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Izbucul Izbândiș (Pădurea Craiului)

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Exploration and rescue training by Salvamont-Salvaspeo Cluj only.

Source: Actual de Cluj – national diving record (2024) ↗
  • Max depth129 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • SpecialSidemount
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The dive

Romania's deepest dived underwater cave.

Profile and sections

Romania's deepest dived underwater cave.

Source: Actual de Cluj – national diving record (2024) ↗
Depth and profile
National depth record of -129 m (February 2024), after -121 m in 2022; the passage narrows and continues downwards. A 425 m line.
Configuration
Expedition dive on trimix in water of at most 9 °C.
Gas
Trimix from 40 m
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveGoes down to 129 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
Experienced diversPermission needed

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Source: Actual de Cluj – national diving record (2024) ↗

How to get there

Spring in the Pădurea Craiului (Bihor), near Șuncuiuș (commune not confirmed). Exploration and rescue training by Salvamont-Salvaspeo Cluj only.

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Source: Actual de Cluj – national diving record (2024) ↗

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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 (Oct 2026): InDEPTH (2020), promehedinti.ro, showcaves.com, ro.wikipedia, Adevărul, Financiarul, scubaboard (2011), the paper by Vălenaș et al. on Cotețul Dobreștilor, reports of Polish expeditions (sktj.pl), Alba24, Actual de Cluj (2024), Agerpres, economica.net, transilvaniacavediving.com (2021–2022 programmes) and subaquasport.com. Izverna pin from showcaves; the Apuseni springs have none. Certification and configurations are estimates. Only Izverna is a place for visiting cave divers; the rest is expedition terrain.