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Balkans · about 1 km from Žagubica

Vrelo Mlave (Žagubica)

  • Max depth90 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • Water temperature≈ 7–12 °Cestimated, no reports yet
  • SpecialExperienced divers
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The source of the Mlava is a sinkhole in the karst: the cave itself starts at ~-30 m and continues to ~-90 m. Water temperature and visibility: ask.

Profile and sections

The source of the Mlava is a sinkhole in the karst: the cave itself starts at ~-30 m and continues to ~-90 m. Water temperature and visibility: ask.

Practical: a restaurant sits next to the spring, so expect onlookers. This is a deco and trimix dive, only with a team used to that.

Depth and profile
The cave starts at ~-30 m at the bottom of a sinkhole · explored to ~-90 m
Configuration
A deep dive with deco and trimix from the entrance at ~-30 m: full cave kit, stages and a trimix certification.
Gas
Trimix from 30 m
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR
  • Whole caveGoes down to 90 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
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How to get there

On the edge of Žagubica, with a restaurant next to the spring. Access and any permit: ask.

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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.