South Africa
Wondergat (Mahikeng)
- Max depth58 m
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 14–24 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialExperienced divers
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What it looks like
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The dive
Visibility is ~6 m above 20 m and ~15 m below, and more than 30 m in the cave; it is usually better in winter. The water is 14–21 °C. Wondergat is a training site for instructors and technical divers.
Profile and sections
Visibility is ~6 m above 20 m and ~15 m below, and more than 30 m in the cave; it is usually better in winter. The water is 14–21 °C. Wondergat is a training site for instructors and technical divers.
Practical: emergency oxygen is on site.
- Depth and profile
- Collapsed dolomite cavern of ~75 × 100 m, to ~58 m; nearly vertical walls to ~36 m. From the bottom of the shaft caverns slope down to the north and south; in the south wall the narrow 'Leopards Cave'.
- Configuration
- Open shaft and caverns: every configuration; beyond ~40 m trimix (estimate).
- Gas
- Trimix from 40 m
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 58 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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
~30 km from Mahikeng and 60 km from Lichtenburg (North West), at ~1,440 m altitude. Entry including parking; camping bookable online. New steps down to the water: going down and back up in full gear is hard work. 'For advanced divers': not for beginners or solo; for the cave itself a second source mentions a Cave 1 card.
Around Wondergat (Mahikeng)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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