Tremiti Islands
Grotta delle Viole
- Max depth30 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
Diving and fills
Dive here with
Fills nearby
- Tremiti Diving CenterNot stated on its own site; its Yumping profile mentions two Bauer compressors and 150 cylinders. Ask about nitrox, trimix and O₂
The dive
A single focused beam of light falls through the narrow, slit-shaped entrance, and the walls are covered in violet algae and lichens. After the cave the dive continues as a drift along a wall, without current.
Profile and sections
A single focused beam of light falls through the narrow, slit-shaped entrance, and the walls are covered in violet algae and lichens. After the cave the dive continues as a drift along a wall, without current.
Practical: Tremiti Diving Center and Aquodiving dive the cave only at night, because too many boats come and go by day. Tremiti Diving Center rates the dive easy and asks for at least an OWD certification; Aquodiving's night dive needs a Night certification. You may not dive here without authorisation.
- Depth and profile
- Plan for -30 m: a tourism site gives 'about 30 m' (whether depth or length is unclear); Tremiti Diving Center gives max -20 m and the AMP max -15 m.
- Configuration
- You enter the water inside the cave; dimensions not published. The entrance is a narrow slit.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- Scooters are banned in the AMP except for divers with a disability.
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 30 m (trimix or deco may be 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
West coast of San Domino; only as a guided night dive with an authorised dive centre. The boat (only low-draft inflatables fit) takes you into the cave and you enter the water inside. Cave dives guided only, with a guide of at least Dive Master level, max 4 divers per guide and max 2 dives per day in this cave.
Around Grotta delle Viole
Fills1 fill station · ? km
Tremiti Diving Center
Villaggio San Domino, 71040 Isole Tremiti (FG)
Not stated on its own site; its Yumping profile mentions two Bauer compressors and 150 cylinders. Ask about nitrox, trimix and O₂
Year-round, night dives included, according to its Yumping profile — ask
Dive centre in the village on San Domino with 25 described dive sites, including the Grotta del Sale, the Grotta delle Viole (night only) and Cala dei Turchi. Courses from OWD to instructor according to its Yumping profile; no training agency is named. Ask about walk-in fills and CCR support.
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