Grotta dello Zaffiro
Cave diving around Sorrento and Punta Campanella · about 4 km from Massa Lubrense
- Max depth
- 16 m
- Type
- Backmount
- Certification (estimate)
- Cavern
- DPV
- Not DPV-suitable
Sea cave on the Gulf of Salerno side of the peninsula, near the Isca islet. Light through the shallow entrance turns the vault sapphire blue.
More about Grotta dello Zaffiro
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- Whether this site fits everyone's certification, gas and gear
- Access, parking and the route from the road
- Exact map pin and navigation
- Depth profile and sumps
- Configuration advice
- DPV suitability
- Driving times from your stay and a plan with the AI instructor
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Current conditions
Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:
- Area Marina Protetta Punta Campanella ↗
Official AMP website: zones, rules, permits and dive routes.
- Logbook Immersioni ↗
Italian dive-site database with GPS, including the Zaffiro and Isca caves.
Plan a cave diving trip to Sorrento and Punta Campanella
Enter your team, with certifications, gas and configurations, and see right away which caves fit. With driving times from your stay, fill stations and an AI instructor who thinks along.
Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (dive centres Punta Campanella Diving and Nettuno Diving, PADI listing, Logbook Immersioni, Divemania, Cielo Mare Terra, 2016 overview of the Campania marine protected areas, Sorrento is Wonderful, Wikivoyage, Ministry of Culture, Wikipedia, Il Fatto Quotidiano 2020, Positanonews 2026, SIMSI list March 2024; Sept 2026). Pins from Logbook Immersioni (see each site); ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.