Learn Where to Cave Dive Safely

LEARN TO CAVE DIVE SAFELY...

AND WHERE TO STAY...

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You have come to the right website for a wealth of information concerning Florida's Springs and Cave systems.

Underwater caverns and caves can be quite seductive to open water scuba divers. Curiosity can sometimes overpower good judgment and self preservation, occasionally resulting in tragedy. Any type of diving encompasses the use of common sense and following important safety rules (see below), especially while diving the overhead environment which might prevent you from seeing the grim reaper...

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The best way to avoid problems is Proper Training, having the proper attitude, and proper Equipment.

Preoccupation with the "right" gear configuration has taken priority over the students comfort level and enjoyment . We do not belief that there is only one way to wearing equipment just as no one type of sneaker is recommended for all joggers. Equipment should be functional, streamlined, comfortable and safe. Your gear configuration should constantly evolve into something better and more efficient.

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Florida's Most Popular Cave Diving Sites

Suwannee River Valley cave diving sites, without a doubt, is highly visited, and are among the most popular cave diving sites in the world, located in North Central Florida. Most of the world's cave divers learn their skills right here in the heart of cave country. They are not only the most popular sites, they are without a doubt, the most suitable for new cave divers since they form a variety of conditions, including high and low flow, large and small passageways, silt and silt-free bottoms. No where else will you encounter the diversity these sites offer you. We cover all of these sites in our courses, since no one site can offer this array. Most of the systems listed are located in the Suwannee River Valley which forms a triangle. We are located only 20 minutes in any one direction from any of these sites. Visit Picture Gallery for more detail information on the cave systems...

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Accommodations: Do you need a place to rest your weary head after a full day of diving. Well, Lake City is just the place for you.	Visit our "Lodging" page for more information on our accommodations and lodging.

Have questions regarding Diving and Airplane Travel, with links to Diving Publications, and Diving News (Cave Diving Forum).

Perhaps you want to go sight-seeing after diving, visit our Sight-Seeing Attractions.

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Click on Suwannee County, Florida - Daily River Basin Stage Reports to get the daily water levels of the rivers in the Suwannee River Basins. Hit the "Back" button on your computer to return to this page.

Visit our "Welcome" page to get more details about our instructor. Below is a small synopsis on the Best instructor in the business. Michael O'Leary, is the President of the NACD, the oldest cave diving agency. He has trained some of the best divers in the world, including the John Bennett in Full Cave. Read his testimony.

A testimony from Mr. John Bennett

"Mike I would like to thank you for taking me through your Full Cave program. Being a full time Technical Instructor Trainer and more importantly a very active "cutting edge diver" I fully appreciate the exceptional quality

of the courses you took me through. We completed seven different systems during the courses. I feel this is important as it gave me experience in seven different caves from springs to siphons, each was unique and helped in the learning curve.

The skills and drills you have incorporated into your program such as the "line entanglement" problem along with repeated emphasis on "Accident Analysis" far exceeded what I have expected. The program really hammered home to me the realities of cave diving. It gave me not only the certification to go cave diving; it gave me the tools and skills to complete the most important part of any cave dive. To come home safely.

Great course Mike. I am honoured to have been trained by you. As Arnie once said "I will be back"!. Your Friend, John Bennett."

Michael is also an NSS, IANTD, and TDI instructor-providing comprehensive training in cavern, full cave, and technical diving. Guided tours are available in northern Florida, and dive trips are scheduled to the Yucatan, Cozumel, Akumal, and Mexico. Let me share my passion cave diving with you, along with the wealth of information and experience I have gather over these many years. There are no short cuts in my courses. Thank you for visiting with us.

Michael O'Leary

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. You can be sure we will contact you as soon as possible.

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248 S.W. Duckett Ct
Lake City, FL 32024
contact: Michael O'Leary
Phone: (386) 961-8075
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Cave Diving Courses:
Cavern , Intro-to-Cave, or Apprentice Cave , Full Cave, Stage Diving, Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPV's).
Technical Diving Courses:
Cave Diving, and Scuba Diving with Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox, Deep Diving, and Mixed Gases.
Scuba Diving Courses:
Openwater Scuba Diving, Advanced Openwater, and Specialty Certifications such as Dive Master.
Guided Tours:
Guided cave tours in North Central Florida.
Mexico Cave Diving Trips:
Cave diving the Yucatan (Cozumel, Akumal)

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