Diving at dive sites in Malta: Malta, Gozo and Comino are three small islands right into the Mediterranean Sea known for some of the best diving in Europe.

4 July 2008   Admin

The south of Malta is less popular for dive boats but excellent dive sites can be found in the south as well.

Depth: 3-40m (9-131ft) and deeper
Visibility: 10-35m (32-114ft)
Accessibility: Shore, Boat
Time to visit: All year around with warmest water in summer (apr-aug)

This part of Malta is not the most crowded region for diving. Most boats go northeast to Marfa Point, Gozo and Comino. However, there are enough dive shops to rent equipment and to book a tour to some of the wrecks in the south. Diving around Valetta, diving at Sliema Bay, it can all be arranged here in the beautiful settings of South Malta. Many divers choose to rent a car and bring their own equipment as most dives are shore dives. It is easy to find the dive sites and you will save quite a lot of money this way.

Malta is however not only a great holiday vacation because of its diving. The capital Valetta is full of old houses which create a very pretty and ancient harbour. Valetta has been called a World Heritage City, a Fortress City and is without doubt one of the top cities of Europe. Tourists will be amazed by its architectural buildings, cultural monuments, shopping, entertainment and nightlife. Other highlights are visiting its many churches, forts, palaces, piazzas and theatres. Enjoy its Mediterranean excellent seafood and buy some handicrafts for back home.

Although it is not the most popular place for diving there still are quite a few good dive sites to be found in southern Malta. In the bays of Valetta we have the famous HMS Maori, known for helping cracking the Bismarck code, and the MV Odile. In the southeast you can dive at an aircraft named the Blenheim Bomber and several with coral encrusted Tugboats near Zonqor Point. It is a bit less touristy which makes it for many adventurous divers an even better place to do some diving.


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Take a look at some of the other dive destinations.

  1. Blenheim Bomber : Diving in the south east of Malta at dive site Blenheim Bomber
  2. Carolita Barge : Diving in the south east of Malta at dive site Carolita Barge
  3. Delimara Point : Diving in the south east of Malta at dive site Delimara Point
  4. Dragonara Point : Diving at dive site Dragonara Point
  5. Fifla Island : Diving near Fifla Island
  6. Ghar Lapsi : Diving in the south east of Malta at dive site Ghar Lapsi
  7. Hellespoint : Diving at ship wreck the Hellespoint
  8. HMS Egmont : Diving at HMS Egmont
  9. HMS Jersey : Diving at ship wreck the HMS Jersey
  10. HMS Maori : Diving in the south east of Malta at dive site HMS Maori
  11. HMS Southworld : Diving at ship wreck the HMS Southworld
  12. Munxer Reef : Diving at dive site Munxer Reef
  13. MV Odile : Diving at ship wreck the MV Odile
  14. Polynesia : Diving at ship wreck the Polynesia
  15. Saint Elmo Bay : Diving near Valetta at dive site Saint Elmo Bay
  16. Sliema : Diving near Sliema
  17. Submarine Pen : Diving at ship wreck the Submarine Pen
  18. Tent Peg Wreck : Diving at ship wreck the Tent Peg Wreck
  19. Tigne Point : Diving at dive site Tigne Point
  20. Zonqor Point Tugboats : Diving at the Tugboats near Zonqor Point
  21. Zurrieq : Diving in the south east of Malta near Zurrieq

The best dive sites and top diving locations in South Malta rated by divers since last year.

Ghar LapsiRated 10.0, 4 ratings
Blue Grotto or Wied Iz-ZurrieqRated 10.0, 1 ratings
HMS EgmontRated 10.0, 1 ratings
Ten WreckRated 10.0, 1 ratings
UM-El-FaroudRated 8.0, 4 ratings
Fifla IslandRated 8.0, 1 ratings
HMS MaoriRated 7.3, 3 ratings
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