Planina Cave, formerly also Little Castle Cave after Little Castle in the vicinity of its entrance, is one of the longest Slovenian water caves. It is a huge tunnel and the subterranean bed of the Unica River. It is located in Inner Carniola. Five hundred meters from the entrance into the cave is a confluence of two underground rivers: the Pivka River, flowing from the Postojna Polje through Postojna Cave, and the Rak River, flowing from Rak Škocjan. This is one of the largest confluences of subterranean rivers in Europe.For travelers who use our world travel planner, Postojna holidays become easier to arrange, with trips to the Planina Cave and other attractions mapped out and timetabled.
Entrance into the cave is at the southwestern part of Planina Polje in the gable end valley below 65 high rocks. The length of the cave is. It has been shown by water tracing that there is a connection between the systems of Planina Cave and Postojna Cave, and the administration of Postojna Cave estimates the connection will also be explored by cavers. The length of the joint system would be over.
latitude: 45°49'12" N (WGS 84)longitude: 14°14'45" Eelevation: 453mlength of the cave: 6656msubterranean depth: -65m
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Really nice short trip. Mothernature, big cave, tiny lines, easy go. If u dont want to be in the big crowd, You should visit this secret spot. :) more »
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We are experienced cavers so we went on the 4 hour trip in inflatable boats, we had to paddle about 3 kilometres and carry the heavy boats over roof falls or sections where the water was too shallow..... more »
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Very nice guide trough the cave. With a very smart guide.
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Really great exploring experience! Ask for the paddling Tour. It takes 4-6 hours and starts at 5 PM. Make a Phone call first (they speak English, Italiano and german) if a Tour is sheduled and a free spot is available. For standard Tour follow the Website.
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