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Malta, Gozo and Comino · about 3 km from San Lawrenz

Wied ir-Raheb – House Cave

  • Max depth25 m
  • CertificationCavern
  • Water temperature≈ 16–26 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet

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Fills nearby

  • Ritual Dive (Xlendi)~16 min drive (estimate)Trimix (helium and oxygen in stock)
  • Atlantis Diving Centre (Marsalforn)~17 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox, O₂, trimix and helitrox; everything boosted to 225 bar
  • Gozo Technical Diving (Xewkija)~21 min drive (estimate)Recreational and technical gases: custom trimix (Nardi blender), O₂ boosted to 200 bar
All fill stations and places to stay ↓

The dive

You dive below the dry gorge Wied ir-Raheb, among lots of big boulders.

The chimney at the back of House Cave is very dark and ends in an enclosed air pocket: bring lights and cavern training.
Profile and sections

You dive below the dry gorge Wied ir-Raheb, among lots of big boulders. The main attraction is the second cave, House Cave (Ta' Wiereb to local fishermen): you swim in through a clean-cut 'door' in the wall and out through a round 'window' above it. At the back a very dark but wide chimney takes you up to a small enclosed air pocket. The other caves have colourful sponges.

Practical: maltadives.com rates the site Advanced. Pin from maltadives.com (approximate).

Depth and profile
First and third caves open to the surface, 15 and 25 m deep; max 25 m (the wall continues to 70 m and deeper according to maltadives.com)
Configuration
All configurations; the chimney is wide
DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
Drift dive past short caves; not a scooter dive.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Cavern
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveGoes down to 25 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
Depends on water level or swellThrough a dive centre or guide

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

Boat only, with a dive centre; Atlantis Gozo dives it as a drift dive past three caves.

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Around Wied ir-Raheb – House Cave

Fills3 fill stations · nearest 6 km
  • Ritual Dive (Xlendi)

    ~16 min drive (estimate)

    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)

    ~17 min drive (estimate)

    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)

    ~21 min drive (estimate)

    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.

Where to sleepAround San Lawrenz on Booking.com ↗

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Other sites6 within 2 km

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Articles about cave diving that name a place within 25 km of this site, but no cave by name. They're not necessarily about this site.

Access and rules change: check what applies locally right before your trip. Source: GDELT Project and the news feeds of diving magazines. Search for more news ↗ Searched automatically, last on 5 Nov 2026.

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Current conditions

Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (maltadives.com, dive centres on Gozo and Malta (including atlantisgozo.com), stranypotapecske.cz, Wikipedia, ERA, TDI, BSAC, Visit Gozo, Maltese diving regulations 2012, hospital websites, Gozo Channel, news; Sept 2026). Pins mostly come from maltadives.com (4 decimals) and Wikipedia, checked against the right stretch of coast; ~ = estimate. Rules, prices and access change — check locally.