Balmholz

★★★★☆ (18)

The dive site Balmholz can only be reached by boat. It has a nice steep face with big boulders and branches. The visibility is often not that brilliant.

The dive site is not captivating because of flora and fauna. With a little luck you can see eglis, groppen and burbot.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 3

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Total number of species: 35

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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Dive Center Thunersee

Hübelistrasse 1, 3652 Hilterfingen, CHE

Funny Diving GmbH, Tauchcontainer.ch

Bahnhofstrasse 4, 4142 Muenchenstein, CHE

DC-Deepwater, Ralph Thomann / Richard Studer

Mühlemattstr. 29, 3178 Bösingen, CHE

TSK Zürich

Stauffacherquai 54, 8004 Zürich, CHE

Dive Sites Nearby

Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Gipsi (★3.9)

The Gipsunion dive site is one of the few sites on the left bank of Lake Thun (near Leissigen). Covered parking under the bridge allows dry preparation of equipment. A ladder allows easy access. Diving is possible in the direction of Interlaken as well as Thun.
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Spiezwand (★3.9)

This dive site is only accessible by boat. It captivates divers with its beautiful wall full of many large trees. Because of the visibility, this is a great winter dive site.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Fischbalmen (★4.0)

The Fish Balm is a steep wall (>100m), which is partly overhanging and is one of the best-known dive sites in this area. This is a shore dive and the entrance is via stairs.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Bäregg (★4.0)

The Bäregg dive site has a slightly sloping mud slope that merges into small rock walls. Various tree trunks in the mud are well suited as photo objects.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Stampach (★4.1)

The dive site Stampach is always beautiful. It offers a great, varied steep face. Careful, there is danger when crossing the road! Not suitable for beginners.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Ameisenecke (★3.8)

The dive site Ant harrows/Duck harrows consists of two canyons and a nice steep wall in between. In the shallow water above the steep face there is a plain covered with seaweed. You can easily get in via one of the two ramps.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Gunten Bad (★4.1)

This dive site offers something for everyone, from beginners to tech divers. Access to the Guntenbad is via the stairs. Up to 15m sloping terrain, after that step by step steep wall > 50m. Diving ban from mid-May to mid-September due to bathing season.
Scubapro

Längenschachen (★3.7)

Ideal dive site for beginners or returning divers. Easy entry and exit. Parking spaces available. In the summer, this place is also gladly visited by bathers. Mutual respect and consideration is very important at this time.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Churchill, Thunersee (★3.8)

The dive site Churchill is a gently sloping scree (in the upper area) or mud slope. It is characterised by many trees and firs, which practically appear out of nowhere. Caution: they are partly covered with fishing nets.
Dive Center Thunersee, 3652 Hilterfingen

Hilterfingen Hotel Bellevue (★4.0)

Shallow water dive site with easy access via the ramp. At the entrance a lot of sea grass, which provides for a fish variety. Various objects in the upper area (max. 20m).