Meghalaya Cave & Cavern — January 2027

What to Expect

East Jaintia Hills holds one of the densest concentrations of limestone caves on Earth. Most of the sumps here have never been dived. This expedition runs two parallel programmes: cavern profiles inside the daylight zone for divers working toward overhead training, and full cave penetration on previously surveyed lines for qualified team members.

We operate out of Khliehriat, moving between systems across the district. Logistics are demanding. Narrow jungle tracks, local permissions, and gear hauled by hand into entrances that see more caving boots than dive fins.

Sites Planned

For cavern divers: shallow daylight zones inside two known systems, with structured drills on line work, light protocol, and silt management. No penetration beyond the daylight line. The objective is real overhead exposure under direct supervision, not certification.

For cave divers: Khaddum cave and one secondary system, both with surveyed lines from previous expeditions. Conditions are tight in places, with fine limestone silt that clouds instantly and takes hours to settle. Frog-kick discipline is non-negotiable.

Footage from Previous Expeditions

Who Should Join

For the cavern programme: Advanced Open Water minimum, with stable buoyancy and trim. Prior overhead environment exposure is helpful but not required along with sidemount certification.

For the cave programme: Full cave certification, recent cave experience, and comfort with low-visibility silt-out conditions. We will talk through the dives in detail before any commitment.

Reach out with your certifications, recent logged dives, and which programme you are interested in.