Before taking a tour of the Postojna Cave, you are recommended to visit Vivarium Proteus, where a motivational introduction about the origin of the karst world will make you familiar with characteristics of karst phenomena and life in complete darkness. A highly illustrative demonstration will make it easier for you to understand the geology of the karst world and the origin of cave formations, which you will be able to see and look for later during the tour.

Vivarium Proteus

Included in the tour:

• A screening of the film Life without the Sun or the Seasons,
• the origin of the karst, the caves and the evolution of subterranean life,
• a presentation of cave morphology:  history of the cave and cave forms,
• a visit to the subterranean fauna vivarium,
• the Butterflies of the World exhibition.

Tour objectives:

• introduction to a special branch of speleology: speleobiology,
• ecological sensitivity of the karst underground world,
• the origin and evolution of karst caves,
• the colourful world of butterflies.

Postojna Cave

Tour itinerary:

• a cave train ride to the Great Mountain,
• on foot across the Russian Bridge into the Beautiful Caves,
• past the Brilliant to the proteus aquarium,
• the Concert Hall,
• an exhibition about the 112-year history of the post office inside the Postojna Cave,
• a train ride towards the exit.

Tour objectives:

• the karst and karst phenomena,
• the origin and evolution of karst caves,
• the origin of karst formations,
• cave flora and fauna,
• the natural habitat of proteus,
• ecology and the subterranean world,
• history.

Visit duration: approx. 2.5 hours.

Recommended:

We recommend you to add a visit to the Predjama Castle located not far from the Postojna Cave. Participants will thus learn about the complexity of nature of the Karst in Postojna and the surrounding area, the vast dimensions of subterranean systems and the wealth of cultural heritage connected therewith. More about the Predjama Castle tour...