"Our world’s caves are places of wonder, mystery and majestic beauty. Show caves around the world are embracing their role in protecting and preserving caves and providing a place for people to learn about these special, natural, cultural and historical resources.

Show caves also play another important nature tourism role of sustainable economic development, providing jobs, and helping the economy of their regions.”

Demänovská Cave of Liberty

The national nature monument of the Demänovské Caves on the northern side of the Low Tatras Mts. is the longest cave system in Slovakia. The Demänovská Cave of Liberty belongs among its dominating caves. It has been captivating the visitors by its rich flowstone fill of various colours, magical flow of underground Demänovka as well as the charming pools for many years. It is the most visited show cave in Slovakia.

Basic info

Traditional tour is 1,150 m long with vertical span of 86 m. There are 913 steps on the path. Exclusive (long) tour is 2,150 m long and the same elevation span and 1,118  steps. The length of traditional tour is 60 min, and of the exclusive tour 100 min.
   
Traditional tour
The visit of the most interesting parts of the Demänovský Cave System, opened to public since 5.5.1933. Unique flowstone forms, underground Demänovka River, karst pools and typical river modelled passages and ceiling channels. The upper levels are with rich dripstone decoration of the walls, fissures and ceilings. The stops are at the most interesting places with vocational commentary oriented to genesis and history of the cave with description of individual parts.
   
Exclusive tour
Except for the traditional one it contains: the Great Dome – the largest underground space in Slovak show caves with underground riverbed and moonmilk wall. The second part – Pink Hall and Král’s Gallery is morphologically the most varied part of this cave with unique cave water lilies and sponge shapes in lakes, cave pearls and many shapes of flowstone decoration all along the way.

Contact

Address: 032 51 Demänovská Dolina
Country: Slovak Republic

Email:djslob@ssj.sk
Phone: +421/(0)44/ 559 16 73
Fax: +421/(0)44/ 559 16 73
Web: www.ssj.sk

Latitude: 48.9981384277
Longitude: 19.5851421356

Info

Name: Demänovská Cave of Liberty
Name original: Demänovská jaskyňa slobody
ISCA member: SLOVAK CAVES ADMINISTRATION
Length: 8126 m
Depth: 120 m
Elevation of entrance: 870 m
Number of visitors: 0 / per year
Temperature: 6.10 - 7.00 °C
Length of show path: 1150/2150 m
Duration of visit: 60/100 min

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