First, unlike some other destinations, Malta is a Mediterranean destination and certainly not Tropical. Whereas the summer weather will make diving enjoyable, diving in Malta is not a year round sport in a wet suit. Take a dry suit if you are visiting in the winter! The diving visibility around Malta is considered to be good, although not at its best in the summer. Try diving in Autumn and Winter for best visibility, like many other dive spots. Outside of the busy areas you might consider yourself hard done by if you are experiencing less than 20 meters’ visibility. On the popular wrecks and other busy areas visibility may fall to around 10 meters as a norm. If you want to sample wrecks whilst you are diving then Malta is certainly the destination to be. If you don’t particularly like fish, then even better. The wrecks not only number ships from both World Wars but also Second World War aircraft as well. There are also a few artificially sunk ships for divers to benefit from. Some of these are suitable for Open Water trained divers as they are shallow enough, but not many. There are plenty of deeper dives for Advanced Open Water divers to experience and more that you could try out on a Deep Diving or Wreck course. Malta also has a few underwater caverns, caves and drop offs for divers to enjoy, with care, as divers have died in the Maltese caverns. Appreciation of safe practises through specialist diver courses might be an idea, although the sea isn’t really what you might call serious cave diving territory. As for fish life, well there is some about. The fish tend to be more interesting than varied, although being Mediterranean, you might be lucky enough to see Dolphins or Eagle Rays if you are on a lucky day. The standard of the dive centres does vary – check our diving reviews before you venture abroad for mention of strange pricing structures, dodgy equipment etc. Some dive centres also stick to just shore diving, which can mean trekking across the island through busy traffic. But there are some centres that use good equipment and offer a choice of shore and boat diving along with clear price structures. A bit of research before you go will ensure you end up with one of these, not someone of lesser quality. If you want usually good visibility, interesting natural features and a choice of deep water wrecks, then Malta might be what you are wanting. If you are looking for swimming with shoals of fish, you might be a little upset.
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Have you ever considered going diving in Malta? {Many|Plenty of|Load of[/spin[ divers have and I’m sure more divers will try it. Here’s what you might experience.
Keith Lunt writes for Godiving.org where you can discover more about scuba diving in Malta and other destinations.
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