Izbucul de la Cotețul Dobreștilor
Karst resurgence in the commune of Gârda de Sus. In 1996 the Swiss diver Jean-Jacques Bolanz reached 76 m here, then Romania's deepest siphon. In 2016 a team dived for three days to the limit of the previous exploration: beyond the siphon at 74 m lies a collapse chamber, and the passages end in boulder restrictions.
Facts
- Region: Romania – Cave diving & karst springs
- Area: Apuseni – Gârda & Arieșeni
- Depth: 0–76 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: cave
- Coordinates: 46.47822, 22.8093 (approximate)
- Highlights: 76 m reached in 1996, siphon at 74 m leads to a collapse chamber, boulder restrictions
- Permit: Cave-diving exploration ('speleological dives by specialised teams') is an activity that needs authorisation from the Speleological Heritage Commission (Comisia Patrimoniului Speologic, Bucharest, Bld. Libertății 12); the authorisation sets entries and party size per cave and may include closed periods (e.g. bat hibernation). Diveable only with Full Cave / cave-diver certification, as a specialised team with local cavers; there is no published option for independent recreational dives.
- Issuer / contact: Speleological Heritage Commission (Comisia Patrimoniului Speologic), Ministry of Environment
- Email: cps@mmediu.ro
- Website: https://www.mmediu.ro/
- Tips: Exploration site for expedition teams only. The pin marks the cave entrance mapped in OpenStreetMap.