SOF OMAR CAVE

It is the largest cave in Africa. The area of the cave is typically characterized by flat topography and deep gorges cut by the river Web which forms the cave. The beauty of the cave consists in the untouched and wild aspects of the huge main passages, the shape of the galleries and the white color of the lime stone basalt forming the walls. This is in marked contrast to what you will experience in the Bale Mountains at up to 4,000m.Very different animals occurring along the way. The cave itself carries the whole flow of the Web river that rises in the Bale Mountains, underground through wonderfully carved caverns for the distance of one and half kilometers. There are over fifteen kilometer of associated passages, which require skill, time and special equipment for the full exploration.