The Elephant's Cave
Who would have believed that you could find the fossil of an elephant in a submarine cavern in Crete?
The Cavern’s entrance is between 3.5 and 10 meters deep with a width of about 9 meters. After swimming in for about 40 meters a series of exquisite red and white stalagmites and stalactites are revealed to greet divers as they emerge in the cave.
You enter a world that has existed peacefully, for centuries transforming into a fabulous underwater paradise of colour and remarkable discoveries.
Among the treasures of the cave are the fossilized remains of an elephant which include vertebra, teeth and a tusk. Especially interesting apart from the elephants are the numerous deer bones that belong to both normal and dwarf deer, merely 30cm tall.
While visiting the cave you may also have the pleasure of being introduced to the seal that has made the cave her underwater home.
This is a spectacle that has to be seen to be believed. Why not join us for the dive of your life!
The following photos are taken in our diving spots in Crete.
They are not fake and are copyright protected.
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