Agios Onoufrios Seal Cave

Location: Chania, Region of Crete, Greece

Also known as: Agios Onoufrios Cave, Chania Seal Cave, Fokya Seal Cave, Saint Onoufrios Cavern, Seal Cave Chania, Σπηλιά Φώκιας Άγιος Ονούφριος, Σπηλιά Φώκιας Αγίου Ονουφρίου

Added by: kargig

Dive Site Specs

Max depth:
25m
Difficulty:
Advanced Open Water
Entry type:
Boat Dive
Coordinates:
35.550130, 24.069430 (Directions on Google Maps)
Rating:
5.0/5 (2 reviews)
Tags:
Boat Dive, Cave, Cavern

Overview

A completely closed spring cave is waiting for you to explore it.. As diver swim through the cave, will notice the fresh water mixed with salt water creating the halocline effect. At last five meters is only fresh crystal clear water with great visibility. The diver is surfing to the main chamber of the cave, which is full of stalactites and stalagmites. Minimum depth 5 meters, maximum 18 meters suitable for advanced divers.

Access: Agios Onoufrios Seal Cave is accessed by dive boat departing from local harbors in Chania, Region of Crete. Dive boats anchor or secure to mooring lines above the site.

Marine life: Documented marine species observed at Agios Onoufrios Seal Cave include common octopuses (Octopus vulgaris), Mediterranean moray eels (Muraena helena), dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus), Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus).

Safety: Dives should be planned in accordance with local marine weather and surface swell conditions. Deploy a surface marker buoy when ascending in open water away from coastal rock formations.

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