The deviation from the main road is just 2 km east of the junction to Devetaki village. Landmark the right - a stack of abandoned steam plant. A brown plate shows the fork on the road. An entrance fee before the new bridge. Second option: Turn on the road to the village Devetaki. After 2 km will see a sign to the left of the road. Take the tourist trail and descend down to the cave. There is no fee, but you'll have to climb back. The trail is 30 minutes, the displacement is 100 meters.
After seeing a picture of this cave, I've planned a trip to visit it. The cave is situated close to the city of Lovech but getting there may be a bit tricky if you cannot read Cyrillic, in order to understand all the signs. Unfortunately, Google navigator seems to be not so accurate in that area, helping us to get lost a couple of times :). Fortunately, it was not a big issue to finally find our way. Don't quit visiting the cave just because you may waste a few minutes trying to find you way. It really worth it :). Devetashka is impressive!If you find yourself in the area, you may want to go to Krushunski waterfall too. It is at a short drive away and it is not to be missed.
The cave is huge and really impressive. If you are around it is definitely worth the visit. I've never seen anything like this before.
After reading about this cave a few years ago I've always wanted to visit. Finally, we were in the right area this summer. The cave is easy to find, just a couple of minutes of the main road past and well signposted. There is a small charge to enter but we were lucky enough that the man at the gate didn't ask for anything off us. We expected a bit of a walk from the car park to the cave so we were very surprised that after a very easy 5 minute walk we were there. The cave is easily accessible even for people with mobility issues.Some areas of the cave were cordoned off due to the breeding bats but this did not effect our enjoyment. The cave was very busy with a coach of visitors and a large school group there at the same time as us but the cave is large so it wasn't over crowded or noisy. I would recommend visiting if you are in Bulgaria
Interesting cave formation just a couple of km of the road to the Maarata Waterfall when travelling from Lovech. Well worth the detour. Massive cave with roof as high as 100m in places. Makes you realise how insignificant we are in relation to nature. Easy access (short walk) with surface suitable for most people with some mobility problems
I’ve heard a lot about this cave even before the movie was made. This time when we were visiting Bulgaria we decided to go there. It is absolutely unique place. We’ve seen a lot of underground caves in USA and Bulgaria, but this is one of a kind. The cave is the home of many different spices of bats and other animals, the sign was showing that there are 45 kinds of animals. Only part of the cave is accessible. Great place to visit, but limited times to visit; as far as I remember June thru September (please check before you head there, I saw a sign in front of the cave with this information). There is a short walk from the place where you can park (this is not a parking lot, just a dirt road) right before the bridge, the fee was very small. We also visited the Krushunski Waterfalls, they are not far from the cave, may be 20 km or less. On the way to the cave we saw lots of other signs for waterfalls, but we didn’t go… Great place for pictures! This is the site that you can read more if you are interested: http://bulgariatravel.org/en/object/355/Devetashka_peshtera
This is really a beautiful cave, although most of it is closed. Easy to explore even for kids. It would be good to have a guide there, otherwise I don't see a reason to collect a fee for visiting the cave.
It is an unique cave because in comparison to all Bulgarian caves, Devetashka Cave is an open one. The height between the ground and the top roof is some 50-60 m, there are big wholes on the top of the cave where the sun penetrates from, and for this reason it is not as cool as in other caves. It became relatively famous after The Expendables 2 shooting scenes. There is a huge population of bats in here. A lovely, lovely place! It is also not far away from Krushunski Waterfalls, so the two sites can be visited in one day.
Impressive cave. The part that is possible to visit is just awesome. Almost like from another planet. It is just a pity that the rest of the cave is closed due to the hibernating bats that live there. At least it was when I visited.
The cave is absolutely a place which everybody must visit! There are no words to explain the energy inside! And the nature outside! :) There is no information sign on the main road so you can not find it easy but if you ask somebody it is possible to find it! This is the only one bad thing there !