Diving in Qala
5 dive sites around Qala: 1 cave and 3 reefs. The stretch takes in Ħondoq ir-Rummien and Qala Point.
Depths run from 5 to 35 m. 5 suit Open Water divers. 3 are shore dives and 2 need a boat. Ħondoq Bay is a locality with several dives of its own.
Most of these sites close when the wind or swell comes from the NE, E and SE, and almost all are sheltered in a wind from the SW, W and NW.
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- Ħondoq ReefHondoq47Marginal
- Qala Quarry0Stay dry
- Ras il-Qala0Stay dry
Scores blend the wave, swell and wind forecasts for each site against the directions it is open to. Check the site page before you go.
Localities
Dive sites around Qala
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Ħondoq Reef
Hondoq, Gozo
The rocky ground on the eastern side of Ħondoq bay, where boulders and low arches break up the seagrass and a water pipeline heads off toward Comino. Twelve metres at its deepest and endlessly rummageable.
Digital RenderQala Quarry
Qala, Gozo
A gentle boat dive on Gozo's east coast where a boulder-strewn reef slides from six metres down to thirty-five, with a handful of enormous old anchors lying among the rocks.
Digital RenderRas il-Qala
Qala, Gozo
The easternmost point of Gozo, dived from a boat. A rocky shoreline gives way to a drop-off at around ten metres, then a boulder-littered sandy slope, all in very clear channel water.
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Ġebel tal-Ħalfa
Qala, Gozo
A low limestone islet sitting about 65 m off the Qala coast, on the Gozo side of the North Comino Channel. It is snorkelled and freedived constantly and dived with a tank almost never, so treat any dive here as your own exploration.
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Tac-Cawla Rocks
Qala, Gozo
A shallow rock and tunnel on the Mgarr side of Gozo, ten metres at most, pretty in the right light and barely written about. Good snorkelling territory as much as a dive.