DIVE
SITES
No need to go to the end of the world to make dream dives, come dive in Malta with French Touch Diving!
Dive sites to take your breath away, there is something for everyone. Limestone cliffs, vertiginous falls, gigantic arches, underwater caves, and of course magnificent wrecks scuttled especially for divers, all accessible from the shore !
Depending on your level, we will prepare a suitable program with the guarantee to fully enjoy !
SHORE DIVES
QAWRA POINT
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Reef
2 to15 meters
Buggiba, Malta
Try Dive, Open Water
Located 5 minutes from the dive center, this site is perfect to start scuba diving, in clear and shallow waters.
L'AHRAX POINT
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Reef, Inland Sea
5 to 15 meters
North Malta
Open Water
L'Ahrax Point features a cavern with collapsed roof leaving a large circular opening in the rock faces that rises 10m above sea surface.
AZURE REEF
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Reef
5 to 40 meters
Dwejra, Gozo
Advanced
Azure Reef was formed when Azure Window collapsed in 2017. The reef is made of big boulders and fantastic marine life.
DOUBLE ARCH
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Arch, Reef, Wall
10 to 40 meters
NorthernGozo
Advanced Open Water
This dive site is famous for its two arch offering spectacular light effects. It wall, boulders and reef is the perfect home for marine life...
CIRKEWWA'S ARCHES
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Reef, Wall, Arches, Cave
5 to 25 meters
North Malta
Try Dive, Open Water
Much to see with it reef, wall and two arches on each site. A beautiful natural underwater archway in Malta. At least two dives in Cirkewwa.
GHAR LAPSI
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Cave, Reef, Wall
28 to 20 meters
Dingli, Malta
Open Water
Many shallow dive sites to explore ! A 40m cave system with hole in roof, which one can exit through ! Also boulders and a great marine life !
INLAND SEA
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Tunnel, Cave, Reef
10 to 40 meters
Dwejra, Gozo
Open Water
A popular dive site, the Tunnel is a 80m long cave connecting Inland Sea to the Mediterranean, offering amazing scuba diving experience.
OTHER SITES
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Reef, Cave, Wall, etc...
Up to 50 meters depth
Malta & Gozo
From Open Water
The list of sites is long on the archipelago, there are still many spots to discover !
Contact us for more information !
ANCHOR BAY
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Boulders, Rocky Reefs
5 to 12 meters
Northwest Malta
Try Dive, Open Water
A varied dive site called Anchor Bay, with large boulders, swim-throughs, rocky reefs, sea grass meadows and rich marine life.
BLUE HOLE
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Cave, Wall
18 to 35 meters
Dwejra, Gozo
Advanced
Blue Hole is one most beautiful dive site. It starts in a fantastic wide inland sea pool, then a natural rock arch leading to the open sea !
MIDDLE FINGER
Type
Depth
Location
Level Required
Reef, pinnacle
5 to 40+ meters
Southern Gozo
Open Water
This famous pinnacle starts at 8 meters and rises up to 50 meters down ! A breathtaking reef dive in Gozo !
WRECK DIVES
UM EL FAROUD
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Oil tanker
Lybia
115 meters (10.000 ton)
1969
Fuel Shipping Lybia/Italia
1998
18 to 36 meters
Qrendi, Malte
Advanced
Mythical wreck ! It can be entered easily, explore the kitchen, the engine room, the tanks, the walkways ! Unforgettable dive, full of emotions !
HMS MAORI
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Destroyer
Royal Navy GB
40 meters
1937
WWII, Patrols & Battles
1942
16 meters
Valetta, Malta
Open Water
From Norway to Malta during WWII, it was destroyed in Malta by a direct hit while in the Harbour. Historical wreck, very popular !
COMINOLAND
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Passangers & Cars Ferry
Malta
36 meters
1942
Valetta to Comino
2006
32 to 40 meters
Southest Gozo
Deep Diving
Its two decks offer a beautiful exploration, and there are several safe options for penetration. Also wonderful underwater life !
P 29
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Minesweeper
Germany
52 meters
60's
Patrol Boat
2007
20 to 34 meters
Cirkewwa, Malta
Advanced
Fully explore an intact wreck with its machine gun still on deck ! The deck house has several openings, a lot of light. A must do dive !
BOAT TUG 2
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Tugboat
Malta
30 meters
1975
Sightseeing Tours
2013
15 to 25 meters
Sliema, Malte
Open Water
Recent and still intact wreck to explore. It's very much penetrable, you can enter the wheelhouse and the engine room ! Also right next to a reef !
P 31
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Minesweeper
Germany
52 meters
1960
Patrol boat in Malta
2009
20 meters
Comino
Open Water
Accessible by boat, this beautiful wrecks offers many entrance to fully explore it ! A beautiful dive in Comino's clear waters...
MV ROZI
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Tugboat
Great-Britain
40 meters
1958
Towing
1992
20 to 36 meters
Cirkewwa, Malta
Advanced
The engine room and the wheel house are empty and can be safely entered. You can dive into several doorways and explore different rooms.
MV KARWELA
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
Ferry
Malta
58 meters
1957
Shuttle Malte/Gozo
2006
30 to 44 meters
Southern Gozo
Advanced / Deep Diver
There is much to discover with its 3 decks, specially designed entrances and its famous stairs ! A must do !
OTHER WRECKS
Type
Origin
Length
Launched
Using
Scuttled
Depth
Location
Level Required
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Many other wrecks to discover and explore around Malta & Gozo ! Contact us for more informations !
TO KNOW :
Some dive sites are sometimes inaccessible and may be modified or canceled depending on weather conditions (wind, wave, swell, current, etc.) or any other circumstances beyond our control. But above all, we are divers and our goal is to share with you the best sites and wrecks in the archipelago in order to satisfy you!
For obvious security reasons but also for your pleasure, FRENCH TOUCH DIVING strives to make you dive on sites adapted to your level of experience and certification. Be aware that around Malta and Gozo, some dive sites and wrecks are only accessible from Level 2, Advanced or any other diver certifications at 30 meters, some sites sometimes even 40 meters. Proof of your certification will be required before the dives.
