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Balkans · about 18 km from Gjirokastër

Syri i Kaltër (Blue Eye)

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Diving not allowed / ask: the Blue Eye is a protected natural monument and diving is probably not allowed. Ask before you plan anything.

  • Max depth50 m
  • CertificationFull cave

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Status
Closed

The dive

A karst spring of clear blue water. Divers have gone down to ~-50 m, but nobody knows how deep the hole really is. The area (180 ha) has been protected as a natural monument since 1996.

Profile and sections

A karst spring of clear blue water. Divers have gone down to ~-50 m, but nobody knows how deep the hole really is. The area (180 ha) has been protected as a natural monument since 1996.

Depth and profile
Explored to ~-50 m; how deep the spring really goes is not known
Configuration
Not a dive site for visitors.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
  • Whole caveConfiguration unknown — research beforehand · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveGoes down to 50 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
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How to get there

By the village of Muzinë (Finiq municipality) in southern Albania, off the Sarandë–Gjirokastër road.

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FillsNo fill station known nearby
Other sites1 within 20 km

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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.