Sivarz Cave

Sivarz Cave is located in Mazandaran Province, in the highlands of the Dodangeh region of Sari. The cave entrance lies on a very steep slope, hidden beneath a large hornbeam tree, and cannot be seen from even a few metres away. The cave sits at an elevation of 1,200 metres above sea level, and the surrounding area is covered by dense forest.

The interior of the cave begins with a 15-metre main shaft. By setting up a natural anchor from the tree trunks, you can descend to the bottom. At the bottom of the shaft there are two water outlets, which are impossible for a person to pass through, and the final section of the shaft is covered with plenty of mud and silt, bat droppings, frogs and snakes. The walls at the bottom of the shaft have limestone formations, which show that the cave was once deeper and has been filled in by sediment over time.

You can reach Sivarz Cave by taking the route from Sari to Dodangeh, Mohammadabad and the village of Partakla. From there, follow a forest road toward the Si Ostal highlands until you reach a clearing in the middle of the forest. Beyond this point, reaching the cave entrance without a guide or a GPS track is very difficult and dangerous.