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Đalovića pećina (Bijelo Polje)

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Information only: the sumps lie kilometres into the cave and were only dived by expeditions; there is no club or dive centre for visitors.

  • Max depth20 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • SpecialExperienced divers

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The dive

A cave of 14–17.5 km, explored since 1979 by the caving section of the Belgrade mountaineering association and in 2006–2009 by Czech cavers.

Profile and sections

A cave of 14–17.5 km, explored since 1979 by the caving section of the Belgrade mountaineering association and in 2006–2009 by Czech cavers. The 80 m sump opened ~3.5 km of new passage.

Work on a cable car has stalled since 2021, when the entrance was broken open without permission and ~100 bats died.

Depth and profile
Cave of 14–17.5 km · one dived sump 80 m long and 20 m deep · two sumps at the end according to Czech expeditions
Configuration
All your dive gear goes kilometres through a dry cave: light sidemount.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveConfiguration unknown — research beforehand · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveGoes down to 20 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
Dry sections / haulingExperienced divers

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How to get there

~15 km east of Bijelo Polje: ~45 km of driving, partly unpaved, then ~1 h on foot up the bed of the Bistrica. Guided dry tours run in summer and autumn.

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from the research of 27 Oct 2026 and information from CDC Vrelo (Oct 2026, with the 2026 price list) on diving Vrelo: metla.mk and republika.mk (the Vrelo record, 17 Oct 2026), InDEPTH "Drive and Dive in the Balkans", underwater-3d.com (Matka Vrelo 2025), Wikipedia (Matka Canyon, Blue Eye), the GUE Balkans Cave Exploration Project (July 2010), caverescue.eu and Thalassia Salentina (Kotor, 2005); for Bulgaria, Albania and Montenegro (Oct 2026) the Bulgarian Federation of Speleology's cave registry, 360mag, showcaves.com, X-Ray Mag, Divernet, National Geographic Polska, AKT, Wikipedia, taucher.net, the Czech Speleological Society, RSE, BTA and Pro Diving Montenegro; for Bihać (Nov 2026) Una Aquarius, Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. Dutch travel advice for North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania and Bulgaria checked on 27 Oct 2026 (all green). Pins from OpenStreetMap. ~ = estimate, ask = not confirmed. Rules change — check locally.