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10 World’s Most Beautiful Caves
10 World’s Most Beautiful Caves
1. Cueva de los Cristales (The Crystal Cave), Mexico
The Jeita Grotto is a compound of two separate but interconnected karstic limestone caves: the upper grotto and lower grotto. The cave is situated in the Nahr Al-Kalb valley, locality of Jeita, near the Lebanese capital Beirut. The caves have formed over millions of years due to the dissolution of limestone. The 2130 meters long upper cave isn’t entirely accessible for tourist; only 750 meters can be visited via a specially conceived walkway. Access of the rest remains restricted due to ecological reasons. A great variety of stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies can be seen in the upper cave. Characteristic for the lower cave is the underwater river, broken up by several small cataracts and rapids, and the lake named Dark Lake. It’s full with wonderful speleothemes. It is accessible only by electric boats for a distance of 500 meters.
3. Skocjan Caves, Slovenia
Another cave recognized as world’s heritage by UNESCO is the Phong Nha Cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam. The 7729 meters long cave system offers spectacular sight of 14 grottos and plenty of underground rivers. The cave is also known as kingdom of grottos. Most of the rivers combine with the Gianh River and run to the sea.
5. Eiseriesenwelt, Austria
1. Cueva de los Cristales (The Crystal Cave), Mexico
Cueva de los Cristales (The Crystal Cave) is part of Naica Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. It was discovered in 2000 by miners while excavating a new tunnel. The 300 meters deep cave contain some of the largest crystals ever found on Earth. The largest one found until today is 11 meters in length, 4 meters in diameter and 55 tons weight. Although the scenery is amazing, people must be careful when enter the cave because of the sharpness of crystals. However, no one can endure inside for long. The temperature is about 58 C degrees and humidity is 90 to 100 percent. Without proper protection people can stay there approximately 10 minutes.
2. Jeita Grotto, LebanonThe Jeita Grotto is a compound of two separate but interconnected karstic limestone caves: the upper grotto and lower grotto. The cave is situated in the Nahr Al-Kalb valley, locality of Jeita, near the Lebanese capital Beirut. The caves have formed over millions of years due to the dissolution of limestone. The 2130 meters long upper cave isn’t entirely accessible for tourist; only 750 meters can be visited via a specially conceived walkway. Access of the rest remains restricted due to ecological reasons. A great variety of stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies can be seen in the upper cave. Characteristic for the lower cave is the underwater river, broken up by several small cataracts and rapids, and the lake named Dark Lake. It’s full with wonderful speleothemes. It is accessible only by electric boats for a distance of 500 meters.
Skocjan Caves were entered on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural world heritage sites in 1986, due to their scientific importance, acknowledged by international scientific circles. The highest cave system in Europe is full of amazing stalactites and stalagmites. The Reka River adds to the wonderful nature of this global phenomenon. It flows on the surface in the first part, but then disappear underground and continues its way through the caves, where creates a magnificent view. Then, it comes up again on the surface near the Adriatic coast
4. Phong Nha Cave, VietnamAnother cave recognized as world’s heritage by UNESCO is the Phong Nha Cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam. The 7729 meters long cave system offers spectacular sight of 14 grottos and plenty of underground rivers. The cave is also known as kingdom of grottos. Most of the rivers combine with the Gianh River and run to the sea.
Eisriesewelt cave is located near Werfen, Austria. It’s one of the world’s longest cave with over 42 km. The cave was formed by a Salzach river, which eroded into the mountain. In the cave can be seen a lot of crystal forms, created by thawing snow which drained into the cave and froze during winter. Eisriesenwelt is opened for visitors from May to October. Over 200 000 tourists come every year to see this wonder of nature.
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