Grotta della Falconiera
Cave diving on Ustica
- Max depth
- 34 m
- Type
- Backmount
- Certification (estimate)
- Cavern
- DPV
- Not DPV-suitable
Straight cave under the cliffs of Capo Falconiera. Thousands of red shrimp (Plesionika narval), groupers, mullet, moray eels and octopus; red gorgonians outside.
More about Grotta della Falconiera
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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:
- Comune di Ustica – Area Marina Protetta ↗
Municipal AMP page with the current disciplinare, application forms (incl. independent diving) and the zone map.
- Area Marina Protetta Isola di Ustica ↗
Official AMP website: zones, permits and news.
Plan a cave diving trip to Ustica
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 (2026 disciplinare integrativo and forms of the Isola di Ustica AMP via the Comune di Ustica, 1986 institution decree via FAOLEX, Regione Siciliana, WWF camps Ustica, Parchi per tutti, dive centres Ustica Diving Center, La Perla Nera, Blue Diving, Lustrica and Mister Jump, Viaggi per Sub, OpenStreetMap via Mapcarta, ASP Palermo via PalermoToday, SIMSI list March 2024, Explore Ustica, Caronte & Tourist, Wikipedia; Sept 2026). Pins from OpenStreetMap (see each site); ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.