Romania · about 15 km from Baia de Aramă
Peștera Izverna (Isverna)
- Max depth42 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ 4–9 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialSidemount
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What it looks like
Salvamont Gorj - Scuba Diving Pestera Izverna 2004 Izverna Cave Diving Video Izverna Oct.22, 2011.MOV Cave diving Izverna 2014 HD
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Salvamont Gorj - Scuba Diving Pestera Izverna 2004 Izverna Cave Diving Video Izverna Oct.22, 2011.MOV Cave diving Izverna 2014 HD
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The dive
An active resurgence with a permanent stream; the village takes its drinking water from it. The cave is home to a protected bat colony. The cave was first described in 1914.
1 earlier accident or incident has been reported at this cave. Read what happened ↓
Profile and sections
An active resurgence with a permanent stream; the village takes its drinking water from it. The cave is home to a protected bat colony.
The cave was first described in 1914. The first sumps were dived in 1980, Cousteau's team visited in 1990/91, and the black sump was passed in 2005.
- Depth and profile
- Green sump ~50–100 m to 12–15 m, with strong current; a short yellow sump; then the black sump of more than 400 m and 40–42 m deep, Romania's longest sump, which drops quickly from -7 to -42 m. The cave is more than 1.5 km long.
- Configuration
- Crawling, wading and carrying between the sumps: sidemount is easiest (estimate). Cold water of 7–9 °C: drysuit.
- Gas
- Trimix from 40 m
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 42 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
At the western edge of Izverna village (Mehedinți), ~100 m past the last house; from road 670 between Baia de Aramă and Balta 6.3 km on DC50. A ~3 m wall with a rope, then a locked gate; ~220 m of walking to an inner lake you cross in a small inflatable, then a sloping rock of ~30 m to the water. Closed to tourists; ask the geopark and the commune about the key and permission.
Around Peștera Izverna (Isverna)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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Accidents and incidents
What happened at this cave before, with the sources. No names are given; read it as a lesson for your own planning.
- Several divers have died here over the decades.
Access and rules change: check what applies locally right before your trip. Source: GDELT Project and the news feeds of diving magazines. Search for more news ↗ Searched automatically, last on 5 Nov 2026.
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