BANJOL
Croatia
Banjol Island or Banjol Caves is a beautiful dive site off the coast of Istria, near the town of Rovinj. The site consists of three caves at depths of 5, 7 and 15 meters. The middle cave, at a depth of 5 meters, has a cavern where the sun shines in and you can ascend. The cave is home to conger eels and lobsters. The left cave, at 15 meters, has a narrow passage leading to a larger chamber. The right cave is partially eroded, but particularly rich in species, such as red starfish and lobsters. Banjol is a fairly simple cave system with generally good visibility.
Particulars
The Banjol cave system is located on the western side of Banjol island. You can reach this location in 20 minutes by boat from the coast.
Warnings
Only cave divers can enter Banjol's caves. The cave where you can ascend can only be exited underwater. Watch your trim and fin stroke. Reduced visibility when many divers are present. Sometimes strong currents.
BANJOL Features
- Nicknames
- Banjol Island,Banjol Caves
- Address
- Banjol, Rovinj
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 20 min.
- Suitable for
- Underwater photography, cave divers, night diving
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Book boat dive at one of the dive schools, free access
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive, cave dive
- Current
- Sometimes strong
- Visibility
- 20 - 30 m.
- Average visibility
- 25 m.
- Depth
- 15 m.
- Bottom
- rotsen
- Life
- Sponge, starfish, sea cucumber, lobster, conger eel
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting