Rock, which crashed down from the ceiling hundreds of thousands of years ago.

At the bottom of the Natural Entrance Trail, you’ll find a seemingly impossible lunch room situated deep underground, where you can pause before embarking on the Big Room Trail, the park’s main attraction.

Following the Big Room Trail, you’ll hear more about the formation of the caves themselves and discover how this amazing place became a national park. Witness startling landmarks like the Mirror Pool, the Bottomless Pit, and much more as you explore this unbelievably vast cavern.

Eventually, you’ll loop around and end up back at the lunch room, where elevators are waiting to take you back up to the surface. Your tour concludes here.

After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Action Tour Guide app, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access. Follow the audio instructions and the route from there.

New, extra validity — now, it’s yours for an entire year! Use multiple times over multiple trips!

This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.

Points of Interest along the of Carlsbad:-

• Welcome
• Midden Ring
• Cave Swallows
• Meet Jim White
• Cave Development
• Bat Cave
• Twilight Zone
• Devil's Spring
• Taffy Hill
• Devils Den
• Speleothems
• Balloon Ballroom
• Photographing the Caverns
• Colorful Caverns
• Big Room
• Billing Dove
• Lion's Tail
• Fairyland
• Temple of the Sun
• Caveman Junction
• Totem Pole
• National Geographic Pit
• Jumping Off Place
• Lucifer’s Lair
• Top of the Cross
• Mirror Lake
• Bottomless Pit
• Rock of Ages Overlook
• Longfellow’s Bathtub
• Painted Grotto
• The Zoo
• Chinese Theatre
• Trap Door
• Elevator Lobby

Benefits Over Live Guides and Group Tours:

• This flexible, self-led tour works by sensing your location as you walk
• The in-depth audio narration plays as you walk
• The audio tour is valid for one year after download, and you can use it as often as you want within that time.
• Once it’s downloaded, the tour works completely offline
• Tour your way: choose when to start, stop fast-forward, or rewind
• Ask for help from a real person anytime over call, chat, or email

Start your self-guided tour at The Carlsbad Cavern Natural Entrance, New Mexico 88220, USA. You're purchasing a self-guided tour, not an entrance ticket. First, download the Action Tour Guide app, using strong wifi to enter your unique password for access. Once you're at Carlsbad Cavern Natural Entrance, the audio guide will kick in. Need help? Check out https://actiontourguide.com/faq/.

What's included, what's not

• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Learn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Easy-to-use app: download the Action Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Unique password: access your tour on the Action Tour Guide App
• What's not included
• Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
• Food/Drinks

Know before you book

• Embark on a self-guided journey with the Action Tour Guide app, serving as your comprehensive guide, audio narrator, and map in one convenient package.
• Post-booking, expect an email containing the Action Tour Guide app download link and a unique password to unlock your exclusive tour access.
• Experience a tour crafted by local experts, brought to life through the storytelling of creative writers and the voice of professional narrators.
• Engage with animated videos at numerous stops, offering visual insights into unseen aspects, from historical scenes to hidden interiors.
• Your purchased tour remains valid for one year from the booking date, offering flexibility should your travel plans evolve—no need for booking adjustments within this period.

Know Before You Go

• If the password is not in your inbox shortly after booking, please retrieve it at https://actiontourguide.com/redeem/.
• For optimal performance, download the app and select tours via a reliable internet connection prior to your adventure.
• Encounter any issues - Contact us without delay! We're dedicated to providing swift assistance: https://actiontourguide.com/faq/