WIED IR RAHEB
Malta
Wied Ir-Raheb, meaning ‘The Sacristan’s Valley’, is a dry gorge starting several hundred metres inland, ending up in the cliff-face about 25m above the surface. Although this dive is absolutely dominated by massive boulders, anchoring at the point is difficult because there is only a small shelf, about 20 meters deep which plunges vertically to a depth of 70 meters or more. You can do this site as a drift dive, entering 3 caves along the way. The first and third caves are open to the surface and are 15m and 25m deep respectively. The second cave, ‘House Cave’, is the main attraction of the dive. The entry is a clean cut door in the cliff wall and the exit is a round window just above it. At the back of the cave, a very dark but wide chimney takes us to water level where we find a small enclosed air pocket.
Particulars
Note that this dive is only suitable for the experienced, and should be planned with great care for safety. The sheer cliff face can be disorientating due to the clarity and deep blue of the water.
Warnings
Beware of the currents that are here often.
WIED IR RAHEB Features
- Nicknames
- The Sacristan’s Valley
- Address
- N.v.t. N/A
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Suitable for
- Advanced divers, experienced divers (drift dive)
- Permit
- N.v.t.
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- None
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Reef dive , cavern dive, reef wall dive, boat dive, drift dive
- Current
- Limited, variable
- Visibility
- 20 - 40 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 25 m.
- Bottom
- rotsblokken, rotsen
- Life
- Dusky grouper or merou, bath sponge, european parrotfish, ornate- or turkish wrasse, saddled bream, brown meagre, salema porgy or cowbream
- Other recreation
- None
- Emergency
- 112