Balkans
Andaka (Dryanovo)
Info · exploration
Information only: nobody organises cave dives here. The cave is free to visit, but contact the local caving clubs first.
- Max depth11 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialExperienced divers
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The dive
After an hour through the cave the sump starts with an entrance of ~2 × 2 m and drops to 5–6 m. After ~50 m you reach an elongated air chamber with a high ceiling and a sandy floor, where you crawl through ~50–60 cm of water.
Profile and sections
After an hour through the cave the sump starts with an entrance of ~2 × 2 m and drops to 5–6 m. After ~50 m you reach an elongated air chamber with a high ceiling and a sandy floor, where you crawl through ~50–60 cm of water. Beyond it the passage runs ~200 m further to a large air dome; the deepest point, -11 m, is just before it.
In 2000 a diver got ~20 m in, on a static rope instead of a guideline. In 2026 the Phony Divers team dived here: in July, after heavy rain, with less than 20–30 cm of visibility, and in October, at low water, with 4–5 m of visibility as far as the dome. A narrow meander on the left has not been checked yet; the water comes from sinks kilometres away.
- Depth and profile
- One sump of ~250 m to an air dome, to -11 m · after ~50 m an air chamber with ~50–60 cm of water · probably continues
- Configuration
- A wide, easy sump (~1–6 m wide, 2–5 m high); the gear does have to go an hour into the cave.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Configuration unknown — research beforehand
- Goes down to 11 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
Near Dryanovo. The sump is ~1 hour into the cave: you carry your gear there. The sump's entrance is ~2 × 2 m.
Around Andaka (Dryanovo)
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