where to learn to dive?
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malta is great 
stay near paceville and you wil lhave bars etc too for a night. I highly recommend Dive wise, I've done plenty with them over the last few years.
stay near paceville and you wil lhave bars etc too for a night. I highly recommend Dive wise, I've done plenty with them over the last few years.
Thanks are they based in paceville or is it easy to get to, and how cheap are villas. 10 bed sleeps 24, villa for €825 for 10 days all though I expect it'll only be 2-4 of us. That's in Julian bay, is that near paceville.
And no issue with temp/sea conditions at end of October?
And no issue with temp/sea conditions at end of October?
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Is that St Julian's Bay?
Paceville is just to the west of St Julian's Bay. Everything is within walking distance:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/3...95affe054f111!2m2!1d14.489323!2d35.925598!3e2
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Hi St Julians is just round the corner (this may help https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@35.9235916,14.4924528,16z)
Dive wise is based at the westin dragonara so you can see how far the journey will be etc.
I've always stayed in a hotel in paceville or at the very northern end when my family was there with me.
Its very easy to get to though walking, or by car. not sure on bus routes.
Dive wise is based at the westin dragonara so you can see how far the journey will be etc.
I've always stayed in a hotel in paceville or at the very northern end when my family was there with me.
Its very easy to get to though walking, or by car. not sure on bus routes.
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Yep St Julian bay, by the dragonara casino?
If so that a very short walk. (1.6km)
Anything else worth doing other than diving. Thinking 10 days. 4 days for open water, so leaves us some time to do other things, or if we get right into it, time to just do some other divers, maybe wreck specialist. as there's loads of wrecks around there.
If so that a very short walk. (1.6km)
Anything else worth doing other than diving. Thinking 10 days. 4 days for open water, so leaves us some time to do other things, or if we get right into it, time to just do some other divers, maybe wreck specialist. as there's loads of wrecks around there.
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The dragonara casion is at the end of the road. dive wise is just before it.
if you doing open water you're limited to 18m. Most of the Maltese wrecks I've done are 30m - 65m.
There are some shallower wrecks, the new tug boat just off the coast from where dive wise is at 18m ish
have a look at their web site here http://www.divewise.com.mt/
the night life in paceville is great if you like that sort of thing (we do when we go), trips to gozo are good
if you doing open water you're limited to 18m. Most of the Maltese wrecks I've done are 30m - 65m.
There are some shallower wrecks, the new tug boat just off the coast from where dive wise is at 18m ish
have a look at their web site here http://www.divewise.com.mt/
the night life in paceville is great if you like that sort of thing (we do when we go), trips to gozo are good
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I'd say play it as it comes. Some people take to it well , some don't. Advanced is a rubbish name anyway. It's really just showing you a bit more of diving. Not there to make you a dive expert, that comes with time and experience.
With advanced it's still only 30m. So Rosie and p29 are do able, and the Faroud if you stay on the upper decks ( rudder sits at 36m ish)
With advanced it's still only 30m. So Rosie and p29 are do able, and the Faroud if you stay on the upper decks ( rudder sits at 36m ish)
Learn to dive at your nearest possible dive club and local pool..
THEN book a holiday and go enjoy actually diving.
The worst thing you could possibly do is pay for a nice holiday somewhere warm and have to spend half of it in a pool doing skills and paperwork.
Get that lot out of the way first and then do what they call the "open water dives" at your holiday destination, sign off the course and go have fun.
THEN book a holiday and go enjoy actually diving.
The worst thing you could possibly do is pay for a nice holiday somewhere warm and have to spend half of it in a pool doing skills and paperwork.
Get that lot out of the way first and then do what they call the "open water dives" at your holiday destination, sign off the course and go have fun.
Oh and if you want a Malta apartment then I can quite happily recommend this one I stayed in last year!
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...rk_Lane_Aparthotel-Qawra_Island_of_Malta.html
I dived with h2o and they picked me up for free every day!
There is also a trip booking shop directly below the hotel, on which I took a jeep safari over to comino. Had a great week.
Only just got back from the Caribbean this evening though, so I need some kip before work tomorrow, but if you need more info/pics/ideas/dive sites I can reply later.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...rk_Lane_Aparthotel-Qawra_Island_of_Malta.html
I dived with h2o and they picked me up for free every day!
There is also a trip booking shop directly below the hotel, on which I took a jeep safari over to comino. Had a great week.
Only just got back from the Caribbean this evening though, so I need some kip before work tomorrow, but if you need more info/pics/ideas/dive sites I can reply later.