It is located between Rožňava and Plešivec in the Slovak Karst National Park and Biospheric Reserve. Dominant elements in the Gombasecká Cave are thin and hollow straw stalactites reaching the maximum length of about 3m and in some places they are so dense that they remind a stone rain.
It is situated on the western foothill of the Silická Plateau in the Slovak Karst National Park. Cave entrance is located 11 m above the Black Resurgence at elevation of 250 m above the sea.
The cave is located 10 km southerly from Rožňava, on the left hand side of the Slaná River canyon, between Rožňava and Plešivec. The parking place is very close to the cave.
The length of accessible part of the cave is 285 m, but since almost all the path is walked through twice, the length of the show path is 530 m, the duration of the visit is 30 min. Vertical distance is only 7-8 m, and the number of steps is 87. Air temperature in the cave reaches 9 to 9,4°C.
The visitors can watch the thin, hollow flowstone soda straw stalactites, which are formed and preserved here like in no other cave in Slovakia. Except for them, there are other forms of stalactites, stalagmites, thin flowstone layers and crusts.
In season: 1.4 – 30.6, except Mondays, entries: 9:30 11:00 12:30 14:00
1.6. – 31.8. 9,00 – 16,00
Off season: 1:9 – 31:10, except Mondays, entries: 9:30 11:00 12:30 14:00
Contact:
Slovenský kras, cesta č.50, 049 11, Plešivec
Cave manager: Ján Ambrúž
Address: 049 11 Plešivec
Phone: +421/ (0)58/ 788 20 20
E-mail: gombj@ssj.sk
Web: www.ssj.sk
