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 On a very gently descending slope divers can check their equipment. |
 At the end of the slope is a gorge whose walls reach upward 7m. |
 After about 40 metres a small cave to one side leads into the Crater World |
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 Nested caves between high walls remind of a volcano's magma tunnels. |
 Tunnels are stacked up to three levels high. The diver is never further than 3 metres away from an emergency exit. |
 The area is exited through a short cavern higher up that crosses the entry. |
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 Follows a 6m long, vertical descent through a tunnel with a lateral rift. |
 A little later the valley narrows, gently ascending into short cavern. |
 A lot of light enters these 20m long arcades through lateral openings. |
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 Above the water is a large air-filled area and about 1m high observation windows for park visitors. |
 Behind a crater-like valley begins the large, well illuminated system of corridors of the eastern cave. |
 Crevices in the rock allow for illumination. Emergency exits are never further than 5m away. |
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 About 20m further on is a 5m high dome that splits into several corridors. |
 Some of the corridors are also stacked above one another and are connected through large gaps. |
 The floor of the main corridor slowly slopes upward and reaches the exit in 3m depth. |
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 Before the visitor lies Rock Valley, surrounded by vertical walls. |
 The valley is characterised by rock pillars and interesting crevices. |
 At the end of the valley you meet an avenue with 3m high temple sentry cats. |
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 Behind those lies 'Atlantis', a partially buried temple. The façade is about 20m wide. |
 In front of the temple sits a huge Pharaoh on his throne surrounded by more sculptures. |
 The ceiling is decorated with 'antique' symbols. |
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 The way goes on, passing through a rock gate, to a shallow lagoon with water lilies. |
 The water lily leaves form a ceiling along the way which ends in a cave. |
 The southern cave is about 40m long, 8 wide and up to 6m high and has side corridors. |
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 The Cave of Lights is called so because of the light rays that penetrate through small openings in the ceiling. |
 This is the largest cave. The ceiling is held by various pillars |
 There is an emergency exit in the ceiling. Every 7-10m there are further exits to the sides. |
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 All surfaces are made of natural rock. This is the northern exit. |
 The lateral pressure of the caverns is held by large pillars. |
 Most of them are hollow and have large, chimney-like cavities. |
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 Through a gap in the rocks you reach the 'chasm cliffs' that offer ideal hiding places for fish. |
 Right next to that the many walls of the water lily world look like a bizarre maze. |
 On past a sunken tree, the way leads to a bay with a balcony-like structure. |
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 A few metres further you reach the massive cavern entrances to the western cave. |
 The system of tunnels consists of two corridors with several connections. |
 Leaving the cave you arrive at a large cavern, the cathedral. |
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 This much larger cave has several cubic metres of air at the top. |
 It is called the 'hall of mirrors' because of the light reflexes at the bottom of the air bubble. |
 Through a large grotto-like opening you exit the western cave. |
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 You get to a small gorge with two short tunnel sections. These are the abutments of the dome construction. |
 The valley becomes ever narrower and ends at a gap in the rocks. Behind this lies the wreck of a canal boat. |
 The ship - shown here as it is about to sink - contains 3 rooms that can ve visited by scuba divers. |
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 The gorge leads the way back to the starting point. |
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