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Sorgente di Su Gologone

Sardinia · about 7 km from Dorgali

Sorgente di Su Gologone

  • Max depth137 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • Water temperature≈ ~12 °Cestimated, no reports yet
  • SpecialExperienced divers

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Fills nearby

  • Fill stationProtec Sardinia~22 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox, trimix (helium), O₂ — mixing panel and boosterRoute ↗
  • Fill stationBase One Cave Diving~23 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox, trimix (helium), O₂ — mixing panel and boosterRoute ↗
  • Fill stationBluforia Diving Center (Cala Gonone)~23 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox, trimix and mixed gas; twinsets 12+12 and 15+15 and 3 l rebreather cylindersRoute ↗
All fill stations and places to stay ↓

What it looks like

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The dive

The water is very clear. Su Gologone is Sardinia's most important spring and the outlet of the Supramonte di Oliena karst system (Su Bentu–Sa Oche): >500 l/s on average, ~8,000–10,000 l/s in flood.

The fissure drops vertically straight away, to -137 m: plan your gas and your turn depth for that.

1 earlier accident or incident has been reported at this cave. Read what happened ↓

Profile and sections

The water is very clear.

Su Gologone is Sardinia's most important spring and the outlet of the Supramonte di Oliena karst system (Su Bentu–Sa Oche): >500 l/s on average, ~8,000–10,000 l/s in flood. It has been a natural monument since 1998. Exploration continues: in October 2025 two teams worked here and in the nearby cave Mussin Tomasu at the same time, looking for a connection.

Depth and profile
Vertical fissure to -137 m (cadastre); Alberto Cavedon reached -135 m in 2010. Development ~550 m.
Configuration
Deep exploration dive: CCR with trimix and bailout. No data found on the size of the fissure.
DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
Vertical fissure: not a scooter dive.
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 137 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
Experienced diversDepends on water level or swellPermission needed

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

Next to the restaurant of the same name and the small church at the foot of Monte Uddè, east of Oliena. The spring lies in a managed natural monument (Società Le Fonti).

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Around Sorgente di Su Gologone

Fills3 fill stations · nearest 11 km
  • Protec Sardinia

    ~22 min drive (estimate)

    Via Collodi 9, 08022 Cala Gonone

    Air, nitrox, trimix (helium), O₂ — mixing panel and booster

    Not stated — ask

    Tech and cave centre. Two boats of its own. Training: cave, rebreather, dual rebreather, sidemount and trimix, also CCR maintenance. Guides in Bue Marino, Bel Torrente, Cala Luna, Utopia, Grotta del Fico, Grotta Sifone and Grotta Masseduoe (the last two only with Protec, confirmed Oct 2026); runs the Utopia exploration project (SKEP). Has worked for 21 years with a hotel where most clients stay.

  • Base One Cave Diving

    ~23 min drive (estimate)

    Viale Colombo 15, 08022 Cala Gonone (Dorgali)

    Air, nitrox, trimix (helium), O₂ — mixing panel and booster

    Daily 8:30–18:30 (InDEPTH business directory)

    GUE cave centre operating from Cala Gonone harbour with RIBs; official home of SUEX. Cave dives by RIB: standard €135 (up to 180 minutes), a full day €250, gas and rental cylinders not included; to the Grotta del Fico or the southern caves €25 extra per person. Fills priced per litre (oxygen €0.025/l, helium €0.065/l), for example €20 for a D12 of nitrox 32; whether walk-in fills for non-clients are possible: ask. GUE training at all levels, also JJ-CCR factory classes by visiting instructors.

  • Bluforia Diving Center (Cala Gonone)

    ~23 min drive (estimate)

    Vico II Palmasera 4/A, 08022 Cala Gonone – Dorgali (NU)

    Air, nitrox, trimix and mixed gas; twinsets 12+12 and 15+15 and 3 l rebreather cylinders

    Not stated — ask

    According to its own site: cave training from Intro to Cave at Bel Torrente to Full Cave at Cala Luna, Bue Marino and Grotta del Fico; KISS and JJ-CCR courses.

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Caves nearby6 within 23 km

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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.

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 13 Nov 2026.

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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 (Sardinian regional cave cadastre, dive centres, DeepDivingAcademy, Scintilena, Wikipedia, Capo Caccia AMP rules, news reports; Sept 2026); Capo Galera, Alghero Divers, PADI and it.wikipedia for the caves at Punta Giglio and Capo Caccia (Oct 2026); Protec Sardinia (message, Oct 2026; the Grotta Sifone and the Grotta Masseduoe confirmed by Protec Sardinia, without a public location); the AMP rules (disciplinare) of 2025 and 2026 and Portoconte.it for the Capo Caccia caves (Nov 2026). Pins from the cadastre unless stated; the Grotta dei Fantasmi from OpenStreetMap, the Grotta del Bel Torrente from Grottocenter, the Grotta dei Cervi and the Grotta della Madonnina from it.wikipedia; ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.