Only 10 minute drive from the hostel Ociski Raj you will find the breath taking Škocjan Caves Park. The Škocjan Caves have been on the UNESCO natural and cultural world heritage list since 1986. It is one of 21 different places on our planet, which are listed in UNESCO, Ramsar and MAB (Man & the Biosphere) and ranked as one of the most important caves in the world.
@Author Borut Lozej
The Škocjan Caves system is made of numerous caves and passages, natural bridges, and sinkholes. It was created by the Reka River. The canyon, with its impressive stalactites, stalagmites, limestone pools and flow stones that look like snow drifts, is known as one of the biggest underground canyon in the world. The branched cave system is 6.2 km long, the lowest point of the tourist path is 170 m underground.
Tourists would describe it as a scene from Lord of The Rings. There are daily tours in the Škocjan Caves – through the Silent Cave (Tiha jama) and Murmuring Cave (Šumeča jama). Since 2011 it is possible to visit Mahorčičeva and Mariničeva Cave. This part of Škocjan Caves is only 300 m long but closest to the Reka River. Famous sinkhole, which you can see when Reka River flows about fifty kilometres on the surface and then sinks into the karst, is just one of the many attractions during the visit of the Mahorčičeva and Marinčeva Cave. Škocjan Caves are a part of Hostelling International –
members get 10 % discount.
@Author Borut Lozej
In the Škocjan Caves Park there is also a small souvenir shop and a restaurant that's open during the summer season.
If you plan to stay a few days in such a beautiful place,
hostel Ociski Raj offers you a really nice accommodation and pleasant stay in private rooms or in dorms with common kitchen, bathrooms and garden.
Welcome to
hostel Ociski Raj and welcome to
Škocjan Caves park- the pearl of the karst!
