Advantages: The friendly locals Disadvantages: The wind!
...pint, having to pay Air Malta upwards of £200 for a return flight to Malta makes a big difference to your holiday budget. It is possible to get cheaper flights, but they are invariably from Gatwick, in the middle of the night. As I am based in Scotland I had to pay the extra to get down to Gatwick.
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Getting to Gozo
It's also necessary to remember that once you get to Malta you've ... ...was a helicopter transfer from Malta Luqa airport to the heliport on Gozo, but this is due to end during 2004. For most dive groups this is no great loss, as the cost is much greater than the ferry and the departure times are not always convenient.
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Marsalform
On arrival in Marsalforn, on the north coast, I found the apartments we were allocated to be clean and tidy, with plenty ...
sean0107 03.11.2004
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Advantages: A great place to learn Disadvantages: Not such a great place to go back to
...smaller next door neighbour of Malta and typically visited by folk taking a break in Malta who fancy a day out. It lies between the heel of Italy and the Tunisian coast.
But what those people bouncing around the island in four by fours don't realise is that Gozo is also a great place to learn to dive. I'm not necessarily going to say it's a great place to dive - more of that later - but it's great for learning.
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I first got ... ...trip to Rhodes where I did a 'try dive' with a local operator. I was instantly hooked and excited and wanted to do it again. However, the evil red-haired boyfriend I had at the time had totally freaked in the water and was not up for learning which meant, effectively, I was barred. A couple of years passed, we split up, I chucked him out and immediately booked myself on a PADI open water course in Gozo.
I travelled with a company called Aquatours ...
koshkha 29.04.2006
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Advantages: Fairly warm, easy to get around, plenty of wrecks Disadvantages: Lots of deep sites - make sure you're qualified!
...is whether to stay on Malta or Gozo (there's also the option of staying on Comino, the smallest island - though it only has one hotel). I actually got round that by staying a few days on each of the 2 bigger islands. While Malta has a large number of resorts with plenty of restaurants and clubs, Gozo tends to be much quieter - not to say that there aren't quiet areas on Malta. But I'll mainly focus on the diving.
Malta isn't the place to go to dive ... ...which there are plenty in Malta - other examples are the Blenheim Bomber, a plane in about 40m of water, and the Carolita barge, which also lies near Valletta.
The Rozi is a pretty little wreck near to the Gozo ferry which was sunk as an attraction for a tourist submarine, but now serves as a magnet for divers. It can apparently get very busy, but when I was there there was only one other small group on the wreck. She's a small boat, but the upper ...
cathy_m80 06.11.2008 (07.11.2008)
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Advantages: Being an island there's almost always a dive available whatever the weather. Disadvantages: Very heavily dived and not enough attention to conservation.
My most memorable dive in Malta was when I mistook a 500 lb bomb for a water jug. I was only a novice then, back in 1982 and this was my fourth qualifying dive. I was doing escorted dives with Divewise Services (of St Georges Bay) and on this hot summer morning we were heading for the wreck of the HMS Maori (a world war two destroyer) which was sunk by the German air force in Marsamxett Harbour, little more than 50m from the Valetta shoreline. En ... ...was a huge broken vase and I tugged and pulled at it for a while before following the dive leader to the wreck. When the dive was over, I discovered that the vase was actually a 500 lb, unexploded German bomb that was badly cracked. The 140 metre long ship had been reduced to about 40 m by the elements but made for a very interesting dive. We went right through the wreck but only the dive leader had a torch, what a pity.
There were many other excellent ...
petehall 09.01.2001
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I was only in Malta a few years ago. The island itself is beautiful. I had been going on holiday their since i was five and i had fallen in love with the place. My dad Had been interested in diving for years and he suggested that we should go diving now i was old enough. The first time breathing artificially is absolutely fantastic and the dive site was even better. The sea was fantastic and not a bit cold. Going down deeper into the sea my eas began ... ...there are many dive schools and although they may be expensive they are well worth the money. Diving is one of the most exciting experiences i have ever had i would recommend it to everyone especially those who are interested in the sea and sealife. I have been told that there are some excellent ship wrecks in that area also. The dive was organised by a professional school. safety equiptment was fantastic and a full briefing was provided before by ...
chrisbrandon 29.03.2001
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Advantages: You can go diving every day! Disadvantages: Don't expect English standards.
I've been going to Malta and Gozo for over twenty years so you could say I'm keen. Initially I just went as a tourist, but in 1997 got into diving. I have used several different dive shops in the islands. My favourite is Subway in Bugibba, who win the prize because of their overall helpfulness. Compared to England, the diving in Malta is warm and generally safe. There are two distinct types of dive in Malta:- Wreck and Scenic and ,rather cleverly, ... ...at its best. My favourite wreck is Um El Faroud, a large oil tanker sitting upright in 35 metres just near the Blue Grotto. For scenery I like the caves of Ghar Lapsi which are very light because the shafts go up as well as across. (See my reviews of individual sites on Divesitedirectory.) When making travel arrangements I usually search the internet for a half board package at the north end of the island and hire a car rather than pay for transfers. ...
abdoujarapov 19.05.2007
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Advantages: Loads of marine life, a few good ship whrecks! Disadvantages: Can sometimes be a little expensive.
...2 other wrecks we could dive at, but sadly we didn't have the time this holiday - but hopefully this time next year...
I highly recommend Malta as a place to go diving, although I am a novice I have heard that there aren't many better places in Europe. ...
geserve 05.08.2001
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