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 1^st 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.

15. vedecká konferencia: "Výskum, využívanie a ochrana jaskýň" / 15th scientific conference "Research, utilization and protection of caves"

Konanie: 24.- 26. september 2024. Bližšie informácie o tomto podujatí nájdete na odkaze.

The conference will be held from September 24 to 26, 2024 in Liptovský Mikuláš. More on the link.

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