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Dominican Republic

La Roca

  • Max depth25 m (82 ft)
  • CertificationFull cave
  • Water temperature≈ 24–26 °C (75–79 °F)estimated, no reports yet
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The dive

The cave with the discotheque: the entrance is inside a party venue with a pool, so count on loud music and litter at the entry.

Profile and sections

The cave with the discotheque: the entrance is inside a party venue with a pool, so count on loud music and litter at the entry. Underwater the main line drops through boulders and rises some 4 m at the back to a boulder choke, with a halocline and greenish water.

Source: DRSS – La Roca ↗Source: Danny Goes Diving – Cave diving in the DR (2013) ↗Source: Dominican Divers – cave diving ↗
Depth and profile
Average about -15 m, max -25 m; the whole cave in about 45 minutes
Configuration
Backmount or sidemount; the centres ask for a sidemount speciality.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
  • Whole caveGoes down to 25 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
Permission neededEntry or dive fee

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Source: DRSS – La Roca ↗Source: Danny Goes Diving – Cave diving in the DR (2013) ↗Source: Dominican Divers – cave diving ↗

How to get there

A walled compound in a neighbourhood near the airport, some 45 minutes from downtown; concrete steps through the dry cave to the entrance pool. Children carry tanks for a tip. Through the cave centres, usually together with El Tildo.

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Around La Roca

FillsNo fill station known nearby
Other sites6

News

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 5 Nov 2026.

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Source: DRSS – La Roca ↗Source: Danny Goes Diving – Cave diving in the DR (2013) ↗Source: Dominican Divers – cave diving ↗

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (DRSS dr-ss.com, Dive Dominicana, Dominican Divers, Scuba Diving, Advanced Diver, World Nomads, divemasteraustin.com, showcaves.com, godominicanrepublic.com, Dominican press, DAN; Oct 2026), the book Las cuevas sumergidas de República Dominicana (environment ministry / Fundación Espeleobuceo Hispaniola, 2003; facts only); Dive Dominicana's gases and prices confirmed by Dive Dominicana, and Golden Arrow's details by Golden Arrow (Oct 2026). Oleg's Bat House and Sistema La Negra were added in Nov 2026 (DRSS, Dive Dominicana, Dominican Divers, and for Oleg's Bat House Caving News and DR1 after Listín Diario, 2011). The DRSS descriptions date from around 2013. Pins only where a source gives them; the caves on private land around Santo Domingo deliberately without a pin. Rules, prices and access change — check with your guide.