Grottes de Hotton, Hotton

A nice place to visit when it's warm. With the nice constant 12 degrees it is a bit cool down in the cave. A tour possible in French, Dutch and English. The tour was given by a student guide who could tell a lot about the cave and it's history. Really cool to see such old things so deep down. For sure a go-to location when you are in the area.

To see this cave you must be good on foot. You need to walk a lot of stairs, sometimes it's narrow and not very high. The cave is huge and not completely open for the tourists, but what you see is beautiful and impressive. Our guide was very friendly. We were the only French-speaking couple, but the guide made sure that we were well accommodated. You could really see that he loved his job. There is a playground outside for kids and free parking. There were toilets, but unfortunately they weren't very clean. All in all, worth the visit.

I went without planning and was able to get the tickets at the cashier. We had to wait like 15 minutes for the tour to start. The tour guide was a teenage girl but did really well. She spoke in French, English and some Dutch. I was impressed with the depth we went to. I believe 900m. The formations were beautiful. The atmosphere among the rest of the group was really nice too. Kids came along too. We had to go up and down a few stairs to reach the bottom. All in all an impressive experience.

A must see when visiting the area. Our Dutch/French/English speaking guide was very well informed about the caves and took the time to properly explain things. Beware of many stairs but well worth it!

Beautiful cave, with very intricate design of stalagmites and stalactites. The guided tours depart every 30 mins, with explanations both in French and Flemish. The visit takes about 45 mins. There is no restaurant on site, just some snacks and beverages available.