Location

Mellieha Bay Hotel in Mellieha. The dive can be found just of the south facing shore.

Access

The best way to access this dive is from the shore

Conditions

This site is well sheltered from the winds. If the wind is in a southwestly direction then visibility is dramaticall reduced to even zero in some areas.

Average depth 4m
Maximum depth 8m
Average visibility 15m

This site is well used especially for training purposes. This is normally the first dive beginners will undertake and can be very busy at certain times of the season. This site is also worth trying at night with spectacular sites. In this area you will find large numbers of octopuse At this location you will also see a small archway to the east. A nearby cavern has some interesting fish and invertibrates. Moray eels can be found as well as large numbers of chromis.

Location

To find this reef simply go directly out of Mellieha Bay , between
Dahlet ix-Xilep and Ras il-Griebeg.

Access

It will take around 5mins by boat

Conditions

This dive area can be choppy in bad weather conditions. There is
also a surge present.

Average depth 15m
Maximum depth 25m
Average visibilty 15m

This reef is named after the maltese name for brown meagre which
is found here in large numbers. Here you will find some striking and unusual rock formations amidst a tumble of large and small boulders , all of which are covered in a profusion in a profusion of alga. Divers say Red scorpion fish are common, as are cardinal fish, striped mullet and salema.

Location

This dive site can be located 3Km northeast of Rdum L-Ahmar, the easterly side of Marfa Ridge, to a raised reef called Sikka l-Bajda- The White Reef.

Access

Sadly you can only reach this reef via boat.

Conditions

The reef is exposed and can suffer from surface surge and can be choppy. This is a rare dive.

Average depth 15m
Maximum depth 25m
Average visibility 30m

This reef is a huge rocky ridge that has hardly been explored. The reason for this is its distance from the coast. There are large numbers of amberjack, bream , parrotfish and grouper here. The reef also has a profusion of spiny starfish and feather starfish.

Location

Simply head for the eastern point of the Marfa Ridge

Access

We recommend you take a boat to this particular dive site.

Conditions

This site is well sheltered from passing winds.

Average depth 6m
Maximum depth 15m
Average visibilty 15m

This dive site is very easy due to the flat sea bed here. As you go further out into the sea the bed becomes covered in boulders, sea urchins, starfish and fireworms everywhere. You will find a large cavern nearby. There are lots of chromis all over this area, as well as species of bream, sand smelt and parrotfish.