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Environmental education

Environmental education is an education oriented to protection and formation of the environment on all levels of the society. The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic is a central body of state administration for formation and protection of the environment, which in concordance with the Statute supports environmenal education and studies; forwards promotional, editorial and documentation activities and forms a space for development of environmental awareness of the public via the activities of its subordinate organizations. The Slovak Caves Administration performs educational activities oriented to cave protection and provides for publishing and editorial-promotional activities aimed at protection, research and documentation of caves.

Educational events

The Slovak Caves Administration employees render on demand environmental-educational lectures within the framework of their working possibilities at the occasion of various events (Speleological Evenings in the Slovak Museum of Nature Protection and Caving, Earth Day, accompanying events during exhibitions, etc.).

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Educational print and films

The Slovak Caves Administration issues regularly coloured pamphlets and brochures, which give a brief knowledge to general public about the natural settings of show caves.

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Expositions and exhibitions

Expositions and exhibitions in cave entrance buildings bring the visitors the knowledge on origin and evolution of cave spaces, cave fauna, palaeontological and archaeological findings, cave development for public, on protection and research of caves.

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Educational trails

Educational trails are important environmental and educational means. The visitors can get acquainted directly in the field with the most valuable natural, cultural and historical values of the cave and surrounding karst surface and usually also with the ways of their protection.

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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. 

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

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