Greece · about 4 km from Kandila
Sintzi
- Max depth255 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 10–12 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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What it looks like
-240 m cave dive: Greece's depth record in Sintzi Sintzi Cave Diving – Πηγή Σίντζι, Arcadia, Greece | 16-1-2022 Sintzi Cave Diving – Πηγή Σίντζι, Arcadia, Greece | 26-2-2022 🔦 Σπηλαιοκατάδυση στο Σίντζι | SINTZI CAVE DIVING 🔦 Σπηλαιοκατάδυση στο Σίντζι | SINTZI CAVE DIVING
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-240 m cave dive: Greece's depth record in Sintzi Sintzi Cave Diving – Πηγή Σίντζι, Arcadia, Greece | 16-1-2022 Sintzi Cave Diving – Πηγή Σίντζι, Arcadia, Greece | 26-2-2022 🔦 Σπηλαιοκατάδυση στο Σίντζι | SINTZI CAVE DIVING 🔦 Σπηλαιοκατάδυση στο Σίντζι | SINTZI CAVE DIVING
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The dive
Freshwater spring in the Arcadian mountains, with water of 10–12 °C. Visibility is usually very good but varies by season, and the outflow depends on rainfall.
Profile and sections
Freshwater spring in the Arcadian mountains, with water of 10–12 °C. Visibility is usually very good but varies by season, and the outflow depends on rainfall.
According to T2B this is the deepest flooded cave in Greece. It has been a cave-diving objective since 1990 (Grafas); T2B gives 1996 as its discovery by the Hellenic Speleological Society.
- Depth and profile
- Air bell 350 m from the entrance. Two main branches with restrictions and vertical shafts; one restriction at ~-95 m. Deepest reached: -153 m (2009), -186/-187 m (2015), -240 m (May 2024), -255 m (2025, over 200 m of passage deeper than -200 m). ~1,500 m of passage explored.
- Configuration
- Narrow entrance and restrictions: sidemount. The dive to -240 m (2024) was done on two CCRs (sidemount + backmount) with several bailout stages.
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- The exploration team used a dual scooter for the deep section in 2025; narrow entrance and restrictions.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 255 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Spring pool ~5 km from Kandila, at ~700 m in the Arcadian mountains. The narrow entrance drops at 60–70° to -6 m.
Around Sintzi
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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News
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