Also known as
Blue Cave
Interest
Cave & Wall
Popularity
High
Depth
15m (avg), 25m (max)
Qualification
Advanced
Shore access
Medium
Location
36.0530° N 14.1887° E (Exact)
36°03.180' N 014°11.322' E
36°03'11" N 014°11'19" E
Rating
★★★★ from 4 divers

Blue Hole in Dwerja is probably the most famous scuba dive site in Malta, and one of the most beautiful dives of the Maltese Islands. This is nice place for swimming, snorkeling, and freediving too.

Blue Hole is a circular rock formation, a sinkhole in the limestone, about ten metres wide and five metres across. The hole is a sheltered pool as it is protected by a fringe of rock, and divers can safely enter and exit the sea. Blue Hole is often dived in the afternoon when winds start to pick up and other dive sites become more and more inaccessible.

Depth in Blue Hole is about 15 m. A beautiful archway or underwater window leads from the hole into the open sea at 9 m deep. The walls of the hole are covered with colourful coral tubeworms, sponges and other small marine life. Outside there is a great number of large boulders. On the opposite side to the window there is a large cave.

Blue Hole dive is usually combined with diving Azure Reef (former Azure Window) or Coral Gardens. One can also enter from Inland Sea and exit through Blue Hole, or vice versa.

Blue Hole can be reached after a 200 m hard walk over the rocky shore, but the dive is definitely worth carrying equipment there.

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Comments and Ratings

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Matjaz Repnik, December 2024:
★★★★ Blue Hole for me not so interesting place, maybe cave under and surrounding area. But at least nice place to enter/exit water with a lot of gear.
Giorgio Ciacchella, November 2024:
★★★★★ We took a route including Blue Hole, Azure Reef and Coral Gardens. Beautiful dive, the amount and diversity of geological features are really amazing.
Adam Sant, June 2020:
★★★☆☆ Nice dive but in my opinion it is the most overrated dive in Gozo.
Mika Tanninen, April 2015:
★★★★★ Beautiful scenery.

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