The Maltese islands attract many divers every year, most of whom claim that the best dives are off Gozo.  There are fantastic arches, tunnels, wrecks, caves and lagoons to explore making for some fantastic underwater landscapes.  Gozo offers divers plentiful sightings of groupers, amberjack, bream, wrasse, squid, flying fish, sting rays, barracuda, eagle rays and nudibranchs. The occasional sightings of dolphin, sharks, tuna and sea horses can also add to the excitement.  

Here are a few descriptions of some of the dive sites around Gozo.

The Blue Hole 

Probably the most famous of Gozo’s dive sites, is the Blue Hole.  From the surface it looks like an isolated pool of clear blue water, underneath revealing a large archway opening into the open sea and underneath the Azure Window.   It is surrounded by breathtaking rock formations, caves and drop-off points.  The average depth is 20-30 meters.

San Dimitri Point 

This dive is only accessible by boat and is a beautiful dive right beneath breathtaking steep cliffs.  Large shoals of barracuda are often seen here.  The visibility in this area is usually excellent.  Average depth around 30 meters.

Cathedral Cave 

This dive can be done from the shore.  After a walk down some steep steps, you find yourself in a valley surrounded by huge cliffs.  Entering the water in the valley, one swims out until reaching a depth of 18m where you will find a large entrance leading to a huge dome cave called Cathedral  Cave.  You surface in the cave and take in the tranquility.   The highlight of this dive is once you have surfaced to look back at the entrance of the cave where you will see electric blue light coming from the cave’s entrance.  A truly breathtaking and memorable dive.

Billinghurst Cave

This cave is an air-trapped cave on the north coast.  The entry can be done from a 2-3 meter jump right above the cave entrance, subject to weather conditions.  A long tunnel (some 40/50 meters) leads to the cave where you are able to surface.  Average depth around 25 meters.

Double Arches

The Double Arches is the formation of two holes through a vertical rock face.  The top of Double Arch reef is about 18 meters and keeps going down easily to about 40 meters.