Diving in Gozo & Comino

Gozo and its tiny neighbour Comino make up the most concentrated shore-diving destination in Europe, which is a large part of why Malta trains so many divers. Almost everything is reachable from the rocks — no liveaboard, often not even a boat — and the sites are the kind that make a name: the Inland Sea and its tunnel, the caverns off Comino, and a scatter of purpose-sunk wrecks.

The Mediterranean here is clear and warm through the season, with visibility often around thirty metres, and the mix of easy shallow entries and dramatic deeper sites means beginners and experienced divers share the same coastline. It's an easy place to learn and an interesting one to stay sharp.

Diving runs much of the year, the water warmest in late summer and autumn, with a wetsuit wanted in winter. Shore access keeps it flexible and cheap — you dive when the conditions suit, not when a boat schedule says you must.

Try-dives and open-water courses everywhere, no boat logistics, minimal current, visibility that flatters beginners.

Do a try-dive or Open Water course with a Gozo shore-diving centre — no boat needed, you walk in off the ledges to sites like the Blue Hole, the Inland Sea and the wrecks.