Varna & Cape Kaliakra · Bulgaria · Cave & cavern · Reef
Tyulenovo
Small canyons and caverns cut into a shallow rocky bay
Photo: ZARAKA Z · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyulenovo is a shore dive in a small bay below the red cliffs of the northern Bulgarian coast, where the rock is cut with caves. Its shallow, broken seabed of canyons and caverns makes it a place where divers come to train and to practise their skills rather than to chase depth.
Also known as Tyulenov, Tyulenovo North, Tyulenovo South.
Where it is and how deep
43.4942° N, 28.5855° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
Divers walk in from the beach of the small bay. The north point stays within 10 m and is cut by many small canyons and caverns, which make the route a good exercise in navigation and buoyancy control. Large rocks cover the seabed, and visibility varies between 5 and 20 m.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair |
Season follows Varna & Cape Kaliakra: The season runs April to November; June to September is the best stretch, with the sea near 24 °C.
Know before you go
- Large rocks on the seabed mean waves and currents need watching through the dive.
Dive videos
Scuba Diving - Tyulenovo, Bulgaria - GoPro · Andrei Tudorache on YouTube
Questions divers ask
Is Tyulenovo a shore dive or a boat dive?+
A shore dive: divers enter from the beach in the small bay, and the north point stays within 10 m.
Sources
- Tyulenovo South — ScubaGo
- Tyulenovo Caverns — ScubaGo
- Locations — RockDiving
Photo credits
- A natural rock arch of layered ochre limestone spans a channel of white surf, with green sea beyond and a walker on the clifftop by ZARAKA Z, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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