Dominican Republic
Jardín Oriental (Cueva Río Brujuela)
- Max depth30 m (98 ft)
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 24–26 °C (75–79 °F)estimated, no reports yet
Diving and fills
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The dive
Access to the Cueva Higuayagua and the underground Río Brujuela: a main line with a series of T-junctions through tunnels and collapses.
Profile and sections
Access to the Cueva Higuayagua and the underground Río Brujuela: a main line with a series of T-junctions through tunnels and collapses. The DRSS calls the visibility excellent throughout; a visitor described the way back after percolation as 'a vanilla milkshake'.
Discovered and first dived by the French diver Denis Bourret.
Practical: mind your ankles on the uneven dry descent.
- Depth and profile
- Average about -16 m; an abyss to -30 m that continues deeper; halocline around -25 m
- Configuration
- Backmount or sidemount; the centres ask for sidemount for the farther sections.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
- Goes down to 30 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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
In the guarded residential area Paseo de Oriental near La Caleta (km 22 of the Autopista de las Américas): parking, reception, lit concrete stairs through the dry cave to the water. Book through the managing Fundación Bidica or your cave centre (about 350 USD). Certified cave divers only.
Around Jardín Oriental (Cueva Río Brujuela)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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