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@SOUTH WEST TECHNICAL DIVING
We love to go and do our own diving. If you are looking to build experience or just need a team-mate get in touch. We’d love to have you along. Unless you retain us to teach or guide there are no charges for joining a trip
Diving in Gozo / Malta
about
Gozo belongs to the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago. Compared to its southeastern neighbour, Gozo is more rural and known for its scenic hills, which are featured on its coat of arms and where many movies have been filmed.
The island of Gozo has long been associated with Ogygia, the island home of the nymph Calypso in Homer’s Odyssey. In that story, Calypso, possessed of great supernatural powers, and in love with Odysseus, holds him captive for a number of years, until finally releasing him to continue his journey home.
The island has a population of around 31,296 people, 7.7 % of the Maltese population (Malta has a population of 411,277 people), Gozo inhabitants are known as Gozitans (Maltese: Għawdxin). It is rich in historic locations such as the Ġgantija temples, which, along with the Megalithic Temples of Malta, are the world’s oldest free-standing structures and are also among the world’s oldest religious structures.
The island is rural in character and, compared to the main island Malta, less developed. Azure Window is a remarkable geologic feature of the island; it is a natural stone arch that was formed millions of years ago when a limestone cave collapsed. There are many beaches on the island, as well as seaside resorts that are popular with tourists and locals alike. The most popular are Marsalforn and Xlendi Bay. Gozo is considered one of the top technical diving destinations in the Mediterranean and a centre for water sports.
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how to get there
Flights into Malta are easy and plentiful with plenty of budget and mainstream airlines. Ferries from Italy also run regularly. Once there we will arrange all transfers including the 20 minute Malta/Gozo ferry trip, passing Comino and a first chance to enjoy the blue waters.
Get in touch for advice on the easiest way.
about the diving
Gozo and Malta offer many wrecks in the range of 20 meters depths up to 80 meters and deeper, most of the wrecks are in the 40-65 meters range and are ideal to enjoy a nice bottom time without hanging for hours on the shotline.
All wrecks on Gozo are accessible and offer some great diving and also an amazing playground they include, the Karwela, Cominoland, Xlendi, P29, P31 and the Rozi.
For the deeper wrecks the HMS Stubborn, Blenheim Bomber, Imperial Eagle, Um El Faroud ( boat or shore), HMS Hellespont, HMS Southwold, HMS Eddy, HMS St Angelo, Bristol Beaufighter, Le Polynesian, HMS Southwold, Schnellboot S31, are dived by boat and we offer this service directly from the Harbour of Gozo on a real dive boat for technical divers with a roof and a platform at the back and a professional Captain knowing exactly where they are located and knowing how to handle Technical Divers
when we normally go
March to October is usually best when water temps climb from 15 degrees to the high 20’s in summer.
highlights
- Inland Sea
- Bottleneck Cave
- Billingshurst Cave
- HMS Southwold
- Polynesian
- Xhatt La Mar Wrecks (Xlendi/Karwela/Cominoland)
- Middle Finger
- Xlendi
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