Experience
Caves & Caving
Caves are guided almost everywhere, so the tour decides the visit: its length, the footing, and how much of the system is open. Read the route before booking, and treat the temperature underground as the constant it is.
Where to stay →Best places to stay for caves & caving
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Nazareth
Northern District · IsraelChurch domes rise over the hills at Nazareth, a city in the Northern District, the hometown of Jesus and a centre of Arab cultural life.
Melilla
Melilla · SpainMelilla is an autonomous city of Spain on the African shore of the Mediterranean Sea, a walled port bordering Morocco, ringed by old forts.
Torquay
England · United KingdomTorquay is a Devon seaside town on the north shore of Tor Bay, the English Riviera resort of Torre Abbey, Kents Cavern, and long Channel views.
Dunhuang
Gansu · ChinaDunhuang is a Silk Road oasis in the deserts of western China, famous for a cliff of painted Buddhist caves.
Khorramabad
Lorestan Province · IranKhorramabad is the capital of Lorestan in western Iran, an old town of the Zagros crowned by the Falak-ol-Aflak citadel.
Dunfermline
Scotland · United KingdomDunfermline is a city and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 11th to the 15th century.
Dihok
Duhok Governorate · IraqDihok, capital of Duhok Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is a Kurdish city of Kurds and Assyrians, ringed by mountains on the Tigris River.
Taza
Fès-Meknès · MoroccoTaza is a walled hill town in northeastern Morocco, guarding the mountain gap between the Rif and the Middle Atlas.
Yichang
Hubei · ChinaYichang is a city on the Yangtze in Hubei, China, at the mouth of the Three Gorges and beside the great dam that spans the river.
Tingo María
Departamento de Huánuco · PeruTingo María, also written Tinku Mariya, is the capital of Leoncio Prado Province in the Huánuco Region of central Peru, founded in 1938.
Sungai Buloh
Selangor · MalaysiaSungai Buloh, bamboo river in Malay, is a town and mukim in northern Petaling District, Selangor, north-west of Kuala Lumpur and dating from 1930.
Jiuquan
Gansu · ChinaJiuquan is an old Silk Road oasis city in the Hexi Corridor of Gansu, China, near the western end of the Great Wall.25 more Caves & Caving destinations, by country
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Common questions
What should you take underground?
Warm layers and grip. Show caves hold a steady low temperature all year, so a summer visitor is usually the coldest person there, and wet limestone is slick under smooth soles. Anything more specialised belongs to caving proper — a different trip, with a different operator.