Malta (Blue Hole Gozo / Um El Faroud)
Malta · Central Mediterranean SeaNear Majjistral Park
The Blue Hole at Dwejra is a natural limestone pool, formed when the roof of a sea cave collapsed, connected to the open sea by an arch at about 6 m; beyond it the wall drops below 60 m. The Um El Faroud is a Libyan tanker some 110 m long, deliberately scuttled in 1998 off Wied iz-Zurrieq, which sits upright on sand at around 36 m.
Depth
10–40 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
35 m
Water temperature
20 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Shore/Boat
Best time
April-November
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- April-November
- Approx. price
- 50 USD / dive
Protection status
Dwejra está designada Zona Especial de Conservación bajo la ley maltesa de protección del medio ambiente
Did you know
El Um El Faroud no fue un naufragio: explotó en los astilleros de Malta en 1995 y después se hundió como arrecife artificial. Un temporal lo partió en dos en 2006, lo que añadió interés a la inmersión. En el Blue Hole, entre los bloques del fondo están los restos de la Ventana Azul, el arco natural que se derrumbó durante un temporal el 8 de marzo de 2017.
Sources consulted: divemalta.com; malta-diving.com; hubpymalta.com; downtoscuba.com; blueholediving.com
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
92 species documented in Malta (Blue Hole Gozo / Um El Faroud)
Morena mediterránea
Muraena helena
Not EvaluatedPulpo común
Octopus vulgaris
Sargo
Diplodus sargus
Not EvaluatedSepia común
Sepia officinalis
VulnerableTortuga boba
Caretta caretta
Aguja de mar
Syngnathus acus
Almeja fina
Ruditapes decussatus
Critically EndangeredAnguila europea
Anguilla anguilla
Anjova
Pomatomus saltatrix
Araña de mar de nariz larga
Macropodia rostrata
Arca de Noé
Arca noae
Argonauta
Argonauta argo
Ecosystem
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Majjistral Park
16 km away
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