The Cave of Astim

It's 300 meters southwest of Paradise Falls. It's lowered by a helical iron ladder. The interconnected galleries, which have a total length of 200 meters, are decorated with giant pendants and spires of very interesting shapes. The cave is called Astym - Wish Cave because it is illuminated inside and is believed to be good for asthmatics and wishes are kept inside. The average temperature in the cave is 15 degrees Celsius, and the humidity reaches 85% in summer and 95% in winter. Visitors make wishes and tie pieces of cloth to the branches of trees and shrubs surrounding the Cave of Heaven and Hell and the Cave of Asthma and Wishes.