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Dive trip Lot

Diving holidays in France, in the Lot

A holiday in the Lot in Gramat could be summed up by hiking or cycling in a natural and authentic environment. Here it's exciting to discover the vestige of prehistoric times that left its mark in the deepest part of the Causses du Quercy where you can find menhirs, dolmens, and very old dry stone walls. Don't miss visiting very popular caves such as the Padirac abyss in Rocamadour, the Valentré Bridge in Cahors, and Pech Merle in Cabrerets. The region has become a Geopark labeled by UNESCO for the richness of this geological heritage. 

But the Lot is also considered one of the best cave diving destinations in the world. It is not insignificant that the 2017 International Congress of Underground Diving was held in Gramat.  Every year, the diving centers welcome nearly 15,000 divers, whether to improve their skills or to discover underground diving in the basins of Quercy. Democratized due to technological advances and appropriate training in techniques according to TDI / IANTD / GUE standards, cave diving offers a unique experience supervised by passionate professionals as The Cave to Be. Don't hesitate to organize your diving holiday in the Lot with the help of the Dordogne tourist office. This is a very original way to discover this beautiful region of France!

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The organization of the day's dives in the resurgences and chasms of the Lot is specific to the region. After a welcome briefing and explanations on the specificity of the cave equipment, your instructor invites you to drive through the valleys to access the local basins. Near Gramat and Rocamadour, you will discover major sites dedicated to underground diving such as Cabouy, Saint Sauveur, Pou Meyssens or Font del Truffe. A little further north, in Montvalent, you will discover Saint-Georges and, further south, l'Emergence du Ressel, two of the best diving sites in the Lot whose reputation is well established.
Not far from this last diving spot in Gramat, you also have the Source Bleue, the Marchepied, and the Dragonnière, very popular places to practice underground diving.  Finally, the water in the basins is around 12° to 14°C all year round and the visibility is very good, varying over 20 meters. The diving centers in Gramat offer equipment hire and often have a shop where you can buy additional equipment. You can get good advice on the choice of dry clothes, harnesses, wings, primary and secondary lights, or regulators...

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The Cave to Be
France  - Gramat
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The Cave to Be is located in Gramat in the Lot, in the heart of France, the highest place for underground diving in Europe and the third highest in the world. It is the only underground diving school installed in a sustainable way by being open all year round. Don't hesitate to step through the door of this fascinating new world, by experimenting with underground diving. Make a great gift to your diving buddies! Offer them an unforgettable day in the caves of Quercy, with, in addition, a good meal composed of local products! Oli will make you discover the Quercy's basins and this experience will stay with you as one of the best diving memories. The water temperature varies from 12 to 14° all year round and the visibility reaches more than 20 meters. As soon as you arrive, go to the Air, Nitrox, and Trimix inflation station up to 320 bars and Oxygen up to 200 bars. There you can rent all types of equipment dedicated to ceiling diving with a store corner for those who want to invest. Oli has good advice on the choice of dry clothes, harnesses, wings, regulators, primary and secondary lights. He offers training according to TDI, IANTD, GUE standards. The non-diving companions have various activities on site. After a welcome briefing and explanations on the specificity of the cave equipment, you drive through the valleys to access the local basins, natural and wild places showing a magical atmosphere. The region abounds with nice and popular places to visit such as Rocamadour, the Padirac chasm, the caves of La Cave. While waiting for the return of their parents, your children also have their distractions with the monkey forest, the bee house, the animal park, the adventure course in the trees. [+]

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