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Planina Cave, Postojna

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#4 of 7 in Nature in Inner Carniola Region

Cave · Hidden Gem · Nature / Park

Planina Cave (Slovene: Planinska jama), formerly also Little Castle Cave (Malograjska jama) 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 to Planina Cave through Weaver Cave from Rak Škocjan. This is one of the largest confluences of subterranean rivers in Europe.
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 6,656 m (21,837 ft). 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 31 kilometres (19 mi).

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4.6

By Roni S

Did the 6 hrs. tour with Zvonko. Nothing short of Amazing!!! As opposed to all other overcrowded caves- We had the cave to ourselves (with 1 more family). Got our gear (Boots, Overall, Helmet... more »
By AdventureEnthousiast

Amazing. We did the 6 hour tour together with our guide Borut. He was very nice and made us feel comfortable all the way through. He was very invested and tried his best explaining, even with his... more »

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By Stan Segers

Very nice guide trough the cave. With a very smart guide.

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By Christoph Rößing

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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