Inland Sea

Inland Sea & Tunnel is one of the most popular dive sites in Malta. Inland Sea is a shallow semi-circular lagoon about 60 m wide connected to the Mediterranean Sea by an 80 meters long Tunnel cave through the rock. There is actually not much to see for divers in the Inland Sea itself, but the Tunnel offers an amazing diving experience. In the Inland Sea, the maximum depth is 2 meters. The bottom of the Tunnel gets progressively deeper, starting at 3 meters on the lagoon side, and at the seaward end reaching 26 meters. The tunnel has vertical walls and a pebble bottom, ending with a lot of big boulders around the seaside exit. Outside the Tunnel, the seabed drops down to around 50 meters. From the Tunnel, it is possible to either dive the reef walls, north or south of the Tunnel exit, and return to the Inland Sea through the Tunnel, or continue the dive all the way south to Azure Reef and exit through Blue Hole. Towards the north, there are a few caves/cracks to dive, like Whale Cave.

Inland Sea is popular not just with divers but also for tourists looking for boat trips to see the cliffs and caves on Gozo's western coast. It is possible to surface in the tunnel at all times but beware of small motorboats taking tourists on sight-seeing trips during your dive in the tunnel, and stay close to the sides if you have to surface or you are in shallow water.

Location: Dwejra, Malta.