TOP DIVE SITES - COMINO
Elephant Rock of Santa Maria Tunnel
Anchor Reef – a wall dive created by big boulders with many holes and caverns. There are also numerous anchors (hence the name). The maximum depth is
Location: northwest of Cominotto
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: rock
Requirements: BSAC Sports Diver, PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Blue Lagoon – this place is well-known for its unspoilt beauty and pure nature as on Comino one can’t found roads nor cars. Blue Lagoon is an amazingly blue sheltered inlet and, at the same time, the main attraction of Comino. It is a great place for snorkellers and divers. The maximum depth is
Location: Blue Lagoon, Cominotto
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: sand
Requirements:
Canyon – besides many drop-offs, tunnels, canyons and other rock formations one can also find the remains of a traditional fishing boat – Luzzu. The maximum depths is
Location: northern part of Comino
Type of dive: boat/shore dive
Sea bed: snad/rock
Requirements: BSAC Sports Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Location: Cominotto
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: rock/sand
Requirements:
Cominotto Rock – it is named due to the numerous rock formations that can be found here: a vertical steep wall (
Location: south of Cominotto
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: rock
Requirements: BSAC Sports Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Elephant Rock of
Location: north-eastern part of Comino
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: rock
Requirements:
Inner Lantern Point – here one can encounter a nice vertical wall, he boulders, meadows of posidonia and a small cave inside the limestone wall. The maximum depth is about
Location: at the north side of the lighthouse
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: rock
Requirements: BSAC Sports Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Lantern Point – also called Lighthouse Reef/The Chimney/Ras L-Irqieqa. One can start their dive with the few meter chimney that leads to the limestone plateau with some huge boulders, swimthroughs and tunnels. The maximum depth is
Location: the most southwest point of Comino
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: sand
Requirements: BSAC Sports Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Location: northwest of Santa Marija Tunnel
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: rock
Requirements:
Sultan Rock – here one can see some huge boulders covered with marine flora and also various species of fish. When lucky one can find some pieces of the remains of HMS Sultan. The maximum depth is
Location: southeast point of Comino
Type of dive: boat dive
Sea bed: sand/rock
Requirements: BSAC Sports Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent)