Any Caves in Asia or the Mediterranean ?

[Corleone]

I have never done any cave dives before and i would like to give it a try and maybe do a full course. would like to go where there is a structured courses and so on.

I live in the Emirates and so, what would be the nearest destination for me?


thankx in advance

 

[gekodivebali]

The closest area with caves from where you live is probably Gozo in Malta. There are a few caverns around Southwest Turkey and Fethiye, which may be appropriate for an intro to cave/cavern course.
In Asia, Thailand's Koh Sok area comes to mind. I could recommend Blue label diving for training in that area.

 

[diversteve]

Malta's closer but there's also France...

Cave diving training
Cave Diving in France | SCUBA Travel Guide

 

[Wingy]

Koh Sok is an interesting spot - caverns, caves and lots of beautiful topside scenery.

 

[PfcAJ]

Du'an China has a bunch of caves

 

[Apecks]

Also got song Hong, sre keow and Kanchantaburi cave systems here in Thailand

 

[Corleone]

thank you guys..i really appreciate all the information.

so, france, malta, china, and Thiland...thankx. the most important peace of information was missing, which is, who is going to teach me?

im looking for quality type of instuctor that would not be satisfied if im not performing over 95% at each stage and not the type that would skip some part of the training just so that he can say: congrats. you are cetified. it happend to me back when i was a new diver and, i have seen it happening to others.

who should i contact?

by the way, i have googled some cave course in asia and im surprised that they cost between $3000 - $3500? is it reasonable?

 

[Apecks]

Seems expensive pm me

 

[pedeseigne]

Hi

in France we have may nice and amazing caves. Lot area is one of the most popular European cave diving place.
You can take a look on this web site :
Wethorse Productions - Cavediving France

About China and Du'an caves. Nice places with many caves. But a new place. A little sooner for course. No instructor, no manager in the dive center. I'm the guy who worked with local goverment to open the dive center last year.
More information here :
dilong | Cave diving in China, welcome in the future of cave diving...!
and here the facebook page of our team : (latest expedition, 3 weeks ago)
https://www.facebook.com/bullesmaniacs

About me, I'm a french cave diving instructor. More than 18 years of experience in cave diving and in cave exploration.
You can take a look on my web site :
caveXplorer | Toujours un peu plus loin
and on my facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pe.deseigne

Best

pe