Sima Destapada
Cave diving in Alicante and Murcia
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Type
- Small cylinders / no-mount
- Certification (estimate)
- Full cave
- DPV
- Not DPV-suitable
Hydrothermal cave in the same system as the Cueva del Agua: air 28–30 °C at 99% humidity, water 29–31 °C. Heavily sedimented and turbid underwater; explorers stopped surveying because of poor visibility.
More about Sima Destapada
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- Whether this site fits everyone's certification, gas and gear
- Access, parking and the route from the road
- Exact map pin and navigation
- Depth profile and sumps
- Configuration advice
- Warnings with sources (1)
- DPV suitability
- Driving times from your stay and a plan with the AI instructor
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Current conditions
Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:
- Spain Cave Conditions ↗
Cave divers share current conditions in Spanish caves here.
- Grupo Cueva del Agua LIMITE10000 ↗
Exploration group of the Cueva del Agua; publishes surveys and annual reports.
- Cuevas hipogénicas de Murcia (CENM) ↗
Catastro and articles on the thermal caves around Isla Plana (Cueva del Agua, Sima Destapada).
- Catálogo de Cavidades de la Provincia de Alicante ↗
Cave catalogue of Alicante province with records, incl. the Moraig and the Llop Marí on Tabarca.
Plan a cave diving trip to Alicante and Murcia
Enter your team, with certifications, gas and configurations, and see right away which caves fit. With driving times from your stay, fill stations and an AI instructor who thinks along.
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). Pins from caving catalogues (converted from ED50) and OpenStreetMap; ~ = estimate. Rules change – check locally.