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Levante (Alicante and Murcia)

Big Mushroom (Moraira)

  • Max depth17 m
  • CertificationCavern

The dive

A small cavern system of about 50 m in a 17 m deep dive site. Scuba Moraira uses it for cavern and cave training. Practical: the certification level is an estimate; ask the centre what they require.

Profile and sections

A small cavern system of about 50 m in a 17 m deep dive site. Scuba Moraira uses it for cavern and cave training.

Practical: the certification level is an estimate; ask the centre what they require.

Depth and profile
Site to -17 m; cavern system ~50 m long. Entrance depth not published.
Configuration
All configurations (estimate); passage dimensions not published.
DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
Short cavern system: no gain.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Cavern
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveGoes down to 17 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
Depends on water level or swell

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

Boat dive, ~15 min from Moraira harbour, with Scuba Moraira.

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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 (Alicante province cave catalogue, CENM catastro and Grupo Cueva del Agua in Murcia, Benitatxell town hall, Región de Murcia tourism, MAPA/BOE, caving clubs, dive centres and news; Sept 2026), and for the Cueva del Elefante the site of the Celacanto dive centre in Altea (Oct 2026). Pins from caving catalogues (converted from ED50) and OpenStreetMap; ~ = estimate. Rules change – check locally.