Nature Dives

Fortizza - Malta
Level - Beginner to advanced        Max depth - 5-18 meters
This site has plenty to offer. Situated off the main promenade in Sliema you can find very exciting tunnels and caverns as well as excellent marine life. The closeness to the divecentre means that this site is excellent for afternoon dives.

Ghar Lapsi - Malta
Level - Beginner to advanced         Max depth - 20 meters
A site dived and praised by the late Jaques Cousteau. Here you can find a nice cavern in which you can surface as well as a nice reef with a possibility to find unusual marine life such as torpedo rays and occasional schools of barracuda.

Wied iz-Zurrieq - Malta
Level - Beginner to advanced         Max depth - 36 meters
A mixture of steep walls and a beautiful shallow valley makes this a site where you can do several dives. Special points of interest include the Bell Cave and a very good chance to see John Dories. Here you have a great view of Filfla island and dolphins have been spotted offshore. This is also home to the famous Um el Faroud wreck.

Cirkewwa - Malta
Level - Beginner to advanced         Max depth - 40 meters
Cirkewwa is one of the most popular dive sites in Malta. Here you can do several dives - The Arch, The Madonna, Paradise Bay and the wreck of the Rozi. The clear water and the abundance of marine life makes this site a favourite among many visitors.

Devils Reef - Malta
Level - Beginner to advanced         Max depth - 70+ meters
This wall - rarely dived - drops gradually down to over 70 metres. Several caves are to be found and large groupers as well as massive octopus are frequently spotted.

L’Ahrax Point - Malta
Level - Beginner to advanced         Max depth - 20 meters
This is an ideal site for a second dive. Clear water and healthy growth of invertebrates are only some of the outstanding features of this site. A safe, shallow cavern with access to the surface makes this dive highly appreciated by most guests. In the autumn it is one of the best sights for Lampuki spotting!

Blue Hole - Gozo
Level - Advanced                         Max depth - 60 meters
The Blue Hole is located by the Azure Window. Enter in a natural pool and exit some 8 meters below into the open water. The dramatc cliffs drop to depths of over 50 meters and the visibility is usually excellent.

The Inland Sea - Gozo
Level - Advanced                         Max depth - 60 meters
Enter the site in what looks like a greenish lake, swim though an 80 meter long tunnel through the rock and exit in crystal clear water with the deepest blue colour on the planet. As spectacular as it gets.

Reqqa Point - Gozo
Level - Advanced                         Max depth - 60+ meters
Steep drop offs and excellent visibility are together with the Billinghurst Cave the highlights of this site. The cave is one of the largest in Malta and reaches 130 meters into the rock. A site accessible only in excellent conditions.

Qawra Reef- Malta
Level - Beginner to advanced         Max depth - 40 meters
This is a site which usually has excellent visibility and it is also home to several beautiful caverns and tunnels, some of them very deep. This offshore reef requires good bouyance as the drop off is very steep!

Santa Marija Caves - Comino
Level - Beginner to advanced         Max depth - 15 meters
The Santa Marija Caves or Comino caves as they are also called are among the most famous sites of the islands. Accessible only by boat this shallow cave system has access to the surface during most of the dive. Saddled breams congregate in vast numbers at the entrace of the caves.

Lantern Point - Comino
Level - Medium to advanced          Max depth - 50 meters
Massive boulders and clear water is typical for this site. Larger species such as barracuda and groupers can occasionally be seen. Caution must be taken as there may be strong currents here and depth reaches 50 meters.