The incredible, spooky waterfall cave of Baatara Gorge

THIS triple waterfall was formed over thousands of years. When the mountain snow melts, water shoots down through a series of natural bridges into a spooky cave below.

WE’VE seen some hidden waterfalls and some inspirational waterfalls and some fabulously hike-able waterfalls ... but all of those were just one, singular waterfall.

Behold: a rare TRIPLE waterfall, better known as the Baatara Gorge Waterfall or Three Bridge Chasm. Mountain meltwater slowly carved the three-tiered wonder over thousands of years, cutting through Jurassic limestone in the for guests outside the Lebanese city of Beirut.

Nowadays, when the mountain snow melts, crystal ribbons of water shoot through three separate holes — separated by bridges — into a dark and spooky cave below.

Baatara Gorge Waterfall, Lebanon, Beautiful Three Tiered Fall which Drops into a Cave pic.twitter.com/t40ulzPr9O

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Waterfall fans with a case of wanderlust can get to Three Bridge Chasm from Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut — it’s about a two-hour drive through the foothills, vineyards and olive groves of the Lebanese countryside.

Once you’re there, hike across cliff tops to the falls.

Visitors soak up the waterfall. Picture: Institut francais du proche

The best time to visit is March or April, when the meltwater flows at its strongest. Visitors can enter the waterfall chamber and stare down at the dizzying line-up of stone bridges and caverns.

It’s spectacular. Picture: Serge Melki

You know what they say: don’t go chasing waterfalls ... unless it’s a triple waterfall.

The dark entrance to the waterfall cave. Picture: Serge Melki

This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post and is republished with permission.

The water shoots down below. Picture: Rabih

The cave ending. Picture: Serge Melki