Here in central Florida, we are home to one of the largest concentrations of freshwater caves and caverns in the world. Our technical TDI Cavern course is taught in doubles or sidemount, and gives you the knowledge and skills to explore these caverns safely. This course serve as the first step in the progression towards cave certification with TDI and other technical agencies.

During your cavern class, you’ll learn to handle a reel, how to lay and follow guidelines, and safely navigate in and out of a cavern. Your instructor will provide a variety of reels and spools, and we will practice linework both in and out of the water.

For students looking to progress onto cave training, our technical cavern class is the first step in the cave sequence. As such, you will be expected to take the course in doubles or sidemount. Please note, you should be proficient in your chosen configuration prior to starting class. If you are new to these configurations, we offer an Intro to Tech (ITT) course that will introduce you to backmount doubles, and assumes no previous experience. We are also happy to refer you to local sidemount instructors.

Are you looking for a recreational cavern course? We also teach a recreational cavern course in a standard single tank configuration, for open water divers looking to explore the Florida springs and caverns safely!

Our cavern instructor, Peter Kibler, is an active local cave/tech diver, with extensive personal experience of Florida cave and cavern systems. He is currently a TDI Intro to Cave instructor candidate, and plans to offer Intro Cave courses through Spring Run in the future (stay tuned!). In the meantime, we are happy to provide referrals to local cave instructors following successful completion of the course.

Prerequisite: PADI: Advanced Open Water (AOW); TDI: Open Water + minimum 25 logged dives (50-100+ dives recommended)

Gear Configuration: Backmount doubles or sidemount

Course Details: TDI Cavern

Total time commitment: 2 days (4 dives)

Minimum age: 18 or older

Maximum Course Size: 2 Students

Course Cost: $500 USD* - does not include the cost of rental gear (if required). Reels and spools are provided. You may be required to provide your own lights; please contact instructor for details. Additional fees may be required for air fills, transportation, and dive site entrance cost. Contact us for more information.

This price includes certification/training through TDI.