Dawn Diving

DiveBase House Reef is our starting point for our adventures. Perfect for PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experiences here divers to be could move their first steps underwater. House of many octopus, cuttlefish, breams, starfishes, flying gurnard, morey eel and many other; this site is our favorite spot for Night Dives.

Popularity High Depth 5m (avg), 35m (max) Qualification Beginner Shore access Easy Location 35.9589°N 14.4250°E (Exact) Qawra Point is great place for swimming, snorkelling and sunbathing too. The area has parking, restaurants, cafes, and public toilets. Also worth visiting is nearby Malta Aquarium. Dive sites in Qawra Point Qawra Bay Qawra Bay is shallow dive site on south east side of Qawra Point. This sheltered bay is suitable for training and try dives. Seabed is sand and seagrass. Qawra Reef

MV Imperial Eagle, launched in 1945, is a 45 meter long deep wreck dive off the coast of Malta. It was a former ferry boat between Malta and Gozo. She was scuttled in 1999 as an artificial reef and an attraction for scuba divers in a marine conservation area.

Also known as Sirens Harbour, Sirens Reef Interest Reef & Training Area Popularity Medium Depth 6m (avg), 18m (max) Qualification Beginner Shore access Easy Location 35.9523°N 14.4135°E (Exact) Sirens dive site is located in St. Paul’s Bay on the northern coast of Malta. Sirens has a shallow reef close to the shore with maximum depth of 12 metres suitable for all levels of divers. The varying rocky and sandy bottom is covered with boulders and seagrass, and the quay wall is home for lots of marine life. Abundant sea life such as moray eel, octopus, cuttlefish, scorpionfish and different wrasses and breams. Sirens reef is mostly used for practise and training area on try dives and diving courses, because of its shallow depth, calm and clear waters, and easy entry and exit from the shore. This is a great place for a refresher dive or practising underwater photography and navigation skills. Sirens is also a good night diving site. There are several entry/exit points in the area, either rocky slope with handrail, or ladders or stairs leading to one of the rock-cut pools, and swimming from the pool to the open sea through a channel in the rock. Beware of boat traffic if diving far away from the shore, there are small boats entering and leaving nearby harbour and bay.

Great dive site for training and try diving with easy entrance and exit. Small reef and a flat sandy bottom with a maximum depth of 8-10 metres and a statue.

Located around 3km North-East of Qawra Point the HMS Stubborn is a submarine wreck lying at a maximum depth fo 56m whereas the top part of the sub is around 50m deep. The depth at which the British Submarine lies, means that only Tech Divers are able to dive this wreck, needing certain skill and expertise. The wreck itself is situated on a sandy bottom quite upright and is more or less intact. It is also tilted a little towards its starboard side. She was scuttled on purpose by the Royal Navy on the 30th of April in the year 1946. She was used as a sonar training target for other submarines. The HMS Stubborn, an S-Class British submarine, 7m wide and 66 metres in length. HMS Stubborn Guide Interest – Wreck Popularity – Medium Depth – 45m (avg), 56m (max) Qualification – Technical Shore access – Boat only Location – 35.9825°N 14.4460°E (Exact)