Map of the Maltese Islands

MALTA: A SCUBA DIVER’S PARADISE

The Maltese Islands, repeatedly voted second best dive destination in the world, boast an abundance of reefs, stunning caverns, caves and spectacular wrecks. The water surrounding the Mediterranean archipelago is known for its pristine transparency, warmth and azure blue colour.

Malta, Gozo and Comino are home to over 100 dive sites collectively. Whether you’re an experienced diver or a beginner, the diverse dive offering appeals to all levels and has divers returning year after year.

If you’re yet to experience scuba diving, you can feel confident diving in Malta; there are over 50 dive centres across the islands and English is an official language in Malta. A full range of programmes are available from ‘try dives’ to qualified diving courses. The relatively small archipelago offers more shore-dives than anywhere else in the Mediterranean. This provides a great opportunity for divers to rent a 4x4 and visit the incredible sites at your own pace – the islands are very easy to navigate and the ferry crossing from Malta to Gozo is just 25-minutes.

The sparkling Mediterranean Sea also offers non-divers a tranquil environment for snorkelling, swimming, kayaking, windsurfing, deep-sea fishing and exploring the many coves by boat; whilst the topographical island landscape encourages rock-climbing, mountain-biking, horseriding, trail running and jeep-safaris.

Just a three-hour flight away, there’s every reason to visit the islands in any season.

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