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Ramsar wetlands

Slovakia has gradually included 13 most important wetlands on the List of Internationally Important Wetlands within the commitment of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (adopted on 2nd February 1971 in Iranian city of Ramsar), ratified by the Slovak Republic in 1990. One of them is the Domica, Ramsar Site, which was included on the list on 2nd February 2001 as the 12th Ramsar site in Slovakia (number 1051 in the list). The preparation was shared by the Ministry of the Environment, Slovak Caves Administration and State Nature Conservation. The second underground wetland included on list of Ramsar on 17th November 2006 are the Caves of the Demanovska Valley.

Domica Ramsar Site

Slovakia has gradually included 13 most important wetlands on the List of Internationally Important Wetlands within the commitment of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (adopted on 2nd February 1971 in Iranian city of Ramsar), ratified by the Slovak Republic in 1990.

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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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