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Blue cave

Blue cave

Sicily Island, Italy

Depth
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30m

Visibility
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13m - 38m

Entry
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Boat

Experience Level

Beginner

Blue cave

Sicily Island, Italy

Blue cave
Depth
Depth Icon

30m

Visibility
Visibility Icon

13m - 38m

Entry
Boat Entry Icon

Boat

Experience Level

Beginner


About Blue cave

The most beautyful dive of Taormina, not so far from the Dive Center just 5 min. by boat, nice to see a tousand of shrimps and a lot of colorful corals and eels, easy dive for all levels. Fish feeding directly from your hand at the end of the dive. The Grotta Azzurra (blue cave) is shallow and fairly well sheltered from current. The best part of the dive is the shrimps cave, so jump in here. The coral patch on the high cliff is a good marker. The small bay beneath has a small tunnel at the back. This is the entrance to the first set of caves. It is easiest to enter shallow, about 5 m. The cave forks immediately. It has a sandy floor and steep walls on either side, shafts of light pierce the roof. At the back is a narrow chamber full of encrusted colorful sponges and corals and occasionally some mooray eel. The left hand fork leads to an exit at 15 m. As you leave the cave, put your right shoulder to the wall. As you turn the prominent shoulder at 18 m into the sandy bay, you will come across the great wall. The furthest back is at about 3 m. You can waste a happy ten minutes here, watching the orange astroides corals. while spending time for safe stop you may feed the local side rainbow fishes that come to eat directly from your hands!

Blue cave Dive Info

Terrain & Features

Rock, Deep, Drop Off, Cave, Wall

Entry Type

Boat

Max Depth

30m

Visibility Range

13m 38m

Experience Level

Beginner

Best Gas Mix

21% – 35%

O2

16% at 28m / 36%

O2
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Marine Life

  • Groupers
  • Jack Fish
  • Moray Eel
  • Octopus
  • Shrimps
  • Various
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Dive Site Hazards

  • Bubble Trapping Under Overhangs — Rock overhangs can trap exhaled bubbles, reducing visibility and causing disorientation.

  • Reflected Surge Patterns — Surge reflecting off rock faces can create irregular and unpredictable water movement.

  • Current Funnel Effect — Narrow gaps between rocks can accelerate water flow unexpectedly.

  • Gradual Narcosis Onset — Narcosis may develop slowly, making self-assessment unreliable.

  • Task Fixation at Depth — Cognitive narrowing at depth can reduce awareness of time and ascent rate.

  • Increased Gas Density Breathing Load — Higher gas density at depth increases work of breathing.

  • Edge-Accelerated Currents — Currents often strengthen along drop-off edges.

  • Depth Perception Distortion — Visual contrast can distort perceived depth.

  • Terrain-Induced Descent — Divers may unintentionally follow terrain downward.

  • Remote Silt Disturbance — Silt can be disturbed metres away from the source.

  • Rapid Stress Escalation — Stress can increase sharply when visibility or navigation degrades.

  • High Cognitive Load Navigation — Complex passages increase mental workload even on a line.

  • Unstable Visual Ascents — Relying on wall visuals can destabilise ascents.

  • Gradual Depth Creep — Lack of visual bottom reference can cause unnoticed descent.

  • Unsignalled Downcurrents — Downcurrents can form without visible indicators.

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