A weekend at two beautiful lakes in northern Bohemia—Lake Most and Lake Barbora—featuring a barbecue. Lake Most is located near the town of Most. It is an artificially flooded surface mine. The lake was created on the site of the former Ležáky Mine, which operated from the 1970s until August 31, 1999, for the extraction of lignite. It covers an area of 311 ha, is 2.5 km long, and 1.5 km wide. The water level is at an elevation of 199 meters above sea level. The maximum depth is 71 meters, and with an average depth of 22 meters, it has a volume of 69.8 million cubic meters. Currently, there are training platforms underwater at depths of 5, 10, and 18 meters, which were installed here by divers from a partner center led by “Legenda – Pájíček” :-) Visibility during this season reaches a beautiful 10 meters. Here we’ll encounter plenty of plants, pike, perch, catfish, and even a sunken boat. Lake Barbora is located near the village of Oldřichov. After World War II, the Barbora open-pit brown coal mine was opened here, which was naturally flooded in the 1970s, primarily by mine water. It covers an area of 55 hectares and has a maximum water depth of approximately 60 meters. Average visibility: 4 m. Here we can spot pike, zander, perch, and catfish, as well as man-made attractions such as training platforms, a caisson, a B-Sub, an outhouse, a tent village, a statue of Jesus, and more... We’ll be staying at Lake Barbora, where we can also plan our dives and barbecue on a gas grill. The first accommodation unit has one room with a double bed and one with a four-bed room; the second unit has two triple rooms. There is one couch in the common room. The facility includes a small kitchenette, a refrigerator, an electric kettle, a bathroom, a separate toilet, and a storage room. The second accommodation option offers space in several rooms with bunk beds and a common room. Please bring a sleeping bag, slippers, drinking water, and any items you might need for barbecuing and drinks.
Course options: - Night & Limited Visibility - Navigation - Deep Diving - Dry Suit Diving - Decompression Diving. When booking a weekend, please also provide your vehicle’s license plate number. Schedule: Friday—departure from Manta & Seals Dive Center to Lake Barbora + diving in Lake Barbora; Saturday—diving in Lake Most; Sunday.