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Mallorca · about 15 km from Portocolom

Cova des Drac de Cala Santanyí

Closed to divers

Closed to recreational cave divers. Natura 2000 cave (ZEC): the Balearic government only grants access for activities backed by a scientific institution or university, or carried out on behalf of a public administration. Some entrances are closed off.

Source: Govern de les Illes Balears – Servei de Planificació al Medi Natural (mededeling, okt 2026) ↗
  • Max depth24 m
  • CertificationFull cave
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  • Fill stationSkualo Porto Cristo~43 min drive (estimate)Unknown — ask about fills (air/nitrox); no trimix mentionedRoute ↗
  • Fill stationZOEA Mallorca~90 min drive (estimate)Not stated — askRoute ↗
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Status
Closed

The dive

A coastal cave, protected as a ZEC (Natura 2000). In June 2019 environmental agents reported a group of foreign cave divers who dived here without a permit.

Natura 2000 cave (ZEC): closed to recreational cave divers. The Balearic government only grants access for activities backed by a scientific institution or university, or carried out on behalf of a public administration; some entrances are closed off. These are extremely fragile habitats, where vandalism and the destruction of formations have happened before. It is enforced: in June 2019 foreign cave divers who dived here without a permit were reported.
Source: Ultima Hora, jun 2019 ↗Source: Govern de les Illes Balears – Servei de Planificació al Medi Natural (mededeling, okt 2026) ↗
Profile and sections

A coastal cave, protected as a ZEC (Natura 2000).

In June 2019 environmental agents reported a group of foreign cave divers who dived here without a permit. The caving federation then pointed to permit delays of months.

Depth and profile
Max -24 m (Galeria des Cavaller); 766 m of the 1,005 m is underwater (1998 survey).
Configuration
Unknown.
DPV: unknown
No data on the passages.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveConfiguration unknown — research beforehand · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveGoes down to 24 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
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How to get there

Coastal cave at Cala Santanyí, 3 km SE of Santanyí. The entrance is physically open (no gate), but the cave is closed to recreational cave divers.

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Around Cova des Drac de Cala Santanyí

Fills2 fill stations · nearest 28 km

  • Skualo Porto Cristo

    ~43 min drive (estimate)

    Passeig des Cap des Toll 11, 07680 Porto Cristo

    Unknown — ask about fills (air/nitrox); no trimix mentioned

    Ask

    PADI 5-star centre in the reference town; boat dives and boat trips to the Cova des Coloms sea cave. No tec or cave-diving offer found.

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  • ZOEA Mallorca

    ~90 min drive (estimate)

    Club Nàutic Santa Ponsa, Santa Ponsa (also Via Creu 46, 07180, Palma)

    Not stated — ask

    1 Apr–31 Oct daily; 1 Nov–31 Mar weekends and holidays only

    Large centre in the south-west; daily boats to >30 sites, incl. the El Toro, Malgrats and Dragonera reserves (Cueva de la Ventana). Handy if you stay on the west side.

    Website ↗Navigate ↗
Caves nearby6 within 54 km

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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 (Sept 2026): Govern de les Illes Balears (Xarxa Natura 2000, marine reserves), BOE, Papers SEB and Endins (Gràcia et al.), Federació Balear d'Espeleologia, news (Ultima Hora, eldiario.es), dive centres, ActivityFan and wannadive; Govern de les Illes Balears – Servei de Planificació al Medi Natural (message, Oct 2026). Published surveys of the caves appear in the journal Endins (Federació Balear d'Espeleologia); we don't reproduce them. Pins come from OpenStreetMap, Grottocenter/grottomap, Wikipedia and wannadive (for sea caves a boat position); seven sites have no pin yet. The sea caves near Font de sa Cala (Cueva del Raya, Baile de las Brujas, Plaza de Torres) come from the dive-site page of Dive & Fun Font de sa Cala (Oct 2026). ~ = estimate; certification levels and configurations are estimates. Rules change — check locally.