Guided by sound artistTessa Ann,Crystal Caves: An Underground Sound Journeyinvites you to connect with the natural acoustics of the Marble Arch Caves through the pure tones of crystal bowls before immersing in a live sound bath in the Cave Explorer Virtual Room, enhanced by soft, cave-inspired visuals.
This meditative experience blends sound, silence, and imagination within a remarkable natural setting, inviting each participant to listen deeply, reflect, and reconnect with the rhythms of the earth.
What to Expect
This immersive, two-part event unfolds as follows:
Part One – Within the Living Cave
Your journey begins deep inside the Marble Arch Caves, where gentle lighting reveals the natural markings and formations on the cave walls. Tessa will guide you through a sound-led exploration using crystal bowls, allowing the cave’s resonance and echo to shape the sound naturally.
This mindful sound walk and journey invites stillness, curiosity, and connection as you experience the caves as a living, breathing soundscape.
Part Two – The Inner Sound World
Returning to the surface, you will continue your experience in theCave Explorer Virtual Room. Here, you’ll relax into alive sound bathaccompanied by cave-inspired visuals. Using singing bowls, chimes, voice, and tonal and percussive instruments, Tessa creates an evolving soundscape that mirrors the tones and textures of the caves.
The sound bath offers a deeply restorative space for rest, integration, and relaxation, helping you absorb the sensory impressions of your underground journey.
Accessbilility
Cave Tour includes steps, uneven surfaces, and low lighting in places. There are 154 steps on access/exit of show cave.
The pace will be slow and mindful, with pauses along the way to ensure safety and comfort.
Not suitable for wheelchairs and may not be suitable for those with limited mobility or significant difficulty with steps.
For Marble Arch Caves full accessibility guide for the venue visitLINK.
You are welcome to contact Tessa Ann by email totessa@thesoundhealingspa.comwith any questions on accessibility.
Event Details
Duration:Approximately 3 hours (including transitions and comfort breaks)
Capacity:16 participants
Suitability:Ages 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
Sound levels:Natural sound levels within the caves cannot be controlled and may vary. At times, rushing water or echoes can be quite loud. If you are sensitive to sound, please bringdecibel-reducing ear plugsorear defendersfor comfort.
What to bring:Warm clothing and suitable footwear for cave conditions, and optionally a blanket and water for the sound bath.
Sustainability
Crystal Caveshas been created in harmony with theMarble Arch Caves UNESCO Global Geoparkand theEmbrace a Giant Spiritethos.
It is a low-impact, small-group experience designed to celebrate the caves’ natural acoustics and beauty while promoting mindful engagement and environmental awareness.
About Tessa Ann
Tessa Annis a sound artist, facilitator, and creative wellbeing practitioner based in Northern Ireland. She is the founder ofThe Sound Healing SpaandSound Space Connect, and anEmbrace a Giant Spirit Experience Providerwith Tourism Northern Ireland.
Her work explores how sound connects people with place, imagination, and inner awareness. Through experiences such asSound Journey under the Starsat Armagh Planetarium andCrystal Cavesat Marble Arch Caves, Tessa creates opportunities for deep listening, restoration, and connection.
NB:Your ticket includes both parts of the experience — the guided sound journey within the Marble Arch Caves and the live sound bath in the Cave Explorer Virtual Room — as well as refreshments and time for rest between sessions.
✨Join Tessa Ann for this rare opportunity to experience sound, silence, and nature beneath the earth.
The practice of therapeutic sound, like gong baths, uses sound vibration to help relax and reduce stress in the body. When you are more relaxed and less stressed it is easier for your body to activate its own natural healing mechanisms.
