Is the Nil Diya Pokuna trek safe for children or seniors?

Going into Nil Diya Pokuna is absolutely not safe for young children or senior citizens. The extreme physical requirements, the high chance of slipping on wet rocks, and those tight enclosed corridors make it a fit only for agile adults, not the rest.

Getting through the cave involves scrambling down near-vertical shafts using ropes, then forcing your way through jagged gaps. Because there is no real emergency rescue infrastructure available, any injury that happens far underground would mean a very intricate and dangerous evacuation process, with no straightforward help.