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CaveRAID

Cave 2

Official course standards ↗Last updated September 7, 2026

An advanced cave course building on entanglement rescue and line repair skills from Cave 1, with enhanced navigation and stage bottle deployment techniques. Students master complex team dynamics in cave environments, deploy and manage decompression stage bottles, and develop advanced problem-solving for failures in confined overhead spaces. The course introduces advanced cave navigation techniques and rescue procedures suited to longer, more complex cave systems requiring extended decompression and stage management. This certification opens access to deeper cave passages and expedition-level exploration.

Centres that teach this course

1 dive centre in the directory publish a price for this exact certification, checked Sep 2026. Each centre's own wording is shown beneath its name. Ranges cover whole-course prices only — where a centre charges per day or per dive, its rate is listed separately below, since a daily figure is not comparable with a course total.

One centre publishes a price in Euro.

Same training under a different agency

25 centres

A separate set of centres, teaching Full Cave under a different agency. These are not the same certification — the standards and the card differ — but they cover the same depth and scope, which is why centres price them alike. Every row here names whose rating it is, and none of them is counted above.

$1,000 – $1,800across 6 centres pricing in US Dollar

Charged by the day or dive rather than as a course price:

  • Elite Divers InternationalMexico
    Full Cave DiverIANTD
    $275/day→ $1,100 for the 4-day minimum
    $275
    per day
  • Protec MexicoMexico
    Full CavePSAI
    1 student$420/day→ $1,680 for the 4-day minimum
    2+ students$370/day→ $1,480 for the 4-day minimum each
    $420
    per day
  • Third Dimension DivingMexico
    Full Cave DiverIANTD
    $295/day→ $1,180 for the 4-day minimum
    $295
    per day
  • Cave AdventurersUnited States
    Full CaveTDI
    Private class$450/day→ $900 for the 2-day minimum
    Group class$350/day→ $700 for the 2-day minimum each
    $450
    per day
  • Ghost DiversMexico
    Cave DiverIANTD
    $330/day
    $330
    per day
  • Wolff DivingMexico
    IANTD Cave DiverIANTD
    $300/day→ $1,200 for the 4-day minimum
    $300
    per day
  • Under The JungleMexico
    Full CaveTDI
    private$345/day→ $1,725 for the 5-day minimum
    per diver in a group$295/day→ $1,475 for the 5-day minimum each
    $345
    per day
  • CDT Mexico (Cave Diving Training)Mexico
    Full CaveTDI
    1 student$300/day→ $1,200 for the 4-day minimum
    $300
    per day
  • Go Dive MexicoMexico
    Full caveTDI
    private$330/day→ $1,650 for the 5-day minimum
    2+ divers$300/day→ $1,500 for the 5-day minimum each
    $330
    per day
  • Cave Diving AdventuresMexico
    Full CaveTDI
    $350/day
    $350
    per day
  • Green Divers TulumMexico
    TDI Full Cave DiverTDI
    per person$235/day
    $235
    per day
THB 49,000 – THB 55,000across 5 centres pricing in Thai Bahtfrom ≈ $1,462
One centre publishes a price in Euro.

Charged by the day or dive rather than as a course price:

One centre publishes a price in Mexican Peso.

Same tier, agency not stated

4 centres

These centres publish a price for Full Cave, but their own wording does not say which agency's certification it buys — many teach several and name the card only once you enquire, and some price one course for either agency. The figure is comparable; the certification is not identified, so we do not guess at one.

One centre publishes a price in US Dollar.

Charged by the day or dive rather than as a course price:

  • Darkside DiversMexico
    Full Cave Diver
    $280/day→ $1,120 for the 4-day minimum
    $280
    per day
THB 45,000 – THB 60,000across 2 centres pricing in Thai Bahtfrom ≈ $1,342

These prices are not like-for-like. Two centres can charge very differently for the same certification because they include different things. One price may cover twinsets, stages, deco gas and cylinder rental for every training dive, a dedicated classroom for the theory, boat or transport to the site, and the agency's registration and materials; another may be tuition only, with all of that charged separately — or the other way round, with a centre bundling in extras the first leaves out. Class size, whether the course is one-to-one, and how many days are allowed for it move the figure too. Check what each centre's price includes before comparing them, and confirm with the centre before booking.

Consumables are usually extra. Sorb, helium, O₂ and other fills, park and cenote fees, certification fees and rental are commonly charged on top.

Packages combining several certifications, upgrades from an existing one, and open-ended day rates are excluded — none of them is the standalone price of this course, and including them would move the figures away from what a new student can actually book.

Prerequisites

Completion of RAID Cave 1 or equivalent from another recognized cave training agency. Contact RAID Dive Center for complete prerequisite verification and minimum cave dive experience requirements.

Standards

What a diver must demonstrate to pass this course — not always published by the certifying agency.

Demonstrate stage bottle deployment and management, advanced entanglement rescue procedures, complex line work and navigation, multi-diver team coordination in cave environments, extended decompression procedures, and advanced problem-solving under stress.

Instructors Teaching This Course

Indonesia

Robin Cuesta

Dive Centres Offering This Course

We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.

Common questions about RAID Cave 2

How much does RAID Cave 2 cost?

One centre in the TecDiveTools directory publishes a whole-course price for RAID Cave 2: Sulawesi Dive Trek, at €2,000. Prices differ mainly in what they include, so compare the inclusions before comparing the numbers. Prices were last checked in September 2026.

How long does RAID Cave 2 take?

8 days, based on the durations 1 centre publishes for it. The time depends on the centre's schedule, weather, and how quickly the required skills are demonstrated — agencies set a minimum number of dives, not a fixed number of days.

What are the prerequisites for RAID Cave 2?

RAID's standards require: Completion of RAID Cave 1 or equivalent from another recognized cave training agency. Contact RAID Dive Center for complete prerequisite verification and minimum cave dive experience requirements.

What does RAID Cave 2 training involve?

According to RAID's published standards: Demonstrate stage bottle deployment and management, advanced entanglement rescue procedures, complex line work and navigation, multi-diver team coordination in cave environments, extended decompression procedures, and advanced problem-solving under stress.

What is the equivalent of RAID Cave 2 in other agencies?

At the same tier in TecDiveTools' cross-agency comparison: NSS-CDS Advanced Cave Diver, NSS-CDS Cave Diver, IANTD Cave Diver, TDI Full Cave, ANDI Full Cave, PSAI Full Cave Diver and SSI XR Full Cave Diving. They cover comparable training, but each agency sets its own standards, depth limits and certification card, so they are comparable rather than interchangeable — check which one your next course accepts.

NSS-CDS Advanced Cave DiverNSS-CDS Cave DiverIANTD Cave DiverTDI Full CaveANDI Full CavePSAI Full Cave DiverSSI XR Full Cave Diving

Where can I take RAID Cave 2?

4 dive centres and 4 instructors in the TecDiveTools directory teach RAID Cave 2, in Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand. Each is listed further up this page.

Does the price of RAID Cave 2 include gas and equipment?

Not always — it varies by centre. Certification fees, equipment rental and boat or site fees are commonly charged on top of the course price. Each centre's price list on TecDiveTools shows what it notes as included.

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