MALTA DIVE SITES

Possibly our favourite dive around Malta and Gozo! This dive starts in the Inland sea behind the collapsed Azure Window and will lead us to an 80m underwater tunnel with maximum depths of 22m. Fantastic photo opportunities here! Once we reach the open sea we’ll follow the reef, making this dive a top wall-dive. We’ll finish the dive by heading back to the tunnel and surfacing once again in the Inland sea.

The Blue Hole in Gozo is rated amongst Europe’s top dives. The dive starts in the Blue Hole and at a depth of 12m we’ll find an arch that takes us to the open sea. Depths of up to 40m welcome us with a vast variety of fish, marine life and great visibility. It is not for beginners. It’s a dive ideal for experienced divers, who also get the opportunity of seeing 2 underwater caves with spectacular light reflections. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

A pinnacle that rises from 40m to 12m, where it opens closer to the surface. It’s a dive site not visited by many but sheltered from the north westerly winds. Lobsters, octopus and moray eels are common sights here.

An interesting wreck in the south of Gozo, a dive we prefer to do as a second dive of the day after the Karwela wreck. It lies at 36m, thus Nitrox 28% is compulsory for this dive. The Cominoland measures 34m and penetration is possible on this wreck.

A recently scuttled wreck, the Karwela measures around 50m long. Once again, this is a dive sheltered from the strong north westerly winds that hit Malta. After a short surface swim, we’ll descend to the wreck which has various possible safe penetration points. Due to its depth, one has to keep an eye on the bottom time as deco adds up quickly.

A recently scuttled wreck part of a project undertaken by the Malta Tourism Authority to further promote scuba diving in Malta. An ideal second dive option when visiting Comino. Resting on a bed of fine white sand with and impressive clarity of water being one of the dives with greater visibility, sometimes more than 40 meters! It’s maximun depth of 18 meters and its impressive visibility make this dive enjoyable from Open Water divers to more experience ones. It is ideal as first or second dive of the day when you visit Comino.

A maze of caves, tunnels and abundancy of sea bream make this dive Comino’s best. We will start the dive by feeding the sea-bream and take the opportunity for some great photography. We will then enter the most easterly cave and upon return we will start discovering the adjacent interconnecting caves. A paradise for photographers, these caves will take us to the other side of the inlet where we’ll find a pinnacle at 18m. Return to the boat is either through the caves once again or by navigating the reef. Top dive!

This dive starts at The Chimney, a tunnel that takes us from 5m to 18m. Here we’ll encounter various large boulders with lots of marine life around them, mainly groupers, moray eels and lobsters. Being in the channel between Malta and Comino, strong currents may be present here.

The beginners’ favourite dive is also highly ranked with the experienced divers due to its numerous swim- throughs, caves and tunnels. This wall dive will lead us to a spectacular underwater arch which originates from a collapsed cavern at 18m. The Madonna statue is also at the same depth, usually visited before the safety stop as it is close to the exit point of the dive. Great visibility, amberjacks and night diving possibility make this easy dive different from others. Located on our house reef, thus its a site we visit regularly.

A great dive on the Cirkewwa reef for Open water divers and also great as a second dive for the Advanced certified divers. Sea bream, groupers and moray eels are usually seen on this relaxing dive.

A night-dive favourite but also a great second dive of the day after exploring one of the wrecks in Cirkewwa. Due to the sandy bottom around in the area; stingrays, eagle rays and flying gurnards can be spotted.

Also referred to as Popeye Village, due to the film set still present on site, this is a very pleasant dive with great photography opportunities. A relatively shallow and long dive, we will visit an underwater cave at 10m depth where we can surface inside and enjoy the dome shaped ceiling. An abundancy of rockfish, starfish, moray eels, salemas and groupers are all present here.

A combination of caves, colorful sponges along the wall and lots of different species of fish makes this dive very different from others. Its ideal for both beginners and experienced divers but one has to be careful of the boat traffic passing on the surface.