Manjanggul Lava Tube Cave in Jeju Island
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2014
The volcanic island of Jeju, located 130 kilometers from the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, has an extensive system of lava tubes. ...
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The Blue Grotto of Capri, Italy
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2014
The Blue Grotto is a sea cave located on the coast of the island of Capri, in southern Italy, famous for its otherworldly blue glowing water...
Krubera Cave – The World’s Deepest Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2014
Krubera Cave, also known as Voronya Cave (Russian for “Crow’s Cave”) is the deepest known cave on Earth. It is located in the Arabika Massif...
Ajanta and Ellora Caves of India
Anonymous
Jul 5, 2014
Ajanta and Ellora are two monumental rock cut caves that define Indian art and architectural accomplishment. Though these two monuments are ...
Troglodyte Houses and Caves of Les Eyzies de Tayac
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 3, 2014
Les Eyzies de Taynac is a pretty town in the commune of Dordogne in southwestern France, that at first glance, appears to be crushed under t...
The Oldest Cave Paintings in The Cave of El Castillo
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 9, 2014
The world’s oldest artwork, believed to be at least 40,800 years old, was discovered in the Cave of El Castillo, literally, “the cave of cas...
Carlsbad Caverns Underground Lunchroom: An Eatery 750 Feet Below The Ground
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 31, 2014
Beneath the rugged and rocky slopes of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico, lies a hidden u...
Bracken Bat Cave: World's Largest Bat Colony
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2013
The Bracken Bat Cave, located in southern Comal County, Texas, outside the city of San Antonio, is the summer home to the largest colony of ...
Cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2013
Cenotes are natural pits or sinkholes resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. They are especia...
The Cave Church of the Zabbaleen in Cairo
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2013
The Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeastern Cairo, Egypt, in an area th...
Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 28, 2013
The Reed Flute Cave is a natural cave carved out of the karst limestone mountains over millions of years, and has been one of Guilin’s most ...
Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
May 15, 2013
The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, located just outside the main Waitomo township on the North Island of New Zealand, is a famous attraction becaus...
A Gorgeous Ice Cave in Kamchatka
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 21, 2013
This surreal-looking ice cave is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia. The almost kilometer long tunnel was formed by a hot water sp...
Phraya Nakon Cave, Thailand
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2013
Nestled deep within Thailand’s Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, almost 300 kilometres south of Bangkok, the Phraya Nakon Cave is one of the m...
Svyato-Spassky Convent in Kostomarovo, Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 13, 2012
The Svyato-Spassky Convent in Kostomarovo is an ancient cave monastery located about 150 kilometers south of the town of Voronezh, just 3-ho...
Psychedelic Stalactite Formation at Avshalom Cave, Israel
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2012
Avshalom Cave also known as Soreq Cave or Stalactites Cave is located on the western slopes of the Judean mountains near Bet Shemesh in Isra...
Ice Cave In Skaftafell, Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 4, 2012
Ice caves are temporary structures that appear at the edge of glaciers. They look amazingly beautiful from the inside. This particular cave ...
Hot Air Ballooning Over Cappadocia’s Incredible Landscape
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 12, 2012
Cappadocia is an area in Central Anatolia in Turkey with the most dramatic landscape in Europe. Over thousands of years, wind and rain erode...
Eisriesenwelt–The World’s Largest Ice Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 12, 2012
The Eisriesenwelt (German for "World of the Ice Giants") is a natural limestone ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km s...
Orda Cave: World's Longest Underwater Gypsum Cave in Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2011
A team of daring cave divers working on Orda Cave Awareness Project have produced an incredible series of photos of the longest underwater g...
