Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
miming actors - takes place in the cave. Visitors reboard the train by the Conference Hall
and return to the entrance.
Postojna Cave has a constant temperature of 8°C to 10°C with a humidity of 95%, so a
waterproof jacket and decent shoes are essential. Green felt capes can be hired at the en-
trance for around €2.50. Check the website for package deals, including combination tick-
ets that include Proteus Vivarium and Predjama Castle.
Proteus Vivarium
(
www.turizem-kras.si
;
adult/child €8/4.80, with cave €27/16.20; 9am-5.30pm May-
Sep, 10.30am-3.30pm Oct-Apr)
Two hundred species of fauna (including cave beetles,
bats, hedgehogs and the 'human fish' found in the cave are studied at the Proteus Vivari-
um, which is part of a speleobiological research station located in the cave. It's open to
visitors and has a video introduction to underground zoology. A 45-minute tour then leads
you into a small, darkened cave to peep at some of the shy creatures you've just learned
about.
MUSEUM
Planina Cave
(Planinska Jama; 041 338 696, 756 52 42;
www.planina.si
;
adult/child €6.50/3.50;
tours 5pm Mon-Fri Jun-Aug, 3pm & 5pm Sat, 11am, 3pm & 5pm Sun Apr-Sep)
Planina
Cave, 12km to the northeast of Postojna Cave, near the unpredictable Lake Planina, is the
largest water cave in Slovenia and a treasure trove of fauna (including
Proteus anguinus
).
The cave's entrance is at the foot of a 100m rock wall. It's 6.5km long, and you are able to
visit about 900m of it in an hour. There are no lights so take a torch.
Caving treks (€30 to €60) lasting three to six hours and visiting Planina and other caves
in the area can be organised through the Sport Hotel.
CAVE
Other Caves
For information about other caves north of Postojna, ask at the TIC at Postojna Cave or at
Kompas Postojna agency in town.
Pivka Cave
(Pivka Jama) and
Black Cave
(Črna
Jama; adult/child/student €7/4/6; 9am & 3pm Jun-Aug)
, the most popular caves in the
area after Postojna, are about 5km to the north, with the entrance in the Pivka Jama camp-
ground. You reach the 4km-long system by descending more than 300 steps. A walkway
has been cut into the wall of a canyon in Pivka Cave, with its two siphon lakes and a tun-
nel; a bridge leads to Black Cave. This is a dry cavern and, as the name implies, its drip-
stones are not white. A tour of both caves takes about two hours.
