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►Double Arch Reef - Qbajjar/Marsalforn

Location:  Directly out from the headland north of Xwieni Bay - Gozo, about 200m offshore.

Maximum depth: 45m (150ft)

Shaped by two large archways this extended rocky headland is teeming with marine life.  Its entry is over shallow water.  Reaching the start of the wall at around 14m (45ft) and keeping to the right the twin arches are reached. Around the coast on the right one can come across a few large caves cut into the cliffs. This could be a shore dive, however, due to the depth and distance from shore many divers would prefare to execute this dive from a boat. Any way one decides to try this site careful planning is always advised.

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►Reqqa Point - Qbajjar/Marsalforn

Location:   Most northerly point of Gozo

Maximum depth:   Beyond 70m (230ft)

This is my favourite diving location on this island. The visibility here surpasses 50m and you can find all that a diver dreams about in one spot. From big paleigic fish, feeding on the reef fish, to the most awesome bottom topography. There are several caves and chimneys here. Underneath the left side headland you could find an incredible chimney which will take you down to approx 58m. The reef here is really another world and it keeps on descending to beyond 65m.

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►Billinghurst Cave - Qbajjar

Location: West of Reqqa Point - Gozo            

Maximum depth: 35m (115ft)

Park your vehicle next to the salt pans by the rocky beach. A small walk will take you right above the cave entrance. Jump down and enter. This is a dead end cave. Good planning will ensure a safe cave dive so use the right equipment & don't forget your torches. The width of the cave and the cave entrance are huge ensuring plenty of light to penetreate all the way to the end. Keep mainly to the right side of the cave. The entrance leads you through to a huge domed vault where one can surface. The vault is at the end of the cave and the best way to find it is by shining your torches towards the roof of the cave. You will notice the water shimmering meaning there's air above that water and that you have found the vault so one could surface  There are many Cardinal fish, typical to see in caves, and the walls are covered in corals and sponges. On the way out one could just follow the impressive light coming through from the cave entrance, although you are about 80m away deep inside.

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►San Dimitri Point - Ghasri

Location:   Most westerly point of Gozo

Maximum depth:   Beyond 60m (200ft)

This is an area that is famous for caves. The whole of this rocky cliff shoreline is peppered with caves and could only be done by boat in calm conditions. Here some caves even link up to several others and some still remain undiscovered. If you're a cave lover than this is your spot. You could spend a life time just discovering new caves since San Dimitri point offers many different amazing sites with exceptional visibility. Boat dive only.

►Inland Sea - Dwejra

Location:  At Dwejra Point - Gozo, head down to a small enclosed bay to the right.

Maximum depth: 25-60m (80 – 200ft)

When visibility is perfect this is a fantastic dive along a narrow canyon stretching through the headland to open water beyond. Around the corner to both the right and left there are many drop offs, which can be easily negotiated by many divers. Dwejra is a very popular diving location with about ten different five star diving sites to chose from. It is also abundant in marine life.

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►Azure Window - Dwejra

Location:   The famous arch outcrop at Dwejra Point

Maximum depth:  Beyond 60m (200ft)

Azure Window is the name of the majestic natural arch rising above the surface of the sea.  Large boulders falling from the arch are now home to a prolific marine life.  This is an incredibly scenic dive.  The best entry and exit point is the Blue Hole.

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►Coral Cave -Dwejra

Location:  The headland to the left side of the blue hole at Dwejra Point

Maximum depth: 30m (100ft)

This cave has a huge semi-circular opening and a sandy bottom with some boulders at the entrance.  Turning north a vertical sloping wall can be found, which is home to hermit crabs, starfish and colourful scorpion fish.  The exit is via the Blue Hole.

►Crocodile Rock

Location:  A tiny outcrop just offshore between Dwejra Point and Fungus Rock

Maximum depth: 45m (150ft)

The dive boat anchors between Crocodile Rock and the shore, where the depth is around 7m (24ft).  Which ever side you decide to take around the rock I guarantee you will be overwhelmed with the beauty, visibility, marine life, and awesome drop offs which take you from 7m all the way down to beyond 45m. The clarity is such that from the edge of the 7m plateau you could see the seabed. The bottom of the wall is filled with huge algae-covered boulders and is home to large Groupers. Surely one of the most impressive sites around the islands. The best boat dive ever.

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►Fungus Rock - Dwejra

Location:   The huge rock offshore on the left at the entrance to Dwejra Bay

Maximum Depth:  Beyond 60m (200ft)

Fungus Rock is a massive lump of limestone and it has a hole running through its northern part.  Here you could see some boulders lying against one another which create a fantastic scenery of swims, gulleys and caverns. This is a boat dive.

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►Xlendi Cave & Reef - Xlendi

Location:  Xlendi Bay headland

Maximum depth: 25m (80ft)

Situated underneath a clear patch of green grass just before the tip of the Xlendi headland you'll find the tunnel entrance which leads right through the headland, in only a few meters of water.  This site is popular with less experienced divers and is for many the first venture in an underwater cave.  The cave’s walls are covered with golden zoanthids, red starfish and sponges. Barracudas are often seen here feeding on smaller fish.

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►Dawra Tas-Sanap - Xlendi

Location: The first sheltered inlet to the southwest of Xlendi Bay - Gozo.

Maximum Depth: 45m (150ft)

This is a deep cave and arch eroded from the surrounding cliffs, with a large semi-circular cavern at the base of the archway.  The bottom of the arch has some massive boulders, covered in colourful sponges.  The entrance to the cave next to the cliff face is exploding with marine life. By boat only. 

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►Fesej Rock -  Mgarr Ix-Xini near ta cenc

Location:  Huge outcrop just outside Mgarr ix-Xini inlet in Gozo

Maximum depth: 50m (165ft)

Amidst a number of huge boulders Fessej Rock rises 15m above the water, plunging vertically to the seabed 50m below.  Essentially the dive is around the rock, descending and ascending in a spiral to bring you back to the surface. This is a boat dive. This is a boat dive.

►Mgarr IX-Xini bay near Ta cenc

Location: At the Mgarr ix-Xini inlet

Maximum depth: 14m (47ft)

A very popular photographic site. Two interesting caves lie ten meters apart about 100m along the right-hand wall in 14m. Inside both caves one can surface. This is a great experience.  The sheltered valley and shallow depths make this site very popular for night dives. At night you may see the sea horse floating in mid-water.

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