Malta, Gozo and Comino · about 2 km from Marsalforn
Double Arch (Xwejni)
- Max depth45 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ 16–26 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
Diving and fills
Dive here with
Fills nearby
- Atlantis Diving Centre (Marsalforn)Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix and helitrox; everything boosted to 225 bar
- Gozo Technical Diving (Xewkija)Recreational and technical gases: custom trimix (Nardi blender), O₂ boosted to 200 bar
- Ritual Dive (Xlendi)Trimix (helium and oxygen in stock)
The dive
At the end of an underwater headland off Xwejni Bay two natural arches stand directly on top of each other: a smaller upper one and a larger lower one that reaches the seabed.
Profile and sections
At the end of an underwater headland off Xwejni Bay two natural arches stand directly on top of each other: a smaller upper one and a larger lower one that reaches the seabed. Small caves lie near the arch and a bigger one further out; beyond the arch you find small caverns and overhangs. There are plenty of groupers, and shoals of barracuda used to hang here; one diver reports they have been gone since 2017.
Practical: maltadives.com rates the site Advanced; divers often combine the long swim from shore with the Triple Arch and Submarine Cave along the same coast. Pin from maltadives.com (approximate).
- Depth and profile
- Reef top -15/-18 m · arches from -20 m (maltadives.com; Atlantis: upper arch from -27 m) · under the arches -34/-36 m · end of the reef -45 m and deeper
- Configuration
- All configurations; open arches
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- A scooter shortens the ~200 m swim from shore; little gain at the arches themselves.
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 45 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Shore from Xwejni Bay (entry rated 'easy' by maltadives.com) or via 'the washing machine', a U-shaped cut in the salt pans left of the bay; then ~200 m to the reef, mostly at the surface (~10 min) or underwater (~20 min). Also by boat.
Around Double Arch (Xwejni)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 2 km
Atlantis Diving Centre (Marsalforn)
Triq il-Qolla s-Safra, Marsalforn, Gozo
Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix and helitrox; everything boosted to 225 bar
7:30–16:30; order blends one day in advance
Tech centre with a rebreather corner (Divesoft Liberty), Bonex scooters, stages and sidemount sets; guided tech dives. Cylinder rental for unguided divers (~€110–120 for 5 days of unlimited air). Walk-in tech fills for visitors: ask.
Gozo Technical Diving (Xewkija)
Mġarr Road (Mariblu Hotel), Xewkija, Gozo
Recreational and technical gases: custom trimix (Nardi blender), O₂ boosted to 200 bar
Filling station daily 9:00–18:00; arrange special gases in advance
CCR rental and training (Triton, JJ-CCR, Divesoft Liberty SM; ~€80/day), ask about sofnolime, scooter rental. Supports unguided divers: morning sea and weather briefing, €10 per person per day for facilities, pickups for rent. Cave training locally up to intro-to-cave.
Ritual Dive (Xlendi)
2/4 Triq il-Gostra, Xlendi XLN 1404, Gozo
Trimix (helium and oxygen in stock)
Ask
Guided tech dives, also on CCR to -60 m; CCR rental and gas prices on their price list; scooter course. Whether you can get walk-in fills: ask.
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