This site is reached by a short boat ride from the port and features a wall dive with an optional cave section for appropriately trained divers. Inside the first chamber of the cave there is a statue of S. Bartolo, the island’s patron saint, and the cave includes two air pockets. Large groupers are commonly seen and are described as comfortable around divers. Other sightings include bream, nudibranchs, moray eels, and octopuses.
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Cave penetration should only be attempted by divers with the appropriate training.
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Scuba Diving
Suitable for all levels with a wall route; the cave section is for divers with the right training.
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