Maltese diving enjoys excellent visibility and beautiful underwater scenery, we have dives suitable for all ranges of ability and interests. The depths of the dives vary, from the very shallow 12-metre Ghar Lapsi dive to the 40m + Lantern Point, which takes divers to an underwater tunnel that leads down well over 50 meters. As well as some fantastic under water life excellent wreck dives and Cave dives that, combined with the excellent visibility,give some very unique diving experiences. We have listed, just some of, what Malta has to offer. You can also check out many of the best dive sites on Video, take a look at what we regard as the best dive sites that the Maltese Islands have to offer.
The Maltese Islands have recently been voted the premier dive destination in Europe and third best globally by the readers of Diver magazine in their annual Diver Awards, see the new Malta Tourism Authority brochure for more information on this and diving in Malta, Gozo and Comino.
See below for more information and videos of the best dive sites in Malta and Gozo! To see what fantastic creatures you can see, go to our new Underwater Life page.
Dive Sites | Location | Maximum Depths |
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Dive Malta House Reef | St Julian's, Malta | 12m |
Ghar Lapsi Finger Reef | Ghar Lapsi, Malta | 12m |
Anchor Bay | Popeye's Village | 12m |
The Right Arch | Cirkewwa Point, Malta | 14m |
The Left Arch & The Valley | Cirkewwa Point, Malta | 21m |
Sugar Loaf & Madonna | Cirkewwa Point, Malta | 25m |
Coral Garden & Chimney | Dwejra, Gozo | 18m |
Blue Grotto Reef | Wied Iz-Zurrieq, Malta | 25m |
Blue Hole | Dwejra, Gozo | 25m |
Inland Sea Tunnel | Dwejra, Gozo | 28m |
Azure Window | Dwejra, Gozo | 40m+ |
Double Arch | Marsalforn, Gozo | 40m |
Reqqa Point | Marsalforn, Gozo | 40m+ |
Lantern Point | Comino | 40m+ |
Wreck Dive Sites | Location | Maximum Depths |
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H.M.S. Maori, Destroyer | Valletta, Malta | 14m |
P-31, Patrol Boat | Comino | 18m |
X-127 Waterlighter/Carolita Barge | Manoel Island, Malta | 20m |
Um El Faroud, Tanker | Wied iz Zurrieq, Malta | 35m |
The Tugboat Rozi | Cirkewwa | 35m |
P-29 Patrol Boat | Cirkewwa Point, Malta | 36m |
Bristol Beaufighter | St. Julian's Bay, Malta | 37m |
M.V. Comino Land | Ix-Xatt L-Ahmar, Gozo | 38m |
M.V. Karwela | Ix-Xatt L-Ahmar, Gozo | 40m |
Imperial Eagle, Car Ferry | Qawra Point | 40m |
Paddle Steamer Hellespont | Nr Grand Harbour, Valletta | 41m |
Blenheim Bomber | Delimara Point | 40m |
H.M.S. Stubborn, Submarine | Qawra Point | 56m |
H.M. Drifter Eddie, Minesweeper | Nr Grand Harbour, Valletta | 56m |
Le Polynesien | Off Marsascala | 65m |
HMS Southwold | Off Marsascala | 68m-73m |
Cave Dive Sites | Location | Maximum Depths |
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Anchor Bay Cave | Popeye's Village, Malta | 12m |
Coral Cave | Dwejra, Gozo | 30m |
Mgarr ix Xini Caves | Mgarr, Gozo | 20m |
Xlendi Cave | Xlendi,Gozo | 18m |
Santa Maria Caves | Comino | 10m |
Alex's Cave | Cominotto, Comino | 18m |
St. Dimitri Point | Gozo | 18m |
Billinghurst Cave | Reqqa Point, Gozo | 25m |