Nabati Cave

Nabati Cave is located near the beautiful historic village of Nodushan, in Khezrabad District of Sadough (Ashkezar) County, Yazd Province. This natural cave, with its beautiful, eye-catching stalagmite and stalactite columns and cauliflower-shaped crystals, creates a unique and striking atmosphere in its various passages. The candy-like stalactites of the cave are one of its main features and are the reason behind its name ("Nabat" means rock candy). The cave has two entrances: a natural one, which requires a three-meter descent, and an artificial one, which makes it possible to enter the cave without descending.

The interior of Nabati Cave includes several chambers and numerous passages. After entering and passing the initial slope, you reach a three-way junction: the left path leads to a spring at a depth of 19 meters, the right path leads to a chamber, and the path straight ahead leads to the main passage of the cave. In the first chamber, two other passages can be seen: one leads to a corridor above the second chamber, and the other to a small hole through which you enter the second chamber by sitting down and squeezing through. From the second chamber, there are also passages to two beautiful little rooms and to the third chamber, which is the last chamber of the cave and is divided into two sections by a large piece of rock. Although the cave is neither large nor complex, using a guide line is recommended for peace of mind. With its unique beauty, Nodushan's Nabati Cave is also a suitable destination for enthusiastic but less experienced cavers.

Nabati Cave can be reached by two routes. The first runs from Yazd Province and the city of Meybod to Nodushan and is fully paved. The second leads from Isfahan Province and the city of Ezhiyeh, via Varzaneh and Sourak, to Nodushan; this route is 110 kilometers long, and part of it (about 70 kilometers) is a dirt road that is also passable for passenger cars. After reaching Nodushan, you must continue along the route south of the village to reach the village of Sadrabad. From there, you follow another dirt road of about 6.1 kilometers, and then, after about half an hour of hiking, you can reach the cave entrance, which lies 148 meters higher than the starting point of the hike. However, finding the cave entrance without a guide or GPS is very difficult.