Cuba cave diving

[NEON]

Where abouts are you headed to? Matanzas? Bay of pigs?

[Taucher-Tom]

I had a couple of request concerning our trip to Cuba but no time to post yet.

It was a very interesting trip, pretty different from everything I did before. We had the chance to dive five different caves, one of them a virgin, layed line and did some surveying and documentation in El Baga and Tanque Azul



These pictures show us on the way to El Baga and the first plunge.

[Tegg]

awesome.

[Aktun]

Kate Lewis organised a training trip to Cuba around 2000. She volunteered her time to train those Cubans who were already cave diving, and organised a gear donation drive to try to make sure they at least had access to some modern equipment.

after some cuban divers died in a cave.

[GIS-Rockstar]

Holler if you need any scientific GIS support.

[natalisilverio]

hi Phillip,

I knew it would take a while and I had to dig deep but finally found it.

A German cave diver is frequently in Cuba and explored some really nice caves there.

He wrote a little booklet and I made a file from the map he draw.

It´s attached together with the content and in the booklet there is information like maps and "facilities" with phone numbers.

Let me know if this is where you will be going and if you need more information

Hi Taucher-Tom

I'm very interested in getting a copy of this booklet. I'm taking a Intro to Cave Course and due my little experience in cave diving and I'm trying to find as much information as possible about the cable conditions, locations and contacts in order to decide where I should or if I should cave diving around there. I will arrive in Cuba in December and I want to write an article about Cave Diving in Cuba to a Brazilian Diving Magazine telling the our community about the exploration potential, even if I do not dive there. I'm sure this booklet would help me a lot.

Thanks

[phillip1]

I noticed in the pics that the divers were using single tanks, how far penetration wise do people explore with single tanks in Cuba, seems dangerous

[OH]

I did one cave dive in Cuba last week. Zapata Penincula was the name I believe.
It was between Playa Larga and Playa Giron.
It was not planned so I had no tech gear with me.

They make big money by taking tourist in the cavern zone.
No formations really - just a long, vertical deep crack.
They want to see you in the sea first, then take you in the cave.

Max depth 77m (supposedly)
Steel Single tanks only Din or Yoke, sidemount possible, air only
Line runs at around 34 m
The guide was amazed by my little Sola video light I had with me.
The rental lights they had was a joke

I will post a video some time soon.

[karlaperusquia]

I want to go!!!!

[AMW]

Sounds interesting and no travel restrictions as a UK passport holder

Andrew