THE DEVILS CAVE
Known to locals as ´La Cueva del Diablo´, the Devils Cave is found under sharp cliffs half way between Porto Cristo and Cala Petita. You´ll need to have some experience of diving in caves before going into this one, not only because it’s quite big but also there are several caverns and tunnels away from the route where it’s easy to lose your sense of direction. You must go with an experienced guide.
The entrance is at at a depth of eight metres, and is wide enough for several divers to enter at once. As your eyes get used to the darkness you´ll find yourself in a chamber which is about ten metres wide and twenty metres long. It’s full of water with no air at the top. There are lots of ledges and cracks in the walls to look into here, and even some small caves off to the sides. One of those leads to a narrow chimney, where you can swim up into the entrance ot the second chamber. You´ll need perfect buoyancy as you ascend.
The second chamber is between three and seven metres deep, and is about fifty metres long. The bottom is covered with stones and pieces of broken stalactites. You can surface into a pocket of air which opens to the outside; a great chance to talk about the dive so far!
The ceiling is dome shaped, more than fifteen metres above you, with thousands of stalactites of all shapes and sizes. Even the most experienced cave diver will find something new here. And its safe; if you get disorientated you can just switch off your torch and you´ll be able to see the sunlight coming from the cave entrance nearby.
Once you´ve left the cave, there is another interesting rock formation a hundred metres away towards Porto Cristo. It has a fifteen metre long tunnel, which ends in a big hole under the cliffs. From here, its back to the boat making sure you´ve got plenty of air left after a stunning dive!
