Blue Hole & The Chimney

Blue Hole & The Chimney
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Location
Dwejira Point
Highlights
The deep blue waters here provide the right marine environment for many types of fish and other marine life.
Visibility
45metres
Currents
Still to Caribbean Light
Site Depth
10metres
Difficulty
Easy to Advanced (Advanced Open Water)
Duration
5minutes
Sight-seeing
Hotspot Watch

The Blue Hole is a natural rock formation carved out over the centuries by wind and wave power. Offering a sheltered entry for a number of dives, this site includes a huge archway which starts at 8 metres and has a flat top, almost square in shape, and covered in golden cup coral (parazoanthus axinellae). A large cave also worth exploring can be found at the bottom of the hole.

This dive then leads you round to the left, or west, until you reach a fissure in the near-vertical wall. This opens up at around 6 m; directly ahead of you is another, much smaller hole that is perfect for photography. Exit by retracing your route to the Blue Hole or the flat reef just to the left of the Blue Hole headland. This site is very popular later in the day, so get there early to have a place!

The deep blue waters here provide the right marine environment for many types of fish and other marine life. This will be one of the occasions where we will be able to see big fish in Malta!