Caves for Experts in Granada
Underneath an overview of all the natural caves in Granada. The caves are ordened by experience. "Family Caves" will say that the caves are easy accessible and also inside the cave you will not have any problems. The category "Adventure" will say you do not need any equipment like ropes, snap hooks, etc. but only a flashlight. In this type of caves it is possible you have to enter cave galleries by crawling on your stomach through small holes. "Experts only" is what the name says; these caves can only be entered by persons, who have experience and the right equipment or persons who are part of an excursion with guides who have the equipment and all the papers to do this.
Expert Only Caves
Natural Chasms (vertical caves)
Stalactite Caves
Caves with Possibilities to Dive
Caves with Thermal Waters
Natural Chasms (vertical caves)
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Sima del Duende-Sierra Harana: The Sima del Duende is a relatively small cave, located in Sierra Arana. It is serving as cave-school for different caving clubs in the province. This is because, although not very deep, it has the main elements for declines and vertical..............
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Sima Niño de Guarda - Alfacar: This cave has three short parts, interbedded by ramps that reach a depth of 30 m and has 110 m of development.The first explorations were made in June 1951 by former members of the SGEG group who named it Sima del Chaparral.............
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Sima Redil-Sima Rica - Alhama de Granada: The vertical cave is located at an altitude of 1170 m, on the southern flank of the mountains formed by the Cerro de la Palomera and Sierra Blanquilla (Complex Sierra Gorda). It has a desnivel of -124 m and is about 795.......
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Peñones de Guerra / Sima Olivia - Colomera: The Peñones de Guerra are three aligned columns of carbonate rock, that are 20 meters high and are situated 931 m above sealevel.. Sima Olivia is a fracture that lies between two of the columns...........
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Complejo Sima de Nívar - La Lata - Nivar: The cave is situated in the municipality of Nivar, between the old trenches of the Spanish Civil War and overlooking the Embalse Cubillas and the sierras of Parapanda, Elvira and Sierra Nevada. The entry is a rappel of 15 m............
Stalactite Caves
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Cueva de Don Fernando - Castril: The cave is located on the northern slopes of the Sierra del Buitre, in the shelter of the cliffs of Barranco del Buitre and tributary of the river Castril. It is situated at an altitude of 1500 m. (at UTM coordinates X:51887 Y4190270), The cave is only.........
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Cueva del Agua de Padro Negro - PN Sierra de Huetor: Very nice cave which is situated on the hill of Jinestral (1,913 m). There are unexplored caves, the most famous being the Cueva del Agua de Prado Negro which has its entrance on the Tajos del Ginestral, on a altitude of 1800..
Caves with Possibilities to Dive or with Thermal Waters
Cueva del Agua (touristic cave) - Íznalloz (Los Montes): La Cueva del Agua is located at Pico del Asno of Sierra Harana at an altitude of 1730 meter in the municipality of Iznalloz (Granada). The opening with a height of 180 meter gives access to one of the most important caves......
Other Caves
Cueva del Buitre - Huéscar (Altiplano): In El Baranco del Buitre are two caves situated. The two caves should be entered by people with experience, because it is advisible to wear suits in order to walk to the river in the lower cave. It is unknown how deep the..............