Caves are amazing works of nature that hide some fantastic secrets from the world above them.
It is a great experience to explore and here are some of the best caves in the world that
you should visit for a really wonderful experience!
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Reed Flute Caves – In Guilin, China, for many years now, people have been flocking
to the caves known as the Reed Flute caves.
It is a simply stunning structure with splashes of color all around and it was discovered
back in 792 AD.
Since then, many people have been coming here to bask in its wonders.
There are some terrific rock formations and a number of stalactites which one can feast
on with their eyes!
The reed flute cave is 240 metres in length and many parts of it are illuminated.
There are also more than 70 ancient inscriptions on the walls of the cave which shows that
people have been coming here for a long time!
The blasts of color and the reflections make the reed flute cave look as if it belongs
in the sketchbook of some psychedelic painter!
12.
Antelope Canyon – When we think of winds it is mostly as the soft breeze that blows
across our face.
But sometimes, the winds can cause great things without even blowing that wildly.
That is the case with the Antelope canyon in Arizona, and flash floods also helped in
shaping it into the way that it is now.
But of course, one needs to be careful as flash floods do tend to take place here often
and have been known to kill tourists without any warning.
But the good news is that there have been guided tours here since 1997 and the antelope
canyon is particularly famous amongst photographers and sightseers alike!
The antelope canyons are quite literally poetic in nature and it looks as if they have captured
the very song of the winds!
And the red stone also makes this cave even more spectacular!
11.
Son Doong Caves – Located near the Laos-Vietnam border is the Son Doong cave.
And as of now, they are the largest cave known to man.
The cave is really striking to look at and once you do manage to get inside, there is
a large fast flowing subterranean river to be found.
The cave is believed to the 2 to 5 million years old.
Inside the caves you can find isolated ecosystems, weather systems and many geological formations.
The vastness of the caves will definitely leave you in awe and if you have the adventurous
streak in you, the Son Doong caves must definitely be on your list of things to do.
10.
The Blue Grotto – Ok, be honest and tell us if the name did not intrigue you.
And if you ever do manage to visit this gem of a cave in Capri, Italy, there are far too
many things to be intrigued by rather than just its name.
The blue grotto is a sea cave and there is a brilliant blue glow for which it is known.
The glow comes from 2 sources.
One is the entrance where and the second is a much bigger hole beneath the entrance!
The view inside is surreal which a serene blue glow emanating from below the surface
of the water while the entrance appears as a brilliant white light!
The blue grotto caves are well known by the locals who often come to explore its wonders
and the cave can be accessed by boats!
9.
Cave of Crystals – When in 1910 miners discovered the cave of swords in Chihuahua Mexico, they
did not know that a much larger and more awe inducing cave was located just below it!
When it was finally discovered in 2000, the cave of crystals revealed beauties like never
before.
It contained the largest natural selenite crystal ever found and the biggest crystal
was 12 metres long and 4 metres wide!
But the environment inside the cave is not very welcoming with temperatures ranging between
50-58 degree celcius and 90-99% humidity!
Which is why it is largely unexplored as even scientists with the proper gear and everything
can stay inside for 30-45 minutes at a time.
And whats more fun?
The crystals actually glow!
8.
Fingal’s Cave – The uninhabited island of Staffa in Scotland is home to many wonders.
But perhaps there is none greater than Fingal’s cave.
It is a sea cave and there are many distinctive hexagonal basalt columns to be found here
which looks like the work of dwarves in many lores of fantasy.
In fact, once inside you would not be the first who thought that they were inside a
cathedral.
The size of the cave along with its shape and naturally arched roof combine to give
it that feel and the waves also create some eerie sounds to enhance the atmosphere!
And if you ever wanted more motivation to visit the cave, there was also a famous musician
who visited here and then wrote an entire concert overture inspired by it!
7.
Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave – Imagine a cave where you can actually experience ice that
is 1000 years old!
That is the sort of thing you can expect when you visit the Eisriesenwelt ice cave which
is a natural limestone ice cave.
In fact, it is the biggest cave of its kind and extends a massive 42 kilometres into the
Earth!
Of course, not all of it is open to the public and you can only go up to 1 kilometre into
the cave.
But that does not stop people from visiting it though as more than 200,000 come here every
year!
It was formed by the Salzach river which eroded pathways in the mountains and the thawing
snow that drained into the cave froze and gave it those wonderful ice sculptures!
6.
Mammoth Cave – When the name mammoth is given to something, it has to be large, right?
And the mammoth caves are no exception.
Located in Kentucky, USA the mammoth caves span a mind boggling 52,830 hectares which
makes them twice as long as the second longest cave system in the world!
There are many features in the cave like the grand avenue, frozen Niagara and the Fat man’s
misery all of which can be accessed through the various tours that are conducted here
and can last as long as 6 hours!
Just be sure to never get lost in them because it is definitely going to take a long while
before you can figure out how to get out of these enormous caves!
But given its beauty, it might not be all that bad!
5.
Skocjan Caves – Scientists are usually a picky bunch and they are not really the ones
who jump to conclusions.
But when many international scientific circles consider something to be one of the most important
natural treasures in the world, it is definitely worth a look.
Which is probably why the Skocjan caves in Slovenia is on the UNESCO world heritage site
list!
The caves are home to some of the most significant underground phenomenon in the world and they
are some of the largest underground canyons known!
The beauty of the caves if something that has to be experienced first hand and it is
also home to a diverse eco system!
And what makes it even more interesting is that these caves were not always abandoned
and many had found a home here during pre-historic times!
4.
Carlsbard Caverns – Nestled deep into the limestone rock of the Guadalupe mountains
in New Mexico are the Carlsbard caverns.
They are an extensive network of caves which is one of the very popular tourist sites there!
The caverns include the big room, a chamber which is 4000 feet long, 625 feet wide and
255 feet high!
It is the 7th largest chamber room in the world!
The Carlsbard caverns host a plethora of options for tourists which include camping as well
as bat flight, where they basically witness bats flying out of the caves at sunset and
back in at sunrise!
3.
Waitomo Caves – If ever you wanted to witness nature in all her spectacular glory, New Zealand
would definitely be the place you should visit.
This wonderful country is home to many spectacular sights and one of them is the glow worm cave
called the Waitomo caves.
The cave is a natural beauty and the view is turned into something out of the world
because of glow worms.
These glow worms are generally the size of mosquitoes and there are millions of them
inside the cave.
Of course, there are very stringent measures in place to ensure that their population is
not harmed but there are guided tours that you can avail where you will take a boat through
the magical caves with a ceiling that looks straight out of a fairy tale!
2.
Marble Caves – Marbles are a wonderful material to build stuff from.
They have beautiful little patterns which make for some amazing sculptures and buildings.
But if ever you wanted to witness marble in all its natural glory, you should head to
the General Carrera lake in Patagonia near the Chile Argentina border.
This little beauty is a water filled cavers system and is one of the largest deposits
of marble in the world.
And waves have been shaping the marble in this cave system for over 6000 years!
What is interesting about the marble caves is that the water level changes frequently
here.
That, combined with the fact that reflection of natural sunlight off the turquoise water
is the only source of illumination here gives it a lot of visual effects that actually change
depending on the amount of water!
Pretty neat, right?
1.
Benagil Sea Cave – Imagine a cave so remote that the only way you can get to it is by
going through water!
And yet, people are willing to do that because the Benagil sea cave is simply a natural wonder.
The cave has a naturally occurring oculus along with its own private beach!
The cave is located in the Algarve region of Portugal and is actually much bigger than
it appears from the outside!
The caves were carved from the pounding waters of the Atlantic ocean and you can witness
a plethora of colors here which come as a mix of the sky, the ocean, the sun and the
rocks!
But you might want to hurry there though as the caves are expected to collapse, though
no one knows when.
And neither is it something very alarming, as it is part of the natural geological evolution
process.
So these were what we think are some of the best caves in the world are.
If you disagree with our clip, or think that some other caves should be featured here,
do let us know in the comments section why you think that they are absolutely breath
taking.
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