The world's caves
Every cave in our write-ups, all 179 of them, grouped by continent. Each card opens the full page: what it is, its best season, time to allow and how to reach it.
Europe 60
Piusa Caves
Gouffre de Padirac
The Ice Age Caves of the Swabian Jura
Neptune's Grotto
El Soplao Cave
Fingal's Cave and Staffa
Marble Arch Caves
Dachstein Giant Ice Cave
Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave
Lurgrotte
Obir Dripstone Caves
Seegrotte Hinterbruhl
The Caves of Han-sur-Lesse
Vjetrenica Cave
The Devil's Throat Cave
Baredine Cave
Cerovac Caves
The Blue Cave, Biševo
Bozkov Dolomite Caves
Chynov Cave
Javoricko Caves
Mladec Caves
Moravian Karst
Na Pomezi Caves
The Koneprusy Caves
Zbrasov Aragonite Caves
Monsted Limestone Mines
St Michael's Cave
Antiparos Cave
Cave of the Lakes
Corycian Cave
Dikteon Cave
Diros Caves
Dragon Cave of Kastoria
Melissani Cave
Petralona Cave
Aggtelek Karst Caves
Istvan Cave, Lillafured
Tapolca Lake Cave
Vidgelmir Lava Cave
Doolin Cave
Gutmanis Cave
Blue Grotto
Għar Dalam
Gemeentegrot Valkenburg
Sint-Pietersberg Caves
Bear Cave at Kletno
Algar do Carvao
Benagil Cave
Mira de Aire Caves
Scărișoara Ice Cave
Denisova Cave
Kungur Ice Cave
Shulgan-Tash Cave
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
The Demänovská Caves
Postojna Cave
Skocjan Caves
The Longyearbyen Ice Caves
Blue John Cavern
Asia 50
Akiyoshido Cave
Benxi Water Cave
Dragon Palace Cave
Lianzhou Underground River
Reed Flute Cave
Zhijin Cave
Borra Caves
Goa Gong
Jomblang Cave
Pindul Cave
Rosh HaNikra
Ryusendo Cave
The Jeita Grotto
Fairy Cave
Gomantong Caves
Gua Ikan
Gua Kelam
Gua Tempurung
Gunung Mulu Caves
Madai Caves
Wind Cave Nature Reserve
Hpa-An
The Ryongmun Caves
Calbiga Cave
Callao Cave
Capisaan Cave System
Enchanted Cave Bolinao
Hinagdanan Cave
Hoyop-Hoyopan Cave
Sumaguing Cave
The Puerto Princesa Underground River
Gosu Cave
Hwanseongul Cave
Manjanggul Lava Tube
Phraya Nakhon Cave
Tham Lot Cave
Altınbeşik Cave
Ballıca Cave
Bulak Mencilis Cave
Çal Cave
Damlataş Cave
Dupnisa Cave
İnsuyu Cave
Kaklık Cave
Karaca Cave
Oylat Cave
The Heaven and Hell Sinkholes
Kow Ata Underground Lake
Phong Nha and the Great Caves
Tu Lan Cave System
Africa 9
Americas 46
Carlsbad Caverns
Mammoth Cave National Park
