In 90 km from Sofia, we found a strange sign – “Saeva Dupka” (literally “Saeva Hole”). The name seemed to be quite strange for the sight, so we decided to find out what it is. We aimed in the direction of sign. The second poster unveiled the truth: it was a cave!
The name of this cave takes its origin from a legend. The legend tells us about two brothers: Sye and Seu. They discovered this cave while hiding from Turkish conquerors.
In 1962 the cave was excavated and reconstructed.
GPS coordinates for Garmin/Navitel: N43.0468126, E24.183687
Parking.
Take a look on this narrow walking path behind the parking. Doesn’t it remind you “Silent Hill” scenes? 🙂
There is something mysterious in a weather like this…
…and something really beautiful! Take a look on these rain drops.
We should buy our tickets and wait for the guide.
Ticket pricing:
– childern up to 6 years – free;
– from 7 to 18 years – 2 lev (1$);
– from 19 to 60 years – 4 lev (2$);
– older then 61 and people with disabilities – 3 lev (1,5$).
Working hours:
1st April – 30th September – from 09:00 till 19:00
1st October – 31st March – from 09:00 till 17:00
Let’s look at the location plan.
This poster tells about things in common with bats and other animals…
There are also couple vending machines around.
Lots of stairs first…
Here they are… Marvellous scenes created by the nature…
The guide will show you an elephant, a women with a child, Budda, curtains and many other shapes. Even a carrot! 🙂 You can try to find it among the stalagmites.
Could you find it? Here is a tip:
Would you like to play some organ music?
It really makes a sound. And the sound tone depends on the “tube” length.
We have already told you about two Georgian rainbow-colored caves: Prometheus cave and Sataplia cave.
This cave is lighted with natural light and is beautiful with its natural colours.
Saeva Dupka cave is not flat. It’s height is always changing!
Do you see the ladder behind the guide?
It is quite steep. You should be really careful when walking.
The “Saeva Dupka” cave is one of the most beautiful caves in the world! If you are travelling in Bulgaria, you should certainly visit it!
The bats living in this cave are protected by Bulgarian laws. And they are sleeping in November.
One of them was awake, but we couldn’t catch it on camera.
One more interesting fact is that the cave was slightly damaged by an earthquake. It caused falling of stalactites and cracks on big stalagnats.
Some more weird formations created by stalactites, stalagmites and stalagnats…
Can you imagine: the highest stalactite in this cave has 60 meters in perimeter!
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