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Cave Tour in Biela Valley

Adventure in a picturesque landscape

Challenging cave tour in the picturesque Bielatal. Under expert guidance, you’ll push your limits and explore deep and thrilling caves in the heart of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Just outside Dresden, you’ll experience an exciting day in a breathtaking natural setting.

Profile

  • Day tour

  • Hiking on narrow forest trails

  • Moderate to challenging cave explorations

Tour-Facts​

  • approx. ca. 6 - 8 hrs.

  • min. 4 / max. 10 Participants

  • Minimum age: 12 Jahre

Requirements

Fitness
Hiking Skills
Landscape
Adventure

The Tour

The Bielatal is renowned for its dense concentration of climbing rocks. On both sides of the valley, sandstone peaks rise majestically. Here, you’ll follow discreet paths into a labyrinth of wooded rock towers.

Erosion has carved deep shafts into the sandstone, and rock falls from the main massif have created large boulder caves (voids) that we will explore in detail.

This area is also home to two of the most spectacular caves in Saxon Switzerland: the "Deep Cave" and the "Johannes Ruscher Cave."
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These two caves are absolute highlights, and with the expert guidance of our instructor, you’ll have the opportunity to rappel into both.

A lunch break by the Biela River or at the Dachsenbaude is another highlight, where you can admire the surrounding climbing peaks and watch climbers in action.

Sturdy clothing, long pants, and solid footwear (even in summer) are required. This tour is suitable for athletic and adventurous children aged 12 and up.


*Please note: Descending into the Johannes Ruscher Cave is reserved for very athletic and slender individuals. The guide will assess on-site whether a visit to this cave is feasible.

Reisebeschreibung

Itinerary

The itinerary described here is schematic, and for organizational reasons, the content and route may change. The helicopter flight will either take place at the beginning of the hike (we will be flown into the national park) or at the end (we will be flown out of the national park). In the latter case, the hikes will occur in reverse order.

09.30

All participants meet at the designated meeting point (see map). After a brief introduction and orientation, you’ll receive your safety helmet, headlamp, and climbing harness. Please remember to bring a small daypack, so you don’t have to carry the helmet by hand between cave visits.

10.00

We set off into the forest area where the caves are located.

16.00

Back at the starting point of the tour. Farewell and wish you a safe and pleasant journey home.

Reiseverlauf

Requirements

The focus of this tour is on exploring the caves, shafts, passages, and the well-hidden entrances. The paths between the caves are relatively short, but they offer beautiful opportunities to enjoy the forest and nature. There are a few short ascents to tackle, but the daily distance and elevation gain are not the main focus of this tour.

You should not be afraid of tight spaces and should have a certain level of comfort with heights. However, you always have the option to skip more challenging cave explorations. Of the approximately six caves, half are in a higher, more difficult level (rappelling, very narrow passages).

 

If you have any questions about this, feel free to reach out anytime!

Anforderungen
Leistungen

Services

Standard

Guided hike and cave exploration

Group size: min. 4 / max. 10

Includes helmet, headlamp, and climbing harness

X Travel to and from the meeting point
X Lunch/packed lunch

€ 79,- Per Person

*The price is per participant and covers the services described above, subject to the minimum number of participants. Prices are inclusive of VAT.

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Booking

Please send us your date request. We will get back to you within 24 hours and answer all your questions. If your preferred date is available, you can also receive a booking link directly

You can also reach us via WhatsApp at: +49 (0) 179 686 1226​

Cave Tour in Biela Valley

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Your Guides

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Marcus Sommer
Cave guide
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Meeting Point

Waldparkplatz Ottomühle,

01824 Rosenthal-Bielatal

(50°50'21.5"N 14°02'42.3"E)

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