Golubnjaca Pecina

Golubnjaca Cave - Bear Cave

Useful Information

Location:	Close to the Bosnia-Hercegovina border. 140 km south of Zagreb.
Open:	Spring, Autumn daily 8-18, ticket office daily 8-14. Summer daily 7-20, ticket office daily 7-16. Winter daily 8-16, ticket office daily 8-12. [2010]
Fee:	NOV to MAR: Adults HRK 80, Children (7-18) HRK 40, Children (0-6) free. Groups (15+): Adults HRK 70, Children (7-18) HRK 35. APR to OCT: Adults HRK 110, Children (7-18) HRK 55, Children (0-6) free. Groups (15+): Adults HRK 100, Children (7-18) HRK 50. [2010]
Classification:	Karst cave
Light:	none, bring torch
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Address:	Nacionalni Park Plitvička Jezera, 53231 Plitvička Jezera, Tel: +385-53-751015, Fax: +385-53-751013, E-mail:
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History

Description

Golubnjaca Pecina (Bear Cave) is part of the Plitvice Lakes National Park. A wooden path along the lakes and stone steps lead up to the cave entrance. Once more a bear cave, with two enormous entrance portals, 24 m and 46 m meters high, a good location for bears. This cave is visible from far, from the lookout at Entrance 1 as well as from where the Lower Lakes canyon starts. It is located on the right shore of the Korana brook.

The cave is 160 m long and equipped with 230 concrete steps and a concrete bridge. Once it also had electric light and a cave guide, and it was closed by a gate. But the electric light and the speleothems were destroyed, and so today the cave is open for self guided tours during a visit to the park. Bring a good torch and wear appropriate clothes.