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This expanded second edition includes the new wreck site, MV Hephaestus, changes to existing dive sites, updates to dive centres/independent operators, new photographs and more. The navigation and look of the book have been improved and refreshed, making it easier to find dives in each of the five areas. The guide acknowledges the collapse of the Azure Window, and the transformation of that underwater area into a unique seascape with new swim-throughs and shallower sections accessible to more divers. The adjacent Blue Hole remains unaffected.
Diving Gozo & Comino is essential for independent divers planning their own adventure; divers exploring Gozo with one of its many professional dive centres; anyone seeking the ultimate underwater experience in Malta. Plan your dream dive holiday and discover the magic of Gozo & Comino today!
- Dive into Adventure: Choose your perfect dive with easy, advanced, and technical difficulty ratings, depths, durations, and stunning underwater and above-water photos.
- Unforgettable Sites: Explore a kaleidoscope of underwater wonders, from breathtaking caves and vibrant reefs to shipwrecks and secluded bays. Gozo's Hidden Gems: Discover rarely explored dive sites alongside iconic favourites like the Blue Hole, Inland Sea and tunnel, Santa Maria Caves, and multiple wrecks.
- Expert Insider Tips: Benefit from Richard Salter's vast experience as a resident instructor. He provides advice to help you to conduct safe and fun dives for all diver skill levels. There is also information on Gozo's rich history, charming villages, vibrant festivals and mouth-watering cuisine.
Richard Salter is an instructor and dive guide who started diving the Maltese islands in 2004 and has amassed over 5000 dives, mostly on Gozo and Comino. After finding accurate information hard to come by and existing publications lacking, he started to draw his own dive sitemaps, so that he could show divers the best places to go, depending on the kind of diving they wished to pursue. He also learned some local history. Now he shares his knowledge so that others can safely enjoy all that Gozo and Comino offer.
Reviews of the first edition:
"This is a very good guide [...] One of the joys of diving in Gozo, and which justifies the use of the term "underwater playground" in the title, is that it is one of those rare places where divers can pack a 4×4 or van with kit, tanks and friends and take off for whichever sites take their fancy. They also need a reliable guide-book – this new one deserves its place in the glovebox"
– Divernet.com
"A well-put-together and good-looking guidebook that will be a useful tool for anyone planning on diving Gozo and Comino. It is the sort of book that first-timers, as well as those experienced in diving here, will want to have on their shelves"
– Scubaverse.com
"Richard crams his book with everything you need [...] an impressively well thought-out guide to visiting these islands. The question is not why should you buy this guide, but why wouldn't you?"
– BritishDiver.co.uk
