Malta, Gozo and Comino · about 1 km from San Lawrenz
Għar tal-Barba (Tal-Barba Cave)
- Max depth30 m
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 16–26 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationRitual Dive (Xlendi)Trimix (helium and oxygen in stock)Route ↗
- Fill stationAtlantis Diving Centre (Marsalforn)Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix and helitrox; everything boosted to 225 barRoute ↗
- Fill stationGozo Technical Diving (Xewkija)Recreational and technical gases: custom trimix (Nardi blender), O₂ boosted to 200 barRoute ↗
What it looks like
Tal-Barba Cave Gozo | The Underwater Passage from -27m to -12m Tal Barba Cave and Dwejra - Gozo Blue Hole to Tal-Barba Cave
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Tal-Barba Cave Gozo | The Underwater Passage from -27m to -12m Tal Barba Cave and Dwejra - Gozo Blue Hole to Tal-Barba Cave
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The dive
A straight cave in which the exit stays in view. At the back you can surface in an air pocket. Whale Cave, a crack open to the surface visited by tourist boats, lies on the way back.
Profile and sections
A straight cave in which the exit stays in view. At the back you can surface in an air pocket. Whale Cave, a crack open to the surface visited by tourist boats, lies on the way back.
'Barba' means beard, after the shape of the entrance. The cave is also called the '200 m Tunnel', but it is ~120 m long. It is rarely visited.
- Depth and profile
- Entrance ~-25 m; cave runs ~120 m straight into the rock to an air pocket; max ~-30 m
- Configuration
- All configurations
- DPV: DPV possible
- A scooter saves the long approach swim from the Inland Sea; little gain inside the cave itself.
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 30 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Boat: small boats from the Inland Sea drop you close to the cave. From shore via the Inland Sea tunnel and then ~200 m north along the cliff: a long, hard swim, or use a scooter.
Around Għar tal-Barba (Tal-Barba Cave)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 4 km
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.
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.
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