Caving, also known as spelunking and potholing, is the recreational sport of exploring wild cave systems.

The challenges of caving depend on the cave being visited, but often include the traversing pitches, squeezes or even water, though actual cave diving is a separate sub-specialty undertaken only by very few cavers. Climbing or crawling is often necessary, and ropes are used extensively for safety in particularly steep or slippery passages.

Caving is often undertaken for physical exercise or simply enjoyment of the activity, as well as original exploration, similar to mountaineering or diving. Physical or biological science is also an important goal for some cavers.

The Soca Valley region and particularly Bovec offers caving with a variety of explored and unexplored locations for Caving. This exclusive branch of tourism is substantially growing in the region.