Italy · Caving

8-Hour Sardinia Cave Tour with Shepherds' Lunch and Orgosolo

8 Hours Round trip from Sardinia Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Ispingoli Cave with its enormous 38-metre-high stalagmitic column
02 Discover the Virgins' Abyss and the Phoenician sacrificial well
03 Enjoy a typical Sardinian lunch with the shepherds in the open air
04 Taste Cannonau wine and the local brandy called 'filuferru'
05 Admire the famous murals painted on the house walls of Orgosolo

We start the tour with the Ispinigoli cave near the town of Dorgali. The cave is dominated by an enormous 38-meter-high limestone column, one of the tallest stalactite-stalagmite examples in Europe. Once known as the Virgins' Abyss, the site carries haunting significance, as archaeological research suggests it was probably used by the Phoenicians as a sacrificial well. The experience continues to the Orgosolo Supramonte for tasty, typical Sardinian open-air cooking among the ancient holm oaks, where lunch with the shepherds reveals the genuine flavours of this ancient land, enhanced by the full-bodied local Cannonau wine. On the way back, visit the centre of Orgosolo with its famous murals.

The cave is dominated by an enormous 38-meter-high limestone column, one of the tallest stalactite-stalagmite examples in Europe.

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What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Sardinia

Languages English, French, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Ispingoli Cave, Shepherds' Lunch and Orgosolo Murals

Begin the tour with a visit to Ispingoli cave, near the town of Dorgali. The cave is dominated by an enormous 38-metre-high stalagmitic column.
Explore the cave, which is rich in particularities such as the Virgins' Abyss and a Phoenician sacrifice well.
Continue to Monte Ortobene, then to Nuoro, and finally to Orgosolo for a typical lunch with the shepherds.
Watch the shepherds cook lunch in the open air, under the shade of the holm oaks and age-old junipers, surrounded by the natural environment.
Enjoy the unique flavours of typical Sardinian food, including salami, cheese, boiled sheep with 'patat'a perras', roasted pork, and local bread.
Have a full-bodied local wine, the Cannonau, strong in both colour and taste.
Taste a genuine and simple digestive liqueur, the local brandy called 'filuferru'.
Visit the MURALES of Orgosolo, the paintings on the house walls representing all kinds of subjects.