A long-standing Vancouver Island attraction that plunges visitors into darkness has been thrust back into the spotlight.
The Horne Lake Caves have been welcoming visitors into their subterranean depths for more than 30 years, but a recent visit posted online has been generating lots of interest for the unique attraction.
"It just kind of came out of nowhere. Somebody came here for a tour, put together a small 15-second reel and posted it on Instagram," said Horne Lake Caves operations manager Kyle Girgan. The video included a trip down the caves' underground slide, which seems to be garnering particular interest."We call them caving tours because they are so hands-on," said Girgan."We give you a helmet and a light, you’ve got a guide, you’re going underground for anywhere from one and a half to four and a half hours."Staff member Ryan Nelson considers the caves his office.
"This is a lot of people’s first step into caving. It’s one of the things that we really focus on, is how to do it safely and how to do it safe for you and for the cave as well," he said.
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