Trabuc cave
The self-guided audioguided tour in low season and accompanied in summer, will transport you into the history and magic of this great natural site, which has been awarded the Esprit Parc National des Cévennes label. The interactivity of the light control and the discovery of the galleries and their mineral beauties plunge visitors into an unusual underground world that's both fun and exciting.
Trabuc is a living cave, where water tirelessly leaves its imprint on the stone, trickling down draperies and cascades to the foot of Lac de Minuit in a spectacular display of light and shadow. It is home to a mysterious phenomenon: an army of 100,000 soldiers at the foot of the Great Wall! A formation that is unique in the world.
Frequented at its natural entrance by Huguenots during the Wars of Religion, then by Trabucaires, highwaymen who used it as a hideout, it was only in 1945 that the upper network was discovered, and is now easily accessible.
Experience the different tours offered by Trabuc's underground world,
with a varied program!
*The Double Visit: Rekindle the flame of the carbide lamps, for a joyful old-fashioned descent in the dark, in the footsteps of the 1st explorers.
*! Summer nocturnes: "The cave ignites" by the light of thousands of candles! An artistic and ephemeral illumination, combining the elements of water, rock and fire.
*It's magical! "The magic of Christmas lights" with the re-enchanted underground landscapes of Santa's cavern, to be seen with children's eyes, in December.
*Historical or scientific, through our Heritage Days and regular workshops.
*For children, Easter egg hunts and Halloween candy hunts are a fun way to discover the site.
Let yourself be surprised and stroll through these preserved wonders, which make the Grotte de Trabuc an essential part of your stay in the south of France. Labelled "Esprit Parc National des Cévennes", Grotte de Trabuc is part of a responsible and sustainable development approach.
Our aim is to reconcile economic viability, heritage protection and the development of the local economic fabric.
The site offers a welcome on a human scale, with the customer's experience built around a friendly encounter with the staff and guides, and an immersion as close as possible to the underground environment. Thanks to the sensory and emotional aspect of the experience, this encourages awareness of the value of the environment and the interactions of human activity.
The originality of the site :
1- The diversity of decors sculpted by nature, the crystalline aspect, the colors of minerals and oxides, surprising underground volumes at every turn of the gallery.
2- A wonderful encounter with the living world and its aquatic spaces, the clarity of the waters and the sound of the flows, the gush of the waterfalls after the rains, the pools and the lake with their turquoise reflections.
3- The Hall of 100,000 Soldiers, a singular vision of a landscape that is unique in the world and still baffles the scientific community!
D50
30140 Mialet
Means of communication
- Telephone : + 33787390624
- Telephone : + 33466850328
- e-mail : trabuc30@gmail.com
- Website
- Recreational activities
- Tourist cave / Other landscaped natural sites
Itinerary
- Duration : 1h0
Equipement
- Picnic area
- Bar
- Exhibition space
- Toilets
- Car park
- Free car park
- Private parking
- Coach parking
- Bicycle parking
- Defibrillator
Documents
Open
From 01/04 to 30/04/2026 daily between 10 am and 6 pm.
Last entrance daily at 5 pm.
From 01/05 to 05/07/2026 daily between 10 am and 6.30 pm.
Last entrance daily at 5.30 pm.
From 06/07 to 26/07/2026 daily between 10.15 am and 7 pm.
Last entrance daily at 6 pm.
From 27/07 to 25/08/2026 daily between 9.45 am and 7 pm.
Last entrance daily at 6 pm.
From 26/08 to 30/08/2026 between 10.15 am and 7 pm.
Last entrance at 6 pm.
From 31/08 to 13/09/2026 daily between 10 am and 6.30 pm.
Last entrance daily at 5.30 pm.
From 14/09 to 27/09/2026 daily between 10.30 am and 6 pm.
Last entrance daily at 5 pm.
From 28/09 to 18/10/2026 from Monday to Friday between 2 pm and 5.30 pm. Weekends between 10.30 am and 5.30 pm.
Last entrance daily at 4.30 pm.
From 19/10 to 01/11/2026 daily between 10.30 am and 5.30 pm.
Last entrance daily at 4.30 pm.
From 02/11 to 30/11/2026 on bank holidays and weekends between 10.30 am and 5.30 pm.
Last visit at 5:30 pm.
From 01/12 to 21/12 on Wednesday and weekends between 11 am and 5.30 pm.
From 22/12 to 31/12 daily between 11 am and 5.30 pm.
Loan of baby carrier, jacket or vest.
Themed and guided tours.
Bikers welcome
French audio guides + child-friendly version.
Rates
Adult: 15 €
Child (5-12 years): 10 €
Reduced price: 13.50 €.
Free entry for children under 5, accompanying guides, the drivers.
Group rate available for 20 people or more.
10% discount valid on classic guided tours or audio guided tours out of season or in full season.
Adult 14,90€ / Pass Up Discovery 13,40€,
Youth rate (13/18) 13,40€ / Pass Up Découverte rate 12,20€,
Child rate (5/12) 9,80€ / Pass UP Discovery 8,80€
We do not take the Culture Pass in individual offers, only for group offers.
Payment possibilities
- Bank/credit card
- Travellers Cheque
- Cash
- Online payment
- Culture Pass
- Credit transfer
Target audience
- Walkers/hikers
- Mountain bikers
- Groups
- Home school groups
- Holiday Camps Home
- Children
- Special rate for jobseekers
- Students
- Special rate for disabled people
- Cycle 1: nursery school
- Cycle 2: elementary School
- Cycle 3: elementary school (CM1, CM2)
- Cycle 3: college (6th)
- Cycle 4: middle School
- Higher Education
Group tours
- Size of groups : from 20 at 60 persons
Environment
- In the country
Spoken languages
Animals accepted
no
If carried.