Dive Maltese Archipelago, Malta

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Malta is a great place to dive with it being possible to dive all year around. The water temperature varies from a cool 14°C in February/March to warm 26°C in August. The visibility of water is generally high so it is good place to learn diving as well. The dive sites are located close to shore and most dives start from shore thus making it easier and cheaper. The dive sites include rocky reefs, some wrecks and cave diving (especially interesting is the dive in the Inland Sea in Gozo). There will tend to be more marine life during the warmer months, when you can hope to see tuna, octopus, moray eels, seahorses, fire worms, soft coral along with the usual sea grass and underwater ridges. Ċirkewwa is one of the most visited scuba diving sites on the Maltese Islands. It has underwater cliffs, caves, tunnels and an arch down to the seabed at 27 m. A short swim away is the wreck of the MV Rozi, an old tugboat sunk intentionally as an attraction for tourists aboard a tourist submarine that worked the area in early 1992. Out towards Marfa Point is a statue of the Madonna which was placed in a natural cavern by the Amphibians Diving Club. The P29 Patrol Boat was scuttled off the coast at Ċirkewwa in 2007 as a diving attraction. The Blue Hole is location at Dwejra near the Azure Window (a natural arch) in the This dive site is on the west coast of Gozo and was once described by Jacque Cousteau as the best dive in Europe. The Blue Hole itself is 14m deep with an archway at 7 -9 meters on one side giving access to the open sea and the entrance to a huge cavern on the other side.

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