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Secca del Papa, Italy

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Also within 20 km of Porto San Paolo

About Secca del Papa

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 35 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 35 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). The town to stay in is Porto San Paolo. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 35 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 35 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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Water about 22°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep (about 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OLB, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 8 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Secca del Papa.

  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. See it for experienced divers.

Rough cost

About £1,005–£1,905 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £460–£950
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £35–£55
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

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