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Ezeroto (Lyutibrod)

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Information only: nobody organises cave dives here. The cave is free to visit, but contact the local caving clubs first.

  • Max depth10 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • SpecialSidemount

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Status
Closed

The dive

The only water cave in the area. The sump follows three parallel cracks, a few metres high and narrowing upwards, and slopes gently to 10 m; after ~15 m it turns past loose blocks.

Narrow cracks and loose blocks at the bend.
Profile and sections

The only water cave in the area. The sump follows three parallel cracks, a few metres high and narrowing upwards, and slopes gently to 10 m; after ~15 m it turns past loose blocks. A ~50–60 cm crack under the left entrance rejoins that bend after 15–20 m. The water is not very silty, with stones and gravel on the floor.

The cave was mapped in 1977. In 2009 it turned out to be linked to the neighbouring Trifalosna cave, and divers from Pleven were the first to dive the sump, with a telephone cable as a guideline. In November 2025 Phony Divers surveyed it again.

Depth and profile
One small sump of ~40 m, to -10 m
Configuration
Small and slightly tight: cracks ~1–1.5 m and ~80–100 cm wide, and one of ~50–60 cm. Sidemount or small cylinders.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveGoes down to 10 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
Experienced diversDepends on water level or swell

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How to get there

Near Lyutibrod, ~1 hour on a trail from the car. Two entrances ~5 m apart; the left one is ~80 cm wide.

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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.