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  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sean0107

    4 Stars Fly Calypso I Sing To Your Spirit! Review with images 03/11/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The friendly locals

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The wind!

    Legend has it that Odysseus was tempted to Gozo by Calypso and was so entranced, he stayed for seven years. George Vella and his team at Calypso Diving run a pretty good operation and are happy to accommodate experienced to novice divers. Calypso Divers is one of the oldest dive shops and SCUBA schools on the island and I have dived with them on many occasions. George Vella the owner is one of the nicest and most accommodating people I have ever met. ----------------------------------------​-------------------------- The Package Calypso offer an all-inclusive package, for a little over £200 ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 koshkha

    Member since 26/12/2005

    Reviews written: 972

    3 Stars Taking the Plunge in Gozo 29/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A great place to learn

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not such a great place to go back to

    This review is about learning to dive in Gozo - the smaller sister island of Malta. Have you heard of Gozo? Yes? ………Really? Do you actually know where it is or just think it's that place in India where all the hippies hang out? Gozo is a tiny island in the Mediterranean - the 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 ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    cathy_m80

    5 Stars Blue water, sun - and brilliant diving! Review with images 06/11/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fairly warm, easy to get around, plenty of wrecks

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Lots of deep sites - make sure you're qualified!

    I recently came back from my first diving trip to Malta. It's been heavily promoted in recent years as a rival to the Red Sea for British divers, and they've sunk a number of wreck deliberately as artificial reefs. It's only a 3 hour flight away from here, and as an already popular destination makes for a pretty easy trip. The water temperature ranges from about 25C in summer to 14C in winter, with good visibility at most times. Due to the size of the islands you're not particularly tied to any particular sites. The main choice initially is whether to stay on Malta or Gozo (there's also the ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 petehall

    Member since 15/09/2000

    Reviews written: 75

    5 Stars Watch out for the Bomb 09/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Being an island there's almost always a dive available whatever the weather.

    Disadvantages 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 route to the wreck we came across what I thought was a huge broken vase and I tugged and pulled at it for a while before following the dive leader to ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    chrisbrandon

    5 Stars First and Best 29/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Absolutely fantastic

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    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 to hurt but this was soon cured. On the island there are many dive schools and although they may be expensive they are well worth the money ... more
  • 16 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    abdoujarapov

    5 Stars Diving and holidays in Malta 19/05/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You can go diving every day!

    Disadvantages 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, new wrecks have been placed where the scenery is not at its best. My favourite wreck is Um El Faroud, a large oil tanker sitting upright in 35 ... more
  • 5 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    geserve

    5 Stars Fantastic 05/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Loads of marine life, a few good ship whrecks!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can sometimes be a little expensive.

    Just come back from my scober diving holiday - I went with a company called Aquaventure who were great. I really enjoyed it! Apart from the hundreds of beautiful marine species that are there, there's also other great sites which are well worth a look at. The best one in my opinion was the HMS Miori, which was a British destroyer that was sunk at port by german bombers in World war 2. We were able to swim round the ship and was a great experiance. - There were 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 ... more
  • 0 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Stevo008

    4 Stars HMS Maori Dive in Malta 30/12/2011

    Advantages Advantages Year round accessibility

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Wreck not complete as broke in two sections previously.

    Malta offers a lovely dive in the harbour. We crossed stones covered with red fern-like coral and saw octopus, John Dory, flounder, lots of gobies & more. The wreck itself is very impressive, very rusty and surrounded by lots of fish & has been there since the Second World War. We were taken by Aquaventure Diving School of Mellieha recommended from the maltamaltamalta portal who really helped us get the most from the dive. Water tends to be calmer as the wreck is protected somewhat by Valletta harbour. Lots of dive sites across such a small set of islands but this was one of our favourites ... more
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