Emine-Bair-Koba - the ancient Chatyr-Dag cave
Emine-Bair-Koba cave is located near the famous Crimean village of Mramornoye. Sometimes you can hear the name Three-eye, which arose due to three outputs, 2 of which resemble a nostril in shape, which gave life to another name. The grotto gained wide popularity in 1927, when a scientific article about it appeared in the journal "Crimea".
It is proved that the Emine-Bair-Koba cave was formed thanks to mountain river, which flowed along Chatyr-Dag more than 10 million years ago. Now only cavities are left of it, thoroughly washed out by powerful water flows.
For excursion groups and individual visitors, access is possible only 70 meters deep into the cave. Professionals can go further and see another 140 meters of underground beauty, but special equipment is required. Apart from safety rods, rope handrails and low lighting, there is nothing there.
Usually tourists are shown 2 halls, which are located near the main entrance on 2 levels. Fluid formations are similar to corals. Pebbles can be seen here and there. Cavers are still trying to figure out how she got there.
Below is a catalog where you can choose and book excursions to the caves of Crimea
Red caves - Kizil-Koba
The Kizil-Koba cave offers more than 27 kilometers of beauty. It was formed about 2.5 million years ago. During this time, an ancient man even managed to settle there. Historians have proven that this happened 70 thousand years ago. You can also find the name "Red Caves". It appeared due to the reddish tinge of the deposits and several entrances giving access to each of the 6 levels.
The Kizil-Koba cave is located near the village of Perevalnoye, Simferopol region. Inside you can see the mountain river Kizilkobinka, whose waters serve to fill the Su-Uchkhan waterfall. The miraculous sculptures-stalagmites are impressive: the Master, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Dwarf.
It's never hot in the cave labyrinths: the temperature is +10 degrees, so you need to dress warmly, because the excursion usually lasts an hour. Tourists are guided along a half-kilometer long route. It is also possible to order an extreme tour, which will take about 6 hours. To overcome this path, you will need special suits and equipment.
Skelskaya - four-level cave
At the beginning of the last century, not far from the village of Skela near Sevastopol, a grandiose discovery was made: a local teacher accidentally discovered a huge underground cavity, which later received the name Skelskaya Cave. Access to its bowels was not opened immediately, but only after half a century. During this time, smooth paths, steps and lighting appeared there, which was a prerequisite for receiving tourists.
The length of the passages is almost 700 meters, while total area the cave is 1500 sq. m. The halls and galleries are located on 4 tiers. Their height is so great that it made it possible to make 3 viewing platforms. From there you can admire the general picture, which is made up of dripstone formations and huge stalagmites. Particularly impressive is the "Knight", which is over 7 meters high. Watch an interesting video tour of the attraction:
If you are going to visit the Skelskaya cave in Crimea, you should prepare for the fact that it is very damp and cold inside. The temperature is kept at around 12 degrees all year round. Tours here last about 50 minutes, so you need to take warm clothes with you.
Geophysical - a cave with a fluorescent glow
On the territory of the Yalta mountain-forestry nature reserve on Mount Ai-Petri there is a Geophysical Cave, which was opened to tourists only in 2009. It was here that the luminescence of the formations was first noted: due to the fact that they contain manganese and copper, when light from a flash hits, the growths and nodules begin to glow with shades of green, yellow and blue.
To get to the halls of the cave, you will have to climb a 28-meter spiral staircase, which is located in a vertical shaft 60 m deep. The grotto is 140 meters long. You need to be prepared for the temperature inside to be about 10 degrees.
Downstairs, complex galleries and halls open in front of the tourist. Pearl surprises with numerous pointed formations on the walls and vault, which have a pleasant green color. The geophysical cave in Crimea attracts travelers who want to look at the 6-meter stalactite. That's great rarity. Also in one of the halls there is a fancy drip formation, very similar to a multi-tiered wedding cake.
Many stalactites, united with stalagmites, turned into stalagnates. Due to the peculiarities of the breed, they acquired a yellow-mustard color. There is even a small lake with clear water at the bottom of the cave.
Yalta - a cave with stone jellyfish
The Ai-Petri mountain range contains many cavities, but not every one of them has been fully explored. Most recently, at the end of the 20th century, the Yalta Cave was discovered. And the first tourist came there only in 2007, when conditions were created for receiving visitors. There are 2 halls inside. For ordinary people, there is only access to the main gallery. The second one, which is located on the lower level, requires special training and equipment.
The entrance to the dungeon is very convenient: the steps go very shallow. Usually the excursion lasts 25 minutes: the area of the equipped area is only 180 meters, so this time is enough to take a close look at everything. The vault is decorated with stalactites-pasta of various lengths and thicknesses, and stone jellyfish flaunts on the walls. The special illumination creates a sense of magic.
Three Eyes - Ice Cave
There are many different grottoes and cavities on Mount Ai-Petri. The Trekhglazka Cave is among the most famous and visited. It is named so because of the presence of three cavities that resemble the eye sockets, however, empty. To get inside, you have to overcome long staircase leading to the bottom.
You can also find the name Ice Cave. It was given because of the huge snowdrift that formed in the main hall. Over the years, the snow turned into ice, some of which was taken out for use as a cold accumulator. With its help, food and wine in the cellars of Count Vorontsov was cooled.
The main hall of the Trekhglazka cave occupies 150 sq. m. The walls and vaults are composed of layers of rocks and sand-colored sinter formations. There are also ice stalactites growing at great speed. The grotto is equipped for tourists. There are lighting and comfortable handrails. The only peculiarity is that it is very cold there. Going on an excursion to Ice cave you should take warm clothes with you.
Iograf - cave-temple
The southern side of Mount Ai-Petri is known for the Crimean natural monument located there. The Iograf Cave has long been used for Christian services. In a spacious hall measuring 18x10 meters, a temple was equipped with an altar, icons and icon lamps, where believers gathered.
Nearest locality- Yalta, therefore, tourists heading to the Ai-Petrinsky plateau have the opportunity to visit this attraction. Not far from the entrance stands the Worship Cross. There was a time when the grotto fell into disrepair - an accumulation of garbage appeared there and even livestock was brought in to wait out the midday heat. But in the 90s of the last century, a group of caring people put the cave in order - the rubbish was taken out, icons appeared on the walls.
Iograf Cave in Crimea belongs to karst formations. Initially, water accumulated in the cavity, but then the rock parted. So the entrance appeared, and the liquid left the reservoir. Inside there are recesses where cave pearls were found. The walls are decorated with stalactites, and in one drip formation, the outlines of a human face are clearly visible.
Bottomless well - Tipsuz-Khosar cave
Not far from the village of Mramornoye, which is located between Simferopol and Alushta, there is an amazing underground cavity in the Chatyr-Dag mountain. It attracts those wishing to penetrate into hard-to-reach places and discover something new in Crimea. The Bottomless Well Cave is a real treasure trove with natural pearls and 10-meter high icicles on the walls.
Grotto Tyupsuz-Khosar (this is his middle name) is available only for people with special training and equipment. And even though you can go down the stairs a little there, you won't be able to reach the bottom without protective equipment. The lowest point of the cave is at a depth of 195 meters. There are 3 horizontal tunnels from the main shaft. At the end of the last century, a well with 2 halls was found there.
Cave Bottomless well has the shape of a jug expanding towards the bottom. Its "walls" are dotted with various cavities-pockets. All year round snow drifts can be seen there. Snow, getting inside, is perfectly preserved. A 15-meter snowdrift even formed at the lowest point.
The grotto is famous for the abundance of cave pearls. And although visually it looks like a sea one, it is formed with the help of ordinary calcite, which is layered on grains of sand. Its diameter can reach 3 cm. Once speleologists managed to find more than 15 thousand of these pearls.
Serpentine - cave of sacrifices
Not far from Simferopol, near the village of Chistenkoye, there is an unusual karst formation - the Snake Cave. Its name is rather symbolic, because there are no reptiles in these places. And they called it that because of the long, narrow and winding passages, which have some resemblance to snake holes.
This is a three-story cave, more than 300 meters long. The lower tier is rich in crystalline calcites, which begin to play with different colors in the light of lanterns. Unlike the rest of the caves, you cannot find a single dripstone here - stalactites and other growths cannot form here. Too dry and warm.
During the study of the cave, fragments of dishes and many animal bones were found. Due to this, it was concluded that the Serpent Cave in Crimea was used as a place where sacrificial rites were performed.
It's pretty quiet there now. And if you bring some powerful lanterns with you, you can admire the unusual tunnels and bends. You just need to be prepared for the fact that a tiny bat with a loud name - a big horseshoe bats - may meet on the way. Fortunately, it does not pose a threat.
Big Buzluk - Ice well
The east of Crimea is famous for the most interesting and huge mountain range Karabi-Yayla. It arouses interest due to the huge number of different karst formations... One of them is the Big Buzluk cave. The nearest settlement is the Generalskoe settlement, from where excursions usually start.
The grotto is a vertical 20-meter funnel that descends 81 meters. You can't get there without equipment. Its length is no more than 160 meters. The second name of the cave is the Ice Well. Inside you can see ice build-ups, stalactites and columns. The temperature is kept around 0 degrees.
A couple of centuries ago, the Big Buzluk cave in Crimea was used as a refrigerating chamber. Livestock breeders stored sheep carcasses there for sale to Europe. Researchers have shown that ice in certain places is more than 50 years old. For Crimea, this is a rarity.
Despite the abundance of ice and snow, at the bottom of the cave, in a kind of well, you can see a small underground river... Thanks to the constant movement, the water in it never freezes.
Binbash-Koba - Thousand-headed cave
The Binbash-Koba cave is one of the not most visited places in Crimea - many human bones and skulls were discovered there 2 centuries ago. This fact contributed to the emergence of another name - Thousand-Headed. Now there is no trace of the remains. They were barbarously taken away. People did not hesitate to take with them cave stalactites, which were cut down with a special hatchet. And for the legacy they left "memorable" graffiti on the walls.
The Binbash-Koba cave is located in the lower part of the Chatyrdag plateau, not far from the village of Mramornoye. The entrance to this grotto is rather inconspicuous and resembles an ordinary crevice. But, having passed a little inside, you can get into a huge hall 7 meters high. The total length of the passages is just over 100 meters. Anyone can go there - admission is free.
The peculiarity of this grotto is in a special shade of drip formations. In appearance, it resembles carbon deposits that are obtained after a fire. It is still not known whether the cave was actually set on fire, according to legend, or if it was a special reaction of the rock to oxygen. Black stalactites and influxes look gloomy, but you should not be afraid - this is just a special, unlike other karst cavity.
Shaitan-Koba grotto - the dwelling of an ancient man
Not far from the village of Skalistoye, Bakhchisarai region, the Bodrak river flows, on the right bank of which there is the mysterious Shaitan-Koba cave. In Crimea, it is of particular value: in the 30s of the last century, a parking lot was discovered there. ancient man... Upon detailed study, it became clear that people lived there in the Paleolithic era.
The dimensions of the cave are small. It goes into the rock by 4 meters, gradually narrowing. The height is only 2 meters, and the total area does not exceed 28 sq. m. Archaeological excavations yielded colossal results: the cultural layer 30 cm deep contained tens of thousands of things valuable for science, which were used by primitive people in their time. These were flint tools (about 25 thousand) and the bones of birds and animals, which were hunted in those days - magpies, donkeys, mammoths, bison, polar foxes and others.
The Shaitan-Koba cave is translated from the Crimean Tatar as "devilish", but there is nothing frightening or mystical in it. The picturesque surroundings attract no less than the ancient grotto, so tourist groups accompanied by guides often come here.
What impressions will the excursions to the caves give?
After getting to know wonderful world, which are carefully preserved in the caves of the Crimea, unforgettable pictures created by the forces of nature will remain in your memory. Stone flowers, jellyfish, stalagmites impress with different shapes and sizes, unusual colors and age. In some of the caves, tourists return more than once to more carefully examine every corner.
Many Crimean caves can be accessed throughout the year. According to statistics, in the off-season there is a slight decline in tourist activity and you can walk through the underground labyrinths as part of a small excursion group. But there are also grottoes that are closed for the winter. Therefore, before visiting, it is advisable to clarify the opening hours of the ticket office and tour guides.
Fortunately, for the opportunity to watch many Crimean caves no need to pay. The main thing is to try to keep natural resources and leave no traces of being in them, so as not to disrupt the natural course of events.
The underground world of Crimea is no less interesting than the terrestrial one. Don't you understand what I mean? About the caves of the Crimean peninsula, of course. About stalactites and stalagmites of Marble, Red, Skelskaya, Emine-Bair-Khosar and Emine-Bair-Koba. In general, in this article I decided to talk about the most beautiful and popular caves. Of course, there are many more than I have listed, but most are suitable only for cavers. Ordinary tourists should choose something from this list. By the way, in some of them there is an opportunity to go a longer and more sporty route.
Marble cave
The Marble Cave is considered one of the most beautiful equipped caves in the world. It is located in the Chatyr-Dag mountain range. The cave was opened only in 1987. But research is still ongoing.
The tourist route is long. It includes several halls: Clay, Palace, Perestroika, Pink, Nadezhd, Balcony, Lustrovy, Obvalny, Channel, Chocolate. A walk through the Marble Cave begins with a meeting with the Master, a huge white stalagmite of a bizarre shape. Cavers treat him with respect. It is believed that the Master should not be offended ..
In the Marble Cave, classical music concerts are held in summer. They will not need tuxedos and evening dresses, but cotton pants and warm jackets, because the air temperature in the cave is +9 degrees.
Price: 700 rubles.
Schedule: from 9.00 to 19.00.
How to get there: by bus from Simferopol (stop at railway station) to the village of Mramornoye or Krasnolesye, then 8 km on foot to the entrance or by private trader.
Emine-Bair-Khosar
There are many caves on Chatyr-Dag. However, only a few of them are suitable for tourists. This list also includes Emine-Bair-Khosar, which in translation from Turkic means "a well on a slope near an oak tree." The cave is 2 kilometers long. She has five levels. The excursion along the route takes about an hour and a half, as there is a lot of interesting things. By the way, it was in the Emine-Bair-Khosar cave that a well-preserved skeleton of a mammoth was found.
Price: 700 rubles.
Schedule: from 9.00 to 19.00.
How to get there:
Emine-Bair-Koba
Emine-Bair-Koba is another Chatyr-Dag cave. It is located on the lower plateau near the village of Mramornoye. It was first written about in 1927. In the first article, it was mentioned that the entrance to the cave opens with three holes. Therefore, Emine-Bair-Koba is known as the "Three-Eyed". Cavers continue to explore it, so only the first 200 meters are open to tourists. The tour of this cave is the shortest - only 20 minutes. However, if you are a speleologist, then you have the opportunity to walk an additional 150 meters with special equipment.
Price: 400 rubles (regular route), 1000 rubles (extreme route).
How to get there: the same as before the Marble Cave.
Schedule: from 9.00 to 19.00.
Red Cave (Kizil-Koba)
The Red Cave is located near the village of Perevalnoye. Its approximate age is 2.5 million years. Scientists have found that people lived in the vicinity of the Red Cave even in the Paleolithic era.
The first mention of the Red Cave in Crimea is found in Sumarokov's notes from 1803. At the same time, the first tourists came here. Their list included Alexander Griboyedov, author of Woe From Wit. He visited there on June 24, 1825. In the 19th century, tourists entered the cave with candles and torches.
The Red Cave was equipped in 1990. There is an opportunity to choose two options for visiting: standard and extreme. In the first case, you will walk the main route, where you will see the dry siphon, the Sanctuary, the University passage, the Shaman's Throat, the Academic Hall, the Indian Hall, the Argentine tributary, the Griboyedov Gallery. The extreme route will begin with the fact that you put on a wetsuit, then you will pass a natural obstacle - a flooded passage 1.5 meters long. After that, you will discover those halls of the Red Cave, which ordinary tourists will never reach.
Price: 500 rubles (adult), 250 rubles (children from 6 to 14 years old). Extreme route - 4500 rubles per person.
Schedule: from 9.00 to 19.00.
How to get there: by bus or trolleybus from the Kurortnaya bus station at the railway station in Simferopol to the Perevalnoye-2 stop. From there, walk to the parking lot of the entertainment complex "Viking", from it another 1.5 km walk to the entrance to the cave.
Skelskaya cave
P.S. Photos of caves except Skelskaya - from the official sites.
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Mountain Crimea is very rich in caves. The fact is that some mountain plateaus, called yayls, are composed of limestone, which is relatively easy to erode, that is, the washing away of soluble rocks by water. Such processes and, as a result, the terrain they create is called karst. An example is the Chatyr-Dag plateau and mountain range Karabi-Yayla. On the Chatyr-Dag plateau there are more than 200 caves and more than 1000 karst sinkholes. And on Karabi-Yayla there are even more karst sinkholes - more than 3500. By the 1970s, when the book "The Caves of the Crimea" by V.N. Dublyansky (geologist, speleologist, professor), about 800 karst cavities in Crimea were known, currently there are about 1100 of them. 49 of them are large (longer than 500 m and deeper than 100 m) and the largest (longer than 5000 m and deeper than 500 m) 2 pcs.
The best and famous caves in Crimea
If you are interested in beauty underworld, then, of course, with such a quantity, there is a certain difficulty in choosing which Crimean caves should be visited first. We didn't have such a question, they helped us. Often in our choice we turn to any specialists or professionals. In our case, a guide from, located in Adygea, as a professional in his field, advised three main caves of the Crimea:, and (another name for it is Mammoth Cave). Having visited them, we can declare with full responsibility: these are really very beautiful caves, moreover, the most famous. In this case, we are talking about equipped caves (so that cavers do not shower us with tomatoes), where you can get as part of an excursion group without having special skills (knowledge) and special equipment. Both old and young can visit them. Therefore, if you are not a professional speleologist, but only get acquainted with the mysterious and the most beautiful world underground depths of the mountainous Crimea, it is worth starting with a visit to these three caves. So, let's begin.
How to get to the best caves of Crimea
All three caves are located on either side of the highway Simferopol-Alushta(highway number 35A-002). The Red Cave (Kizil-Koba) is located on the slope of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla, you can drive to it by turning off the highway near the village Perevalnoe on the road 35Н-554. More details in the article about.
The Marble Cave is considered the most beautiful cave in Crimea and is one of the five most beautiful equipped caves in the world. It is 2 km long, 60 m deep. The main treasure of the cave is the Perestroika Hall - the largest equipped hall in the Crimea and Europe, 250 m long and 28 m high, with an area of 5,000 m2 and a volume of 50,000 m3. The cave is about 6-8 million years old. The cave was opened in 1987 by the Simferopol speleosection. In 1988 the speleotourism center "Onyx-Tour" was founded, which equipped excursion routes for visitors, he also studies and preserves the cave to this day. The name of the cave is associated with marble-like limestone - the main rock in the layers of which the cave lies.
Read more about the cave, how to get there, the cost of visiting, opening hours and photos - in the article.
The Emine-Bair-Khosar cave can easily compete with the Marble Cave for the title of the most beautiful cave in Crimea. But she doesn't need to argue, she is unique in her own way. Namely, with its calcite formations and drips located at five different levels. The halls of the uppermost level are located about 30 meters from the surface of the earth, and the lowest level is 180 meters. The length of the cave is about 1460 m. Another unique part of the cave is a sixteen-meter sinkhole that comes out to the surface, as well as an almost complete skeleton of a mammoth and other prehistoric animals found in this cave. That is why the cave has a second name - Mammoth Cave. And of course, it is worth noting the delightful Kecskemet hall.
Read more about the cave, how to get there, the cost of visiting, opening hours and photos - in the article
Crimea is famous for its many interesting places... Among them, caves deserve special attention. In this territory, their a large number of, each of them is unique and has its own characteristics. Since ancient times, people have settled in them and used them for their needs. In this article we will tell you about the Crimean caves, open to the public.
Caves and cave monasteries of Crimea on the map:
Three-eyed or Vorontsovskaya cave
The mountainous Crimea hides a large number of caves. But not everything can be visited by non-specialists. The most accessible is Three-Eyed.
Three-eye cave inside
It has existed for more than 3 million years, the depth is -30 meters. Occupies over 600 sq. meters. You can get inside it through 3 mines - dips, reminiscent of three eyes on a ladder. Through one of them, located almost vertically, sunlight penetrates into the cave; in the cold period - snow flies. It's always cold inside. The snow does not melt completely, even in summer there is ice on the floor. Ancient hunters kept the meat of killed animals here. When filming the film "Prisoner of the Castle of If", they drew eyes.
Important! Before you go on an excursion, you need to take warm clothes with you, inside the air temperature does not rise to 10 degrees. Three-eyed is closed in winter.
Yalta cave on the Ai-Petri plateau
The smallest but incredibly beautiful cave. Here are found traces of the life of people of the Neolithic era.
During the warm season, tourists can contemplate the numerous long stalactites that hang from the vaults, like pasta. On the floor of the large hall, there are many stalagmites of incredibly insane shapes. The walls are inundated. The light from small electric bulbs creates an unimaginable play of light and shadow.
It is famous for its vertical well, 40 meters long, through which you can go down to the lower hall. Not every tourist is capable of doing this: only daredevils, in the company of a climbing guide, donning special equipment, will go down.
Marble cave
The most visited cave in Crimea is located on the Ceadir-dag plateau, not far from the village of the same name. It was formed in marble-like limestones, therefore it got its name. It is located at a depth of 60 meters, its length is just over 2 km.
Red cave Kizil-Koba
The largest is 20 km long. Red, because iron impurities predominate in the rock. Ordinary tourists have access to only half a kilometer. It will be convenient to get there by fabulous train especially when it rains.
There is the possibility of an extreme excursion: put on scuba gear and see with your own eyes the flooded passages and halls. Underground passages located in six levels, with a drop of more than 250 meters.
Inside the cave there are numerous lakes, wells, waterfalls, huge halls, as well as the largest stalactite in Europe, 8 thousand years old. Full information about the Red Cave (Kizil Koba) in Crimea can be found.
Cave monastery near Sudak
The ruins of a monastery lie near Mount Sokol. At the beginning of our millennium, Byzantine monks lived here - icon-worshipers. Subsequently, the Turks ruined it. But people have not forgotten about him.
In one of three caves there is a carved cross on the wall, and next to it is a bench. In the other, only the front wall and several cells have been preserved. You can get there by following a path along a steep mountainside. From above you can see the sea. The place is also notable for the fact that it was discovered nearby healing source.
Holy Assumption Cave Monastery in Bakhchisarai
This monastery was also founded by Byzantine monks. It is carved into a sheer cliff. At this holy monastery interesting story.
When the Crimean Khanate gained independence and Russia received Crimean fortresses, local Christians, due to oppression from the Muslim population, left these places. Russian commander Alexander Suvorov took an active part in the event. But three years later, the monastery began to hold services again.
During the revolution, the monastery was plundered, and the servants were shot. During the Great Patriotic War, a hospital was located within these walls. The monastery was revived again after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The parishioners restored the Holy Place with joint efforts. They carried out a titanic work: they restored the stone staircase, the Assumption Church, restored rock paintings, erected a bell tower and much more.
Tepe Kermen - a cave city in Bakhchisarai
A purely strategic building, arose on a cone-shaped mountain, at an altitude of more than 500 meters. In the rock were built casemates, quarters for guards, cisterns for collecting rainwater. The city has more than 200 rooms of various shapes and sizes, located on six levels.
At the top were living quarters and water tanks, at the bottom - outbuildings. The northeastern slope of the cliff is decorated with a rock church. A stone staircase leads from it to the very bottom of the cliff. At the sixth level is the tomb, covered by stone slab, on the fifth - the sacristy and the refectory, on the fourth there is a crypt with a niche for the icon. There is also a chapel.
The second name - Emine Bair Khosar - translates as a well on a mountain slope. At the bottom of the sinkhole, a large karst cavity was discovered - now it is the main hall.
Location - Ceadir dag, lower plateau. The length is 1.5 kilometers, the depth is about 100. The halls and passages are illuminated, equipped with staircases with handrails.
The bones of extinct animals were found here, even a mammoth, after which the cave is named.
Stalactites form outlandish figures: Monomakh's hat, Stone flower, fairy gods. The two-level lake is of particular interest. The cave is deservedly considered one of the most unusual in Europe.
Shuldan cave monastery
Located near the village of Ternovka, it includes two temples and twenty rooms in two tiers. The main temple is made in the form of an elongated rectangular room. The altar is in the shape of a horseshoe.
Cave monastery Shuldan inside
In ancient times, the walls of the temples were decorated with frescoes, but they have not survived to our times. Recently, a chapel tower was erected, the dome of which is clearly visible from afar.
The observation deck of the tower offers a wonderful view of the valley. The attraction is announced not only by tourists, but also by pilgrims. They are provided with cells for guests, where it is possible to spend the night.
Backla cave city
The northern city of Crimea is a once open medieval settlement. To date, it has hardly survived.
In the sixth century, a castle was built here from large pieces of limestone, which was destroyed by the Tatar-Mongols. On the shore there are graves carved in stone, grape presses, depressions for waste, artificial caves.
Inkerman cave city
Ancient fortress Kalamita, consisting of more than three hundred fortifications - business card cities.
Fortress Kalamita cave city Inkerman
The fortress itself did not last long, but the caves under it have survived. Today the largest wine-making enterprise of Crimea is located here. Its underground cellars occupy 55 thousand square meters. Along with a local history excursion, tourists are offered to visit wine tasting rooms. Also in the city there is an operating male monastery... We tell more about the cave city of Inkerman in.
Kalamita fortress of the cave city of Inkerman in Crimea, a male monastery at the foot of the Kalamita fortress
We also invite you to watch a video about the most popular and beautiful cave Crimea Marble:
Are you relaxing on the Crimean peninsula? Do not miss the opportunity to look into the caves of the Crimea, open to the public. Some of them are so beautiful and unique that they made it onto the pages of the Guinness Book of Records.
If you are an active tourist, being in the Crimea, have not walked through its mountain caves, then such a rest can be considered incomplete. Well, is it possible to bypass such beauty side !? The study of the peninsula has been going on since the 1950s. Many karst undergrounds have already been found, which naturally appeared in limestone rocks. One can only guess how many thousands or millions of years it took for rainwater to affect the rock to such an extent.
Currently, cavers have discovered more than 900 underground natural creations... Of course, most of it is, so to speak, "sports interest" - just so an unprepared person will not be able to navigate them. You will need special knowledge, equipment, equipment. But there are also safe routes on which paths have been laid, observation decks, stairs. Everything possible was done that an ordinary person could see the natural sights of the Crimea without danger to life.
Where are they located? Most of it is concentrated here:
- Ai-Petri,
- Chatyr-Dag,
- yayly Karabi, Dolgorukovskaya.
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The Marble Cave is a "global star"
Included in the TOP of the most beautiful in the world. In addition, she is one of the most visited, is a "member" of the International Association of Equipped Caves.
Marble cave
Located in the Chatyr-Dag mountain. There are so many caverns here that it resembles Swiss cheese. We are interested in Marble caves 2 km long (there are several of them, therefore we speak in the plural), discovered in 1987. The history of their discovery is not at all connected with speleological searches. It's just that the shepherd lost a lamb, he went to look for it and accidentally found this miracle of nature. At that time, the find was named "Afganka". But according to the official version, it was discovered by Simferopol speleologists. Experts conducted research and found out that the walls are composed of marbled limestone, and came up with a new name.
There are several levels with halls. On the top is the Gallery of Fairy Tales, from which all underground walks begin. At the entrance you will be greeted by the "Master of the Mountain" - a huge stalagmite. On the way, you will see other bizarre formations: Mammoth, Baby Elephant, Frog Princess.
Moving deeper, we find ourselves in the Tiger Run. Here were found the remains of an animal that resembled a saber-toothed tiger, hence the name "Tiger". True, later it turned out that the bones belonged to a cave lion, but they decided not to change this "name".
To get to the lower level, we return to the Gallery of Fairy Tales. Here, too, not everything is available for tourists. It is only possible to visit the Lustrovy, Rose, Theatrical, Vernadsky and Nadezhd Halls.
How to get there: by bus or car, Simferopol region. We choose a regular bus to the village. Marble, then walk 8 km to the lower plateau. By car we go along the highway Simferopol -, turn off at the sign “p. Marble ".
- Gal. fairy tales - the cost is 350 rubles, 30 minutes.
- Gal. fairy tales - Pearl lakes- the cost is 400 rubles, 50 min.
- Gal. fairy tales - Tiger move - cost 450 rubles, 1 hour.
- all routes - the cost is 500 rubles, 1 hour 20 minutes.
Children under 5 years old - free, up to 12 years old - half of the ticket price for an adult.
It is cold inside, even in summer about +9 degrees. You must take warm clothes with you. The jacket can be rented on site (10 rubles).
Schedule: from 8 to 20 hours, without a break and days off, onixtour.com.ua. The schedule may change due to unfavorable weather conditions... In summer, you can only get here in a group accompanied by a guide. V winter time individual service is possible.
Kizil-Koba or Red caves: the longest in Crimea
They are located on the slope of the Dolgorukovskaya Yayla. Their walls are painted with iron oxide, so they have a deep red color. Kizil-Koba stretched for 25 km, the highest vault - 145 m. A river flows along the bottom, which at the exit turns into the Su-Uchkhan waterfall. Kizil-Koba has three separate entrances.
Red caves
Excursions take place in the Griboyedov Gallery, Indian, Argentine, Chinese, Academic halls. In them you will see unique creations of nature, among which it is worth noting the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Weeping Gnome, the Cave Master.
Usually, the inspection ends at the first passage (siphon), flooded with water. Then the extreme begins - swimming in a diving suit, the water temperature is not higher than +10 degrees, the air temperature is about +11. After overcoming the siphons, you can get to the North Harbor, see the Fairy Tales gallery, an eight-meter stalactite, a waterfall Pink jets 20 m high.
Local places attract with another "feature" - the Viking Village. It is located on 6 hectares of land next to Kizil-Koba and is completely identical to the Borg (large medieval town) Vikings. A walk through the village lasts 1.5 hours. During this time, you will get acquainted with the life of the Vikings, medieval crafts, you can buy a ready-made souvenir or make it yourself.
Village opening hours: from 8 to 20 h. Price for an adult 450 rubles, children 300 rubles. The purchase of an entrance ticket gives the right to be in the park from 9 to 18 hours. If you wish, you can become a participant in the evening program with interactive entertainment, buffet tables, filming. Such a pleasure will cost adults 2,400 rubles, children 2,000 rubles.
The fabulous valley of the Red Caves is a place where you can have a great rest after the excursion. This is a Landscape and Recreational Park, on the territory of which there are gazebos, barbecues, playgrounds. Here you can ride a fabulous train, horseback, and look into the zoo corner. The list of services is impressive, you can get acquainted with it at skazka-lrp.ru.
How to get there: by trolleybus or minibus we go to the village of Perevalnoe (Simferopol district), stop "Pervalnoe-2", the reference point is the football field. Further along the asphalt road we go to the village. Krasnopeshchernoye (3 km). Then, along a dirt road along the bed of the Kizilkobinka river, another half hour's journey and we are on the spot.
The cost will depend on the chosen route:
- the main one - the price is 400 rubles. adults, 200 rub. children 6-14 years old,
- extreme - price 4000 r.,
- rental of jackets - the price is 10 rubles.
Work: daily from 9:00 to 19:00. WITH detailed information can be found on the official website kizilkoba.ru.
Skelskaya Cave with Foros Fortress and Swallow's Nest
S. Rodnikovoye, Baydarskaya valley - it is here, on the Kara-Dag mountain (there are several Kara-Dag on the peninsula!), That the Skelskaya cave is located. The entrance to it is from the side of the Karadag forest. The walls are composed of marbled limestone. There are 3 levels here, but two are available for inspection. Only cavers have access to the lower one, as it is almost completely filled with water.
The main feature is bizarre stalagmites: phoenix, Foros fortress, Swallow's nest, as well as several unique sites:
- Fireplace room - it flaunts an influx in the form of a fireplace.
- Knightly - a staircase from Kaminnoye leads to it, a huge stalagmite "Knight with a spear" 7 m high was formed here.
How to get there: by bus from Sevastopol to the village. Rodnikovoye. Drive for about 1 hour. Arriving in the village, follow the signs.
Work: every day from 9 to 19 o'clock. Now the visit is temporarily suspended due to the renewal of documents. You can find out about the opening time, new prices on the official website speleotur.com.
A visit before the closure of the cave cost 300 rubles.
Emine-Bair-Khosar or Mammoth cave in Crimea
Located close to Mramornaya, it stretches for 1460 m. Initially, a vertical well with a length of 16 m led here. Today, the entrance is a 12 m tunnel passing along the river bed.
Mammoth cave
Here were found the bones of a cave bear, mammoths, woolly rhinoceros. These findings formed the basis of the Museum of Paleontology. It is with him that the inspection begins. It is followed by the Main Hall, height 42 m. Further, tourists go to the Dublyansky Hall with a two-tiered lake (to the left), the Throne Hall (to the right) with figures in the form of a Stone Flower, the Cap of Monomakh.
During a tour of the upper levels, you will see underground lakes, the Hall of Idols with stalagmite formations in the form of statues of ancient gods. Having overcome the tunnel 28 m, you can return to the Dublyansky Hall. End points - Kecskemet with various drip figures, Organ Hall.
How to get there: from any resort we take a course on with. Marble or Krasnolesye (Simferopol region). Then we walk 8 km along the dirt road.
Work: daily from 9 am to 7 pm, onixtour.com.ua.
The cost of the excursion depends on the chosen direction:
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We invite you to virtual walk on the Crimean caves:
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