4 curated Scuba Diving spots in Malta, each with its own note and source.
Malta · Best time: Apr–Nov · All levels
Shore entry over steps with railings: the arch stands 12 metres below the surface and 8 metres above the seabed, and the P29 and Rozi wrecks sit at 34 metres. The 52-metre P29 was scuttled in August 2007, lies about 150 metres offshore with its highest point at 12 metres, and is rated an advanced dive.
Sources: Malta Dive Sites, Malta Dive Sites
Gozo · Best time: Apr–Nov · All levels
The Blue Hole is a natural rock basin around 15 metres deep (25 at most); an arched window at 9 metres leads out to open sea, and the site is rated advanced. The neighbouring Inland Sea tunnel runs 80 metres and reaches from the lagoon down to 26 metres. Getting in costs a 200-metre walk over rock.
Sources: Malta Dive Sites, Dive Shack Malta
Gozo · Best time: Year-round · All levels
Four scuttled ships lie off Gozo: the 53-metre ferry MV Karwela at 20 to 42 metres, Cominoland and Xlendi at 32 to 45 metres, and the MV Hephaestus, sunk in 2022, at 32 to 42 metres. Most sites call for Advanced Open Water; the 70-metre Xlendi tunnel (3 to 10 metres) and the upper Karwela are open to Open Water divers.
Sources: Dive Shack Malta, Malta Climbing Club / ClimbMT (nationaler Kletterverband)
Malta · Best time: May–Oct · Beginner
A snorkelling spot in a limestone basin: visibility reaches 15 metres or more on calm days, sea bream, wrasse and octopus sit in the crevices along the rock edge, and a small cave marks the western end. There is no lifeguard, and when swell breaks against the limestone rip currents form — stay out then. Water peaks at 27 to 28 degrees in August.
Sources: Outdoor Explorers Malta, Maltadvice
Without a dedicated Scuba Diving note yet, listed on the country page: Comino / Blue Lagoon, St. Paul's Islands / Mistra Bay, Valletta.