Macocha Abyss and Punkava Caves

I%26#39;ve read nice things about the Macocha Abyss and the Punkava Caves so it%26#39;s possible that we%26#39;ll make a visit on our stay in Brno at the beginning of October.

I have 2 questions.

1. I%26#39;ve heard that some time of the year the tickets are sold out so reservation is recommended. Is this the case in October if we want to go on a weekend? If we should reserve what is the homepage or the e-mail address which we can use?

2. It was not quite clear for me from the websites how can we get to the top of the Macocha Abyss. If I understood right, from the parking place we can get easily to the caves and during the cave tour we%26#39;ll see the bottom of the Abyss.

And somewhere there is a cable car to the top of it... but where? And how much does it cost?

Any website would help for me if one exists.

I hope you can answer to my questions.

Thanks,

Dora

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Hi Dora,

try this website www.moravskykras.net/en/moravian-karst.html - it is about the whole area and you%26#39;ll find all the necessary information there. I wouldn%26#39;t worry about the tickets, but you can send an email there and book the tickets in advance.

Hope this helps.

Barbora

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You should be OK with the tickets at that time of the year, but as Bara says, best reserve in advance to make sure www.moravskykras.net/en/information.html in the summer it can get very busy.

More information here as well www.cot.cz/data/english/00_09/9_reg_7.htm

I am a regular visitor and it is a great day out. You actually park your car at the bottom and a little road train brings you around - it is clear when you get there. All admission fees are here http://www.moravskykras.net/en/open.html

Have fun!

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Check also www.blansko.cz/en/kras/mk-balcarka.php…

Also go to the homepage. Some caves do get flooded from time to time; October can get quite rainy...

Anyway, some small towns (Cerna Hora, Boskovice, castles nearby are equally nice to visit. Have a nice vacation.

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Thanks for all of you the information and the websites - some of them was new for me.

But it seems there are really no information on the web about the price of the cable-car. :(

I hope we%26#39;ll really find our way and I%26#39;m thinking of reserving tickets.

Thanks,

Dora

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Here you go - it is all in Czech, though!

www.punkevni-jeskyne.cz/lanovka-vlacek.php

Basically it is 80 Crowns return on the cable car, or 60 Crowns one-way

For the little train it is 70 Crowns return, 60 Crowns singel

Or for both it is 120 Crowns return or 100 Crowns single.

Children under 6 are free

You might want to run it through google translate to get a better idea of what the rest says, but it is basically the same as the information given in the other links posted above.

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wow, this page looks super-helpful! (naturally with the help of google-translator)

Thanks! :)

Dora

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I was there at the beginning of September. We had made reservations in August but when we went to go pick up our tickets, the guy had no idea. I went up and said I%26#39;ve reserved tickets for the 11am tour, and he actually said %26quot;i don%26#39;t know, did you?%26quot; He didn%26#39;t look up any names or anything, but the tour wasn%26#39;t even sold out so we got in anyway... oh well! It all worked out!

You can choose to walk up to the caves if you wish. It%26#39;s about 2km. Two of us walked, the other two took the train. Both were nice! The cable car is another 100m walk. Signs are everywhere, you%26#39;ll find your way around quite easily

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Thanks for the information!

I cannot imagine now how to get back to the cable car after the cave-tour, but hope it will be clear enough when we%26#39;ll be there. :)

Thanks to all of you for all the information. I%26#39;ve printed out a lot of websites and will bring with me :)

Dora

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It is all very easy - I have been there loads of times and have never needed to bring any printouts with me :)

I have even been there when it was -25C and the snow was 2 metres deep outside. It was absolutely magical and the boat was still full!

Other places of interest nearby are the aforementioned Černá Hora brewery http://www.pivovarcernahora.eu/ and Boskovice, also the Rájec-Jestřebí chateau and, if you like that sort of thing, the goat farm in Šošůvka is quite interesting (and sells excellent goat cheese stuff!) www.sedlakkozy.cz/english/index.php…

Have fun!

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We%26#39;ve visited the cave and the Abyss and everything was beautiful!

There was no need to make reservation (but we did).

And the answer to all of my questions was easy: The entrance and the exit of the cave were almost at the same point :) And also there was the lower station of the cable car. :)

Thanks for all your help!

Dora