Casket 4 – Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GCYZQE
by slycapou
Difficulty:
1
Terrain:
1
Location:
Egypt
N 29° 57.027′ E 031° 07.745′

Mysterious, fascinating, and perfect for tourists. Are we describing geocaching or the Great Pyramid of Giza? Trick question—the answer is both! One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the awesome series of pyramids known as the Giza pyramid complex, or Giza Necropolis, has come to define our sense of historic and remarkable. While we can’t guarantee you’ll find sarcophagi and buried treasure on your trip to Giza, our Geocache of the Week, Casket 4 (GCYZQE), is sure to bring you a smiley and plenty of adventure!

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Uyuni Train Cemetery — Geocache of the Week

Traditional
GC6QJBD
by gcuyuni
Difficulty:
1.5
Terrain:
1.5
Location:
Bolivia
S 20° 28.920′ W 066° 50.280′

Geocaching is an anytime, anywhere adventure that can lead you to very unexpected places. With no place to dodge the sun, the blazing desert floor is the perfect backdrop for some extreme geocaching and discovering some very unique attractions. Grab your sunglasses—we’re traveling to Uyuni, Bolivia to explore a very unusual cemetery for our Geocache of the Week, Uyuni Train Cemetery (GC6QJBD).

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Top 9 Geocaches of the Week 2021

Each week we highlight special geocaches from around the world—and what a year it’s been! We have seen an amazing variety of geocaches this year ranging from a well-engineered Multi-Cache hidden in Germany, a historic EarthCache on top of The Lion Mountain in Sri Lanka, an epic dive below the bright blue waters in the Cayman Islands, a bone-chilling 5/5 find on Snake Island in North Macedonia, and many other intriguing caches.

We took a look at which geocaches you liked most on our blog, Facebook, and Twitter and assembled a list of the top 9 to share. Tell us which geocaches you liked most!

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The Secret War Tunnel – Geocache of the Week

Mystery
GC44N13
by The Cretan Runners
Difficulty:
2.5
Terrain:
3.5
Location:
Greece
N 35° 22.111 E 024° 15.758

Have you ever found a geocache with secrets so mysterious they need to be guarded? How far would you go to uncover the mystery? The Island of Crete may be infamous for its elaborate labyrinths, but this tunnel near Kalivaki Beach has a view—and a secret—like no other. Gear up and prepare for a proper Grecian adventure with this Geocache of the Week: The Secret War Tunnel (GC44N13).

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New country souvenir, Tanzania, with Geocache of the Week: Uhuru Peak

Traditional Cache
GC10CTQ
by Verm
Difficulty:
5
Terrain:
5
Location:
Tanzania
S 03° 04.557 E 037° 21.194

Today, we released a new country/regional souvenir for Tanzania. If you have found a geocache in Tanzania, you automatically receive the souvenir on your profile.

Karibu Tanzania! Nestled within the African Great Lakes region, Tanzania is a vast East African country known for its sprawling wilderness and opportunities to see the Big Five (lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, elephants, and African buffalos) on safari. Home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the wild Serengeti, and the largest volcanic crater on Earth, Tanzania has an abundance of riches just waiting to be explored.

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