Welcome to the Planetcaver blog, featuring stories from caves and
underground explorations around the world, from the point of view of a
beginner caver. The Planetcaver has explored underground places in
42 countries and 581 locations (434 natural in 36 countries and 148 man-made in 24 countries) and has written about 81 other places. You can also click on the map
on the left to see where in the world they took place.
Naage Koopad, a beautiful Estonian cave with a surprise at the end Naage Koopad - Naage caves near Tallinn. Very nice cave, with ice forms for added beauty. And what a surprise at the end! Full story Alternate link
January 2026, Naage Koopad, Naage, Estonia Caving (Basic, Rock, Surveying)
Lubja caves in Tallinn Viimsi Koobas, or the caves of Viimsi, are a man-made set of tunnels on a cliff face rising near the Vimka - Viimsi Mäepark ski hill. There may be more than one tunnel and the tunnels are supposed to be longer, but I think they have been filled with sand or collapsed, as I was able to find only one about 13 meter long tunnel. Nice visit still, though. Full story Alternate link
January 2026, Viimsi Koobas, Lubja, Viimsi, Estonia Caving (Basic, Rock, Man-Made); Urban-Exploration (Tunnels)
Day trip to Tallinn snow, caves, and water I'm collecting things. Or rather experiences. Or visits to places. Ski resorts, swimming halls, caves... preferably as many as possible. Could I do a one day trip to Tallinn for some of the closest ski hills, caves, and spas that I had not yet visited? How many could I do in one day? Full story Alternate link
January 2026, Vimka - Viimsi Mäepark, Lubja, Viimsi, Estonia; Nõmme Lumepark, Mustamäe, Tallinn, Estonia; Viimsi Koobas, Lubja, Viimsi, Estonia; Naage Koopad, Naage, Estonia; Elamus Spa, Tallinn, Estonia Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Caving (Basic, Man-Made, Rock, Surveying); Urban-Exploration (Tunnels); Caving (Basic, Rock, Surveying); Swimming (Water, Waterbody-Pool, Indoor); Sauna (Normal, Steam)
Caver's Xmas party and Högberget visit The official year-end meeting of the Finnish Caving Association was in December, combined with the pre-Xmas party of the club. Very nice; lots to discuss, videos and photos to share. And new people to meet! Full story Alternate link
December 2025, Pukinmäki, Helsinki, Finland; Högberget, Kirkkonummi, Finland Caving (None, Social, Media); Caving (Rock, Rock-Granite, Morphology-Erosion, Basic)
Parc Naturel de Portneuf caves in Quebec The Portneuf municipality is half way between Trois-Rivières and Quebec cities, on the north side of the St. Lawrence river. A bit north of them lies the Saint-Alban village and there is the natural park, Parc Naturel de Portneuf. And two wonderful caves, the Grotte le Trou du Diable and Grotte aux Cascatelles. The first one is a Quebec speleological society's organized touring cave, a wet wading cave. I was not able to do this tour, since it was out of the season. In any case, summer would probably be a nicer time to be deep in the water. The second one is cave by the gorge-like river Sainte-Anne, where a small stream has carved a cave to short-cut the gorge walls. Full story Alternate link
November 2025, Grotte le Trou de Diable, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec, Canada; Grotte aux Cascatelles, Saint-Alban, Quebec, Canada Caving (Basic, Rock, Rock-Limestone, Morphology-Karst, Morphology-Erosion)
Spilia Beach Bar - obviously with a cave One would expect there to be plenty of caves in mountainous Greek islands, but it didn't seem to be the case for Idea. There are some beach caves, however, the easiest to access being right in the main village, Hydra, at the "Spilia Beach Bar". That, is the cave beach bar. Full story Alternate link
October 2025, Spilia Beach Bar cave, Hydra, Greece Caving (Basic, Swimming, Rock, Morphology-Erosion); Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Sea, Beach)
Sopot, Montenegro This was the backup cave after the failed trip (alt. link) to find the first one. But what a cave! Sometimes it is a raging tube shooting water at 50 m3 per second out to a waterfall and then free falling tens of meters to the lake. And sometimes it is a dry cave that you can explore. Very interesting! Just make sure you choose the latter time when you go caving :-) Full story Alternate link
September 2025, Sopot Pećina, Risan, Montenegro Caving (Basic, Rock, Rock-Limestone, Morphology-Karst, Surveying)
Ivanovići Pećina in Bečići, Montenegro The Ivanovići Pećina is a small, 18-meter cave located east of the town of Budva on the Adriatic Coast of Montenegro. The drive to access the cave is a long one up the hills on narrow roads, then there's a well-marked half a kilometer hike down a small valley and then up to the cave. But it is well worth the trip! The cave is nicely shaped, and the hike offers wonderful views. Indeed, even from the cave entrance you can see the green hills sloping down to the sea, and the coast. Recommended. Full story Alternate link
September 2025, Ivanovići Pećina, Bečići, Montenegro Caving (Basic, Rock, Rock-Limestone, Morphology-Karst, Surveying)
Cueva de Malvecino cave in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid Flying out of Madrid now after a very nice meeting, but not before hiking to the Cueve de Malvecino cave, did a 3D scan of it. This was in the Los Cerros park, east of the city. A hot hike, despite going there in the evening. Full story Alternate link
July 2025, Cueva de Malvecino, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Cueva de los Gigantones, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain Caving (Basic, Man-Made, Rock, Surveying); Caving (None, Man-Made, Rock)
Unspecified hole in Norway After exploring the Mareminehollet cave in Bergen, I was more in the south of Norway, and explored another cave. I don't want to expose its location or even name/city. It was interesting, though I the promised 50 meters seemed like a stretch. But I also didn't feel like squeezing into the very low part, it is possible that something could have been found there. Full story Alternate link
July 2025, Undisclosed cave 1, Undisclosed city, Norway; Undisclosed cave 1 side cave, Undisclosed city, Norway Caving (Basic, Rock, Morphology-Crack, Morphology-Erosion, Morphology-Karst, Surveying)
underground explorations around the world, from the point of view of a
beginner caver. The Planetcaver has explored underground places in
42 countries and 581 locations (434 natural in 36 countries and 148 man-made in 24 countries) and has written about 81 other places. You can also click on the map
on the left to see where in the world they took place.
