📜 Lom Leštinka is a granite quarry turned into a popular diving site in a beautiful forested area near Leštinka u Skutče, Czech Republic. It offers a maximum depth of 26 meters and features unique underwater attractions.
🔍 Operated by Ivana and Luboš Boržíkovi, it has been a favorite diving destination for over 30 years, known for its excellent access and training platforms.
☀️ Diving: The quarry reaches a maximum depth of 26 meters. Underwater attractions include a keson (caisson) at 20m, accommodating 2-3 people, and an underwater skanzen (open-air museum) at 10m with mining carts, a workshop, and jackhammers. Diverse aquatic life such as carp, pike, bream, sturgeon, catfish, mussels, and crayfish can be observed.
🏄♀️ Recreational Activities: The site offers opportunities for social games, trips to the surrounding area, cycling, and grilling.
🎾 Sports Facilities: Outdoor skittles, volleyball, and nohejbal courts are available for use.
👨👩👧👦 Family-Friendly: Suitable for families with children, featuring a pirate ship, children's sandpit, swing, and climbing frame. OWD (Open Water Diver) courses for children are also offered.
🎶 Events: The area can be booked for private events, including birthday celebrations, weddings, and corporate gatherings.
⚠️ Variable Visibility: Underwater visibility averages between 3 to 8 meters, depending on the season.
🚫 Rules: Pets are not permitted in the quarry area. Visitors are requested not to move items within the underwater skanzen, as each item has a designated place. Guests staying overnight must bring their own sleeping bags and slippers.
🚶♀️ Private Events: The quarry may be closed for private events, so checking availability in advance is recommended.
🎟️ Entry fees:
Diver (includes 2 nights accommodation + 2 days diving): 1360 Kč
Non-diver (includes 2 nights accommodation): 960 Kč
Accommodation (Paluba/Rybárna): 380 Kč/bed/night
Own tent: 250 Kč/person/night
Children under 4: FREE accommodation
Organizational fee: 700 Kč/person
Daily diving stay (for accommodated and non-accommodated divers, unlimited dives): 200 Kč
🅿️ Parking: 100 Kč/car for the entire stay.
🏄♀️ Air Filling: 15 Kč/liter (for 200 bar).
🚿 Sanitary Facilities: Available, including social facilities.
🏕️ Accommodation options: Offers 23 beds at Boržíkovi, additional cottages on a meadow, and comfortable accommodation in a renovated building called "Kovárna." Specific capacities include Rybárna (11 places) and Paluba (12 places). Guests can also use their own tents.
🍽️ Food and dining options: Individual catering is possible with access to well-equipped kitchens (microwave, kettle, two-burner stove, fridge, dishes). A buffet and grill are available, and the Divepark offers all-day refreshments, including hot meals.
🚗 Driving directions: From Prague, take D11 towards Pardubice, then Chrudim, Chrást, and finally Leštinka (approximately 155 km). In the village of Leštinka, turn right uphill and continue to the end of the dirt road.
🤝 Operating organization: The Lom Leštinka area is managed by Ivana and Luboš Boržíkovi. The diving base is known as Leštinka Divepark.