Jeskyně Balcarka – Ostrov u Macochy

Location: Ostrov u Macochy č. p. 458, 679 14 Ostrov u Macochy · South Moravia

Category: karst cave

A colourful karst cave in the Moravian Karst near Ostrov u Macochy. An underground maze of corridors, fissures and domes on two levels surprises visitors with a variety of sinter coatings and stalagmites. The entrance portal in Balcarova skála rock is an important palaeontological and archaeological site with finds from the Palaeolithic era.

Why visit this place?

• Workmen discovered the cave on 16 June 1923 and named its first richly decorated chamber Popeluška (Cinderella).
• It opened to the public on Easter Sunday 1925.
• Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 2,787 visitors on Google Maps.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at every age group from preschool to secondary school.
• There are 80 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: March–November Tue–Sun 9:00–16:00 (also Mon in peak season); January–February closed.
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 220 CZK, children 110 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.8 ★ from 2787 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: preschool (3–6), primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Guided tour of the cave (approx. 60 min, 720 m route, 330 steps). Commentary covers geology, speleology, palaeontology and archaeology of the Moravian Karst. Discounted admission for schools (50% of the children's price).

Official website: https://balcarka.caves.cz/

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