Big Azish cave in Adygea

What to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting

Big Azish cave - the largest and most popular of the equipped caves in the Republic of Adygea. Its explored part has a length of 650 meters, but about 200 meters are equipped for visiting tourists. Inside there are paths and bridges, there is beautiful colored lighting. The roof and bottom of the cave are filled with bizarre stalactites and stalagmites, and if you have not been to such places before, then it is definitely worth a visit. If you have a choice, visit this cave or another equipped one Nezhna cave in Adygea, it is better of course, to see Bolshaya Azishskaya. It is much larger, more diverse and more interesting. True, visiting it is more expensive, and there are more tourists here.

The big Azish cave is visited only as part of an excursion, which are formed when buying tickets at the entrance, but it will not be possible to wander around it on your own. Groups are formed often, there is no need to register in advance and you can simply arrive during working hours and wait for the next shipment, which usually takes no more than half an hour. Inside the cave is very cool, the temperature is kept at +6℃, so dress warmly, and be sure to go to the toilet before visiting. Jackets are issued free of charge at the entrance.

A few hundred meters away is also the small Azishka cave. It is much smaller and not equipped, but if you wish, you can visit it. But this will be an independent hike without a guide. The entrance to the small cave is very narrow, you need to wear special clothes, which is not a pity to get dirty.