World's Most Amazing Caves and Grottos
By dorotix, May 28th 2010 in Adventure Travel Comments (17)
Used for shelter or as religious sites by ancient people, today caves surprise us with exceptional beauty and absolutely unique features. From glacier caves formed by ice and water, to limestone formations of thousand of shapes and sizes, the world's caverns are truly amazing microcosms.
Here are some of the most stunning images of the world's grottoes and caves:
Hamilton Pool
This amazing natural grotto pool in Texas was created thousands of
years ago due to the collapse of the dome of an underground river.
Among the most striking features of this beautiful pool is a 14 m (45 ft)
waterfall, spilling from the dome.
Škocjan Caves
Slovenia is home to impressive Škocjan Caves, one of the world's
largest canyon hidden deep underground. This outstanding formation is
considered a natural phenomenon of global significance, ranking side by
side with the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, or the Galapagos
Islands.
Skocjan Caves. By StrudelMonkey
Patagonia's Glacier Caves
Far at the southern tip of Argentina, Patagonia is home to amazing
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares , where the world's most impressive
glaciers can be found. Among one of the most stunning ice formation are
the glacier caves that have been formed by water running through or
under the glacier. Such caves can also be seen in Iceland, Alaska,
Norway and New Zealand.
Lehman Caves
Delicate rare limestone formations make the Lehman Caves one of the
most wonderful underground chambers on the globe. Located in the Great Basin
National Park, Nevada, USA, the cave was discovered in 1885 by Absalom
Lehman.
Batu Caves
Only 13 km from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, there are Batu Caves, an outstanding complex of chambers and grottoes housing Hindu temples. The caves are formed by limestone which is believed to be 400 million years old. The main feature of the complex is a 100 m high open vault called the Cathedral Cave.
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
The tiny creatures inhabiting Waitomo Glowworm Caves in New Zealand are the complex's main tourist magnet. These unique glittering cave animals called Arachnocampa luminosa lit up the interior of the limestone complex, making it an absolutely extraordinary location.
Reed Flute Cave
Located in Guilin City in China, the Reed Flute Cave, also called the Palace of Natural Arts, is 240 m long cave network discovered some 1,200 years ago. This scenic complex of karst caves is filled with amazing stalactites, stalagmites, and stone pillar formations of many different shapes and sizes, which, enhanced by multicolored lighting, form a one-of-a-kind underground world.
Hang Sung Sot
Hang Sung Sot, or the Cave of the Surprises, is one of the most amazing caves in Halong Bay in Vietnam. The two chambers that form this amazing grotto are decorated with thousands of spectacular stalactite and stalagmite forms. The cave was discovered by the French in 1901.
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I was in Palawan in the Philippines last month and I was able to visit the underground cave there. That one should be included in this list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezeXNOJvv7I - here is another one - Berkowa Cave in Poland - Fat man has no chance
i would love to go to any of these caves. i would like to swim in that grotto in texas.
What a divine scene of these caves, i wish i'll see atleast one of these caves but that waitomo caves are really like magnetic attraction
Great link. But you're missing one of the most important caves in the world. Lebanon's Jeita Grotto. It's actually a finalist for the new 7 wonders of the world.
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you missed the Postojna caves, Slovenia - probably world's best
it so beautiful!!!!!
I want to go in Palawan
it so beautiful!!!!!
I want to go in Palawan
it so beautiful!!!!!
I want to go in Palawan
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