(Robert M. Gary) wrote in
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I have a couple questions about flying to the caverns..

1) How long should you stay? Can you see much in one day? Would you
get bored after 1/2 a day?
2) Do you need to rent a car or is transportation available?

I'm going to be in NM (Albquerque actually) to visit family. I was
thinking of taking off for a day or two and taking my boys (8 and 9 )
to the caverns.

-Robert


The closest airport to the caverns is CNM. It is about 30 miles from
Whites City, where the caverns are. I think there used to be an airport
in Whites City long time ago but it is closed. I rented from enterprise
rent a car at the airport, but they were not cheap and they were closed
on weekends. If I remember correctly, the rental agent was actually in
the city and came to pick us up. It is not terribly convenient, but if
you can travel on a weekday you should be fine.

You can easily spend a day there. If you stay until dusk, you can view
the bats fly out of the caves, which is an awesome sight.