Day 8 - Punkevní jeskyně

The plan today was to visit one of the show caves in the Moravian Karst. This is an area near the small town of Blansko to the north of Brno.

We found that to visit Punkevní jeskyně  that we should have booked three weeks ago! Jarek called a business contact at the caves administration and they sorted out tickets.

We drove up there, stopping for lunch at the hotel attached to the Černá Hora brewery. Claire and I both had gulaš and Lilka a healthier salad! The brewery here was first built back in 13th century. They have become very proficient.

At the caves we took the cable car from the parking level to the entrance area. I have been here before but not into the cave. Lilka collected our tickets and we found they were free. The tour is about 800m of walking through galleries and caves with many stalactites and stalagmites in clusters. I took some photos (a couple here) and some came out okay in the low light.

There is then an electric boat ride through the Punkevny river caves to another single gallery, inaccessible any other way.

After a coffee by the entrance we set off for home, stopping in Brno at a shopping center.