Skocjan Caves are located in the wonderful Karst in the nearness of Divaca. With the spacious halls and underground gorges they have a special place among caves in Slovenia. Skocjan Caves consist of eleven caves, sinks, natural bridges, sinkholes and many other. They are part of the World Heritage Register by UNESCO from the year 1986 because of its unique cultural and natural heritage. In the cave we can see curtains, large sockets and colorful, big stalagmites different forms. In Skocjan Caves is the main the Velika voda – Reka, which flows booming in rapids, falls in waterfalls and slows in lakes and pools. Skocjan Caves can be seen in the company of experienced guides. The sightseeing takes about one and a half hour. In the tour we see Paradiz, Podorna Hall, Velika Hall, Tiha cave, which was discovered in the year 1904, Sumeca cave, narrow Henke channel from the Cerkvenik bridge, Sumeca cave, Schmidl hall and other. Cerkvenik bridge was built by plans of Franc Cerkvenik in the year 1937 and it was renovated in the year 2003. We can live the underground world by the footpath or we can drive with the elevator.
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Skocjan Caves
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Entrance into Skocjan Caves in Globocak
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Artificial tunnel into Skocjan Caves
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Starting part of Skocjan Caves - Paradise
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Skocjan Caves - Paradise
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Paradise
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Podorna dvorana (Sinking hall)
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Lower part of Podorna dvorana
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Intermediate part between Podorna and Velika dvorana
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Column
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Starting part of Velika dvorana (Large Hall)
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Stalactites in Skocjan Caves
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Beautiful stalagmites in Velika dvorana
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Skocjan Caves
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Stalagmites
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Last part of Velika dvorana
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Church organ
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Tiha jama (Silent Cave)
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Descent between Velika and Sumeca jama
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View of Sumeca jama
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Sumeca jama
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Sumeca jama with river Reka
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Hanke Channel from Cerkvenik bridge
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River Reka
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Sumeca jama with Tiha jama in the background
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Tourist path along canyon of river Reka
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Path in Skocjan Caves
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Skocjan Caves - Sumeca jama
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Stalactites on the path
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Small pans
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Schmidl Hall
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Exit from Skocjan Caves