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Balkans · about 2 km from Bar

Mikovića pećina (Bar)

  • Max depth9 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • Water temperature≈ 7–12 °Cestimated, no reports yet

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The dive

You swim from the sea into a cave that splits into two legs. Both end in a large air pocket with fresh water and stalactites. After a halocline the water turns almost fresh and a lot colder.

Profile and sections

You swim from the sea into a cave that splits into two legs. Both end in a large air pocket with fresh water and stalactites. After a halocline the water turns almost fresh and a lot colder.

Practical: a dive centre calls it no dive for inexperienced divers and the right leg is not for recreational divers; we therefore plan for a cave certification.

Depth and profile
Entrance at -7 to -9 m (sources differ) · inside -4 to -5 m · two legs of ~70 and ~50 m, ~150 m in all
Configuration
A line runs through both legs. The passage narrows but has no real restrictions. The right leg is not for recreational divers.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveConfiguration unknown — research beforehand · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveGoes down to 9 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
Entry or dive feeThrough a dive centre or guide

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How to get there

A sea cave on Volujica by Bigovica bay, just south of Bar: ~9 minutes by boat from Bar. According to Mares arranged through Scuba Quest Montenegro in Bar marina; ask whether they still do.

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Around Mikovića pećina (Bar)

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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.