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Cleaning the caves

Great effort is made for every-year waste removal from caves, which were thrown there in the past decennia. A serious danger present pollution of caves by communal waste, toxic waste and remains after agricultural activities. Prevailing part of polluted caves was discovered by members of the speleological guard service – rangers.

Overview of activities in waste removal from the caves in Slovakia:

Year Cave Geomorphological unit Work description
2002 Domica - Klenotnica Slovak Karst Waste from old development work
2003 Havran Považský Inovec Polluted with communal waste
Gombasecká Cave - Veľký kaňon, Suchá and Blatistá Passages Slovak Karst Waste from old development work
Domica - Panenská Passages Slovak Karst Waste from old development work
Demänovská Cave – a part of riverbed (Pekelný Dome) Low Tatras Waste from old development work
Gemerskoteplická Cave Slovak Karst Waste from previous survey works
Snežná Abyss – project – structural funds EU Slovak Karst Toxic waste
Konská diera Abyss – project – structural funds EU Kozie chrbty Toxic waste
2004 Dolines near Važec Kozie chrbty Home waste
Májová Abyss Strážovské Hills Home waste
Štepnica Malé Karpaty Home waste
Stará Bystrianska Cave Horehronské podolie Home waste
Belianska Cave Belianske Tatras Waste from old development work
Zvonivá pri Silici - structural funds EU Slovak Karst Communal and chemical waste
Šingliarova Abyss Slovak Karst Communal waste
Brázda Slovak Karst Waste from previous survey works
Dvojitá Abyss – structural funds EU Slovak Karst Toxic waste
Nová Brzotínska Cave Slovak Karst Waste from previous survey works
Bezodná ľadnica Slovak Karst Waste from previous survey works
2005 Mramorové riečisko- DJS Low Tatras Waste from previous survey works
Ponická Cave Zvolenská Upland Died animals
Maršálková and Janovčie dolines Strážovské Hills Home waste
Cave under Spišská   Died animals
Domica – discovery passage Slovak Karst Home waste
Demova jama Železnícke predhorie Home waste
Výstrelová Cave Slovak Karst Home waste
Domica – závrty v OP Slovak Karst Home waste
Jaskyňa v Pastierni Muránska Plateau Home waste
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Card payment - recommendation

Dear visitors, we would like to inform you that due to the technical conditions of payment terminals, there may be situations when card payment will not be possible. For this reason, we recommend that you have an adequate amount of cash available if you want to be sure that you will be able to visit the cave. Thank you for understanding.

Demänovská jaskyňa slobody - long tour reopened from 1st July 2024

Dear visitors,

after a longer period we reopen the long tour in the Demänovska Cave of Liberty from the 1st of July 2024. The tour is open once a day at 13:15 from June to August (3 months) and at 13:00 during the rest of the opening days. Number of visitors is limited, the tour is demanding, with many steps and it takes more than one and a half hours. Cave temperature is around 7°C whole year round. We are looking forward to your visit. 

Cave visit with small children

Dear visitors, due to increased visitation of parents with very small children (circa up to 3 - 4 years of age), we would like to kindly ask you to have a rucksack baby carrier with you for visiting the more demanding caves in given time. This recommendation concerns all caves but the most concerned are the following ones: Demänovská Cave of Liberty, Belianska Cave, Dobšinská Ice Cave, Demänovská Ice Cave, Harmanecká Cave. We also ask you to consider visiting the cave with your crying child, which could disturb the other visitors. Thank you for understanding and we wish you a nice experience.

Cave tour guides for download

Dear visitors, cave tour guides are available for download

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