Visitors Suggestions
Testing System
Each exhibitor provides equipment to be tested in water. The exhibitor is providing practical single tanks (with air) to be assembled with your equipment. Testing doesn't require any advanced booking, although you can still book your desired activity on the spot or even in advance, but exclusively getting in touch directly with the exhibitor (not through DDE).
No money is requested neither for the use of the tanks, nor for the entry in the water or for the use of any structures (buoys, boats, assistance, aid, entry to the meeting rooms, etc.). Everything is absolutely simple and free, as the access to the DDE exhibition: no tickets, anytime.
Advices
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Leave home your tank and lead (weights).
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Take a lightweight backpack with your basic full equipment. Get along a towel and light clothes-exchange for the evening.
3
Make test dives in shallow water (3–5 meters, max 10), since the objective of these dives is to test the equipment and this doesn't require necessarily to go deep — think of our lake as a wonderful pool, nothing else. This will allow you to carry out many tests, back to back, trying everything you desire, without the need of any decompression stops. So you'll be able to exit the water at any time to attend a competition, an exhibition or simply to participate in a workshop, take part in a course or an upgrade. If you want to do as much as possible, don't go deep — it would decrease your possibilities for further activities.
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If you want to conduct tests that require very deep dives, you can do it too, but remember to bring your personal tanks (twin-set with desired mix) and effective lighting system, and to inform the assistance constantly present by the buoys (which are permanently monitored till 60 meters of depth) about your dive-plan, and show them your certification (no certificate — no dive). However, the visitor must remain strictly within its qualification and experience limits.
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The lake is relatively cold (12 degrees in shallow water) and visibility potentially limited by silt (no silt, clear water). So cover yourself well, especially if you want to dive many times. And please DON'T crawl with your fins too close to the bottom, keep an adequate distance from it to avoid worsening the vis. Respecting these simple rules will allow the water to remain clear.
Remember: the clarity of the water does not depend on the lake, it depends on YOU!
Remember: the clarity of the water does not depend on the lake, it depends on YOU!
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Parking. Many of the marked park-places (see map on website) will actually be free. But come early. If you mistake the departure time, you'll risk meeting the rivers of tourists often coming to the lake from the close borders. For the same reason, do not leave too early in the evening — wait for a guaranteed quiet journey leaving after a nice dinner. As going to the sea! Reserve yourself a full day off, relax and enjoy a good time! Take your family with you: the area is also equipped with many games for children (skateboards, beach volley and others for the smallest). Everyone will have fun.
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Toilets. There are, don't worry.
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Showers. Just a few, but they will also be available in case of need.
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Catering. 2 completely different restaurants available, to please different needs (including the price). They'll be always open, till late at night!
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Rinsing of personal equipment. Needless since we are in freshwater!
ENJOY!
