LOKVARKA CAVE OPEN TO VISITORS
The Lokvarka Cave was open once again to visitors on
23 July 2009 after renovation. According to present knowledge, the cave
extends to a depth of 277 metres beneath the ground (this being the difference
in altitude between the cave’s entrance and its bottom), while the total
length of its canals amounts to 1,179 metres! The cave’s first four galleries,
reaching a depth of 75 metres, are electrified and accessible to the public.
This is still the greatest depth accessible to the public in any cave
in Croatia. The cave’s deeper horizons, although much more spectacular,
are accessible only to speleologists. The Lokvarka Cave abounds in cave
formations – stalagmites and stalactites – and other interesting geological
phenomena, and it is rich is cave-dwelling species. Since 1961, the cave
has been protected as a geomorphological monument of nature. Being the
habitat of endemic cave-dwelling animals, it has been classified in the
National Ecological Network under code HR 2000671, and it is managed by
the Public Institution “Priroda”. The cave has a constant temperature
of 80 C, with relative humidity close to saturation. This makes it necessary
to wear the appropriate clothes and footwear when visiting the cave, which
can be visited daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about
visits to the cave, please contact the Lokve Tourist Board (phone + 385
51 831 250) or the Public Institution “Priroda”.
2009 PRICE LIST OF SERVICES
for the use of protected natural values managed by the Public Institution
“Priroda”
Tickets to the Lokvarka Cave for: | Prices in HRK per person (VAT included) |
| Adults – individual visits | 30,00 |
Adults – group visits | 25,00 |
Pupils, students, pensioners – individual visits | 15,00 |
Pupils, students, pensioners – organised, group visits | 10,00 |
Families with children | 50,00 |
visitors
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR VISITORS TO THE LOKVARKA CAVE:
– A tour of the cave is allowed only to visitors in possession of a ticket
duly purchased.
– A tour of the cave is allowed only in the company of a guide.
– The maximum number of visitors per group entering the cave is 25 persons.
– A tour of the cave in the company of a guide lasts for about one hour.
– Appropriate clothing and footwear are required for visiting the cave.
WHAT IS PROHIBITED IN THE CAVE?
– Entering the cave without the company of a guide or leaving the group
once inside the cave.
– Causing damage to cave formations, fossils and minerals, and removing
them from the cave.
– Disturbing the cave fauna.
– Writing or drawing graffiti on the cave’s walls.
– Using audio equipment and creating noise.
– Taking photos with a flash or for commercial purposes without prior
permission.
– Carrying food and beverages into the cave.
– Smoking or building a fire.
– Littering.
