Join Cultured Forest at Westcave Preserve for an hour and half long guided Forest Bathing hike from an arid savanna through a limestone crevice down a 100-foot staircase into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. You will pause for reflection at the head of the canyon where water falls along a stunning 40-foot cliff that stands replenishing the grotto. A tea ceremony will be held in the award-winning Environmental Learning Center to wrap up your experience.

Prepare yourself to capture the majestic beauty of our unique Texas Hill Country nature preserve through your camera lens will leave you breathless! Our photography tours take visitors along a 15 minute walk from an arid savanna through a limestone crevice down a 100 foot staircase into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. At the head of the canyon stands a stunning 40-foot waterfall replenishing the emerald pool below! Guests will have a little over an hour to photograph and absorb the beauty of the grotto area without feeling crowded or rushed. Your guide will point out different angles that you can capture in front of and behind the waterfall, and inside of our 1-chamber room cave. After about a hour your guide will give you a 15 minute warning to get any last photographs before hiking back up to the visitor center, an approximate 15 minute walk. Participants will also have free access to Uplands after their guided photography grotto tour.

Experience the magic of the Grotto at night. Learn about the animals that call Westcave home from a local naturalist as you listen and hike for 1.5-2hours down a 100 foot staircase into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life at sunset. As night time approaches, you will reach the head of the canyon where water falls along a stunning 40-foot cliff that stands replenishing the grotto pool below. This is a one mile round trip moderate to difficult hike.

Your guide will take visitors along a 1.5-2 hour guided hike through an arid savanna through a limestone crevice down a 100 foot staircase into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. You will reach the head of the canyon where water falls along a stunning 40-foot cliff that stands replenishing the grotto pool below. This is a one mile round trip moderate to difficult hike.