Wallonia · about 1 km from Remouchamps (Aywaille)
Grotte de Remouchamps
Closed to divers
No public diving access: access for divers was restricted after a rescue in 1993.
- Max depth48 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialExperienced divers
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationNérée Diving (Namur)Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix (200 and 300 bar)Route ↗
Now at Grotte de Remouchamps
The dive
The Grotte de Remouchamps is an important resurgence cave with the underground river Rubicon (~1.2 km of passage in total), and a show cave since 1912.
1 earlier accident or incident has been reported at this cave. Read what happened ↓
Profile and sections
The Grotte de Remouchamps is an important resurgence cave with the underground river Rubicon (~1.2 km of passage in total), and a show cave since 1912. According to Delaby, S2 is one of the hardest sumps in Belgium: poor visibility, tortuous, with very narrow bedding planes.
- Depth and profile
- S2: 450 m, to -48 m (first passed in 1992); length and depth of S1 not published
- Configuration
- Very narrow bedding planes (laminoirs) and a tortuous route: small cylinders only, no backmount or CCR.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Tortuous and very narrow: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 48 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Show cave; the sumps lie beyond the stretch visitors cover by boat on the Rubicon. Access for divers was restricted after a rescue in 1993; there is no public diving access.
Around Grotte de Remouchamps
Fills1 fill station · 60 km
Nérée Diving (Namur)
Rue Père Cambier 17, 5000 Salzinnes (Namur)
Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix (200 and 300 bar)
Mon 11:00–19:00, closed Tue, Wed–Fri 11:00–19:00, Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun: ask
Dive shop with its own club: weekly quarry dives and pool training, tec diving courses (OC and rebreather: rEvo, Horizon). Walk-in fills for visitors: ask.
Caves nearby3 within 58 km
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Accidents and incidents
What happened at this cave before, with the sources. No names are given; read it as a lesson for your own planning.
- In 1993 a diver was trapped beyond S2 for about two days and had to be rescued; access was restricted afterwards.
Access and rules change: check what applies locally right before your trip. Source: GDELT Project and the news feeds of diving magazines. Search for more news ↗ Searched automatically, last on 13 Nov 2026.
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