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Grottes de Han (Han Caves) Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Jan-Mar Sat-Sun 11:30am-1pm and 2:30-4:30pm; Apr-June daily 10am-noon and 1:30-4:30pm (to 5:30pm Sat-Sun and holidays); July-Aug daily 9:30am-noon and 1:30-5pm (to 5:30pm mid-June to mid-July); Sept-Oct daily 10am-noon and 1:30-4:30pm. Tours:Christmas week daily 11:30am and 1, 2:30, and 4pm
Address
Rue Joseph Lamotte 2
Phone 084/37-72-13
Web site www.grotte-de-han.be
Prices Admission (guided tours only) 12€ ($19) adults, 7.50€ ($12) children 3-12, free for children 2 and under

Frommer's Review

Of the several cave complexes in the Ardennes, this one is probably the most spectacular and worth visiting. Only about one-fifth of the cave is open to the general public, though other parts are accessible to experienced speleologists. Guides take visitors on an hour-long tour to see the stalagmites and stalactites, marvel at the sometimes bizarre and sometimes graceful shapes taken on by the limestone rock of the caves, and listen to the echo in the great subterranean chambers carved out by the Lesse River. The highlight is a brief boat trip on an underground river.

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