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Blue Lagoon, Comino
The reason most people book. Go before 10:00 or after 16:00.
36.0140° N · 14.3220° E
Boats that go here →WHERE THE BOATS GO
Ten places worth the fuel.
The archipelago is 27 km end to end, so nothing here is far. What decides the day is the sea state and the hour you leave. A skipper reads both on the morning and reorders the run without being asked.
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Crystal Lagoon
Round the corner from the Blue Lagoon, deeper, and usually empty.
36.0070° N · 14.3295° E
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Santa Maria Caves
Swim-through caves on the north of Comino. Best light late morning.
36.0195° N · 14.3390° E
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St Peter's Pool
Flat limestone shelf near Delimara. Sheltered from a westerly.
35.8265° N · 14.5680° E
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Blue Grotto
South coast sea caves. Only workable in a calm sea state.
35.8195° N · 14.4560° E
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Ramla Bay, Gozo
Red sand, north Gozo. Anchor off and swim in.
36.0570° N · 14.2830° E
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Dwejra, Gozo
Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, on the far west of Gozo.
36.0530° N · 14.1890° E
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Popeye Village
Anchor Bay. Good for families, and the swim is sheltered.
35.9560° N · 14.3390° E
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Filfla
Uninhabited islet off the south coast. No landing, circle only.
35.7880° N · 14.4090° E
Boats that go here →DEPARTURE POINTS
Where the day starts.
Every charter leaves from one of these. The berth matters more than people expect: the Blue Lagoon is fifteen minutes from Mġarr on Gozo and closer to ninety from Sliema, for the same boat and the same money.
Msida Creek Marina
The working marina. Liveaboards, sail charter, and the shortest run out to Marsamxett.
35.8955° N · 14.4930° E1 boat
Ta' Xbiex
Embassy row on the water. Catamarans and mid-size motor yachts berth here.
35.8993° N · 14.4977° E1 boat
Manoel Island
Gzira side of the creek, under the fort. Quiet boarding, five minutes from Sliema ferries.
35.9028° N · 14.5045° E1 boat
Portomaso
St Julian's. The deep-water berths, and where most of the flybridge fleet sits.
35.9236° N · 14.4903° E1 boat
Grand Harbour Marina
Vittoriosa, inside the bastions. Boarding here is worth the trip on its own.
35.8890° N · 14.5185° E1 boat
Sliema Creek
The busiest departure point on the island and the fastest run to Comino.
35.9095° N · 14.5020° E5 boats
Mġarr, Gozo
Gozo side. Start here and the Blue Lagoon is fifteen minutes away, not ninety.
36.0250° N · 14.2980° E1 boat
Marsamxett Harbour
Under the Valletta walls, opposite Sliema.
35.8990° N · 14.5090° ENone listed yet
Marsaxlokk
The fishing village. Luzzus, the Sunday market, and the south-east coast.
35.8410° N · 14.5440° ENone listed yet
St Paul's Bay
North. Self-drive country, and the closest launch to Golden Bay.
35.9500° N · 14.4020° E3 boats
THE NEXT COASTLINES
Malta first. Then the rest of the coastline.
A licence register, an insurance certificate and a berth you can walk to exist in every charter market on this sea. Malta is small enough to check every operator in person, which is why it goes first. The checks travel.
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