Klingon Cave Tours
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World's First Guided Tour In Klingon
In August 2010, a well-known cave system near Sydney Australia will become the first tourist attraction to offer self guided tours in the Klingon language. The momentous occasion is being promoted under the catch phrase "Boldly Go Where No Tourist Has Gone Before" With the help of Klingon scholars the tour commentary has been translated into the Klingon language and this will go live to the public on August 22 following the official launch at OzTrek3
"In the Star Trek universe, Jenolan Caves was first immortalised in the Next Generation episode 'Relics', through the naming of a 'Sydney Class' Starship - the USS Jenolan," the operators said in a statement.
There are a surprising number of scholars of Klingon, in fact it has been recognised to be the the second most widely used "fantasy" language behind Esperanto. Klingon for the Galactic Traveler (Star Trek)
is a useful guide for those wishing to know about the Klingon language.
Contents at a Glance
Klingon Quote
Klingons do not "pursue relationships." They conquer that which they desire.
About Jenolan Caves
Jenolan Caves is a limestone cave system located about two hours west of Sydney. With stunningly beautiful limestone formations, Jenolan is considered to be Australia's finest cave system and is probably one of the most spectacular in the world.
Known to the local Aboriginal peoples for thousands of years, Jenolan Caves' first recorded discovery by Europeans was in 1838 by pastoralist James Whalan. It is believed however that an ex-convict by the name of James McKeown had been using the caves as a hideout before this. Several of the caves were discovered over the next thirty years until the system eventually came under government control. Finally in1872 it became illegal to break off pieces of the limestone formations. New discoveries continued to be made in the early 20th century with the most recent discovery in 1975. Jenolan Caves has eleven caves open to visitors. The word Jenolan comes from the aboriginal for "high mountain".
If you would like to know more about the history of Jenolan Caves you can find lots of information on the website of The Jenolan Caves Historical & Preservation Society
This image of the spectacular formation known as Streaky Bacon is used under a Creative Commons licence from avlxyz's photostream
Where Is Jenolan Caves?
Jenolan Caves is 174 kilometres (about 109 miles) west of Sydney and is a popular day trip for tourists.
Click on the image above and type in Jenolan Caves, New South Wales to explore the area for yourself.
Sample The Cave Tours
Lucas Cave
Imperial Cave
Chifley Cave
Orient Cave
Temple Of Baal Cave
Imperial Diamond Cave
River Cave
Pool Of Cerberus Cave
Ribbon Cave
Jubilee Cave
And of course the self-guided Nettle Cave featuring commentary in Klingon as one of the 11 languages available.
Image used under a Creative Commons licence from Cre@tivity's photostream
Klingon Quote
A Klingon does not postpone a matter of honor.
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Klingon Quote
Our gods are dead. Ancient Klingon warriors slew them a millenia ago. They were...more trouble than they were worth.
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So is it all just a bit of fun?
Or a total waste of time and money?
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RawBill
May 23, 2012 @ 8:18 pm | delete
- It is an strange concept, but one that I would not take up! I would go for the English tour I think! LOL I had no idea that Klingon was such a popular fantasy language. I have heard of people speaking languages from Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings before but not Star Trek. I don't even think I have seen an entire episode of Star Trek before, just never found it interesting.
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kitty222
Jan 29, 2012 @ 2:12 pm | delete
- Sounds like fun. Of course, I'd have to learn Klingon for it.
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Susan52
Oct 4, 2010 @ 5:12 pm | delete
- I'm guessing Klingon fans from around the world will rush to visit these caves. Fun!
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pkmcr Oct 3, 2010 @ 8:16 am | delete
- Well who would have thought it - love the lens and love the idea of Klingon Tours :-)
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Tipi
Aug 15, 2010 @ 3:41 pm | delete
- I was expecting a tour of a cave lens, and then it has a nice switch-a roo to it. Fun!
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kajohu Aug 13, 2010 @ 6:37 pm | delete
- OMG, what a stitch! The Klingon-language self-guided tour sounds fantastic, and the Star Trek/ Frasier video segment was great :-)
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sandyspider
Aug 12, 2010 @ 9:34 am | delete
- Very fun lens. I enjoyed the Star Trek stuff here.
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