Diving in Malta

There are three Islands that make up the Maltese Archipelago  Malta, the largest; Gozo and Comino, famous for its Blue Lagoon – form a special diving site at the heart of the Mediterranean.

 Diving in Malta and Gozo, Malta and the Island of Comino offer you the chance to dive year round in what can only be described as some of the most desirable conditions for divers of all abilities. Diving in Malta and Gozo offers excellent sport for both beginners and experienced open water and cave divers.  With their natural harbors, bays, sheltered creeks, cliffs, reefs and wrecks, the possibilities are endless.

 With dive sites often just a stone’s throw away from each other, divers will be able to explore a variety of underwater worlds ranging from labyrinthine caves to reefs to both recent and wartime wrecks. Many of the dive sites around the Islands are accessible from shore which is ideal for those divers who prefer to be land based but there are also some world class sites that can only be accessed by boat. Diving in Malta and Gozo is perfect for all ages as its shores are tide less which cancels out the hassle of dive planning and allows for enormous flexibility in terms of what time of day you would like to dive.

Diving in Malta is famous for its waters which are some of the most beautiful and clear in the world. Visibility is excellent down to around 30 meters making diving in Malta and Gozo a dream destination for underwater photography. Sea temperatures average around 23ºC in summer and drop down to around 13ºC to 15ºC in December to March, making diving all the more pleasant. On top of that the climate in general is extremely pleasant with no frost, biting winds or fog. Although it does rain in the winter months the annual rain fall is 570mm.

The standards of diving safety in the Maltese Islands are second to none!  Regardless of whether you are on a course or not, taking guided diving (which incidentally is the best way to find the prime dives sites and get the most out of them) or just simply renting equipment and doing your own thing. Hyperbaric facilities are never more than minutes away and are manned by highly qualified doctors extremely knowledgeable in diving medicine.

Marine life flourishes in a vibrant display of colors.  You are likely to come across groupers, gunards, octopi, red mullet, flying fish, corals, conger eels, and even the rare sea perch which has all but disappeared from the Mediterranean whilst other species such as the fish such as the John Dory come closer to shore in winter.

Because of Malta and Gozo's central position, travel is easy, often just a short plane journey. And because of this geographical scenario and the mix of nationalities diving in Malta, many schools have multi lingual instructors to help to make it a perfect diving experience. Farmhouse Malta is affiliated to several dive companies so as to offer the discerning visitor a full range of options.