Types of cave
Every kind of cave.
A cave can be several things at once: a show cave with a river and stalactites, an abyss on a volcanic island.
Show cavesOpen to visitors, with paths, lights and guided tours.404 caves
Stalactite cavesStalactites, stalagmites and columns, drop by drop.401 caves
Underground riversWhere a river goes in, comes out or runs inside.230 caves
Underground lakesLakes in the dark, cenotes and blue holes.22 caves
Cave systemsMany entrances, kilometres of galleries.94 caves
Abysses and shaftsVertical shafts that drop hundreds of metres.57 caves
Sea cavesCarved by the waves, reached by boat or at low tide.44 caves
Ice cavesIce that stays all year, even in summer.13 caves
Lava tubesTunnels left by rivers of lava.35 caves
Protected cavesToo fragile to visit: science and replicas only.98 caves
Prehistoric artPainted and engraved tens of thousands of years ago.113 cavesThe family
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