Southwest Madagascar
Mitoho
- Max depth45 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
The first flooded cave the team found in Madagascar, in 2013: a few hundred metres of passage to a chamber full of unusual formations, the 'Bat Cave'.
Profile and sections
The first flooded cave the team found in Madagascar, in 2013: a few hundred metres of passage to a chamber full of unusual formations, the 'Bat Cave'. Beyond tight restrictions, the deeper part holds three complete fossils of Cryptoprocta spelea, an extinct predator the size of a wolf, related to the fossa; palaeontologists think the cave was their den when it was still dry.
Practical: only with an organised expedition; the cave is sacred and still used for offerings.
- Depth and profile
- Average ~20 m, max 45 m.
- Configuration
- Sidemount: the team only got through a series of tight restrictions in sidemount.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / CCR
- Goes down to 45 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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 Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, close to Aven; a sacred place where offerings have been made for centuries.
Around Mitoho
FillsNo fill station known nearby
Caves nearby4
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