Inland Sea, small salt water lake, Gozo Attractions, Malta attractions.

Tourist attractions, places of interest to visit, and things to do, on the Maltese islands

The Inland Sea Location - Near Dwejra Point and Dwejra bay

Views from the road as you descend towards Dwejra Point area and Inland sea

• The Inland Sea is located near Dwejra Point and Dwejra bay, Gozo
• Take the San Lawrenz road out of  Victoria.  Pass through San Lawrenz and continue to the coast.
• As the road descend towards the coast good views of, from left to right, Fungus rock, the Inland Sea and the Azure Window are visible.
• The road ends in a large car park.
• There are several attractions that can be visited from this Car park, all within a few minutes walk. As you face the sea in the car park the Inland Sea is located on the righ, slighty behind you.

The Inland Sea Description

The Inland Sea is a small sea lake connected to the open Mediterranian Sea by a narrow tunnel through the cliffs. The tunnel is wide enough to allow the passage of small boats. It is thought that the Inland Sea started life as a tunnel leading to a ginomous sea cave andthen the roof of the cave colapped.

Most of the buildings are boat housed with a few fishermens dwellings.  There is also a small bar that sells snacks drinks and ice cream.

Boat Trips

In calm weather the local fishermen take boat trips through the tunnel to view:

• the caves and dramatic cliffs on the open sea side
• The Azur Window
• Fungus rock

More information and photographs of the boat trips

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Diving and Snorkelling - Inland Sea

This is considered the best dive site in Malta by the majority of divers and some say the best in the world.

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Enter the water to the left of the jetties, snorkel across the inland sea keeping left of the boat traffic, Dive at the at tunnel entrance and enter the tunnel, torches are an accett, the light adding colour, but your eyes soon become accustomed to the dark.  As you approach the open sea end, you will see the absolutly amazing blue colour of the water, the colour is hightened by the light of the open sea and the darkness of the tunnel. The depth of the tunnel at the open sea side is about 25-30 metres and the sea bed 50 metres. You eventually gain access to the rock cliff walls on the Mediterranian Sea side.  Because of the rocky naure of the area the sea is crystal clear and the surface can easyly be seen from the sea bed at the foot of the vertical cliffs at a depth of arround 50 metres. It is essencial tofrequently look at your depth meter as ome areas are 60 metres or deeper, the flat sandy sea bed slowly get deeper as you leave the base of the cliffs. I have seen large rays cruising along the coast in this area

For divers the main area of interest is in the piles of rocks at the base of the cliffs.  Decompression can be carried out swimming back to the tunnel and through the tunnel maintaining the correct depth on the cliff face, a good time to examine all the nooks and crannies.

You can either

• Dive from and return to the Inland Sea
• Dive from the Inland Sea turn left at the outer side of the tunnel and continue round to the Blue hole Obtain advice from the local dive schools for recommended depths and the time for this dive.

The shallow waters of the Inland Sea with a rock and pebble bottom is ideal for snorkelling, of course snorkellers and swimmers should stay clear of the area between the jetties and the tunnel, because of the constant flow of boats

Dwejra Point and Dwejra Bay Attractions

• Azure Window
• Blue Hole
• Fungus Rock
• Inland Sea
• Boat trips from the Inland sea

Because the rocks are very uneven and have sharp edges we recommend strong shoes or boots if you wish to walk on the rocks

Attractions on or near Route to Dwejra Point and Dwejra Bay

• San Lawrenz  Bus 2 & 91
• Gharb Bus 2 & 91
• Ta'Pinu  Bus 61& 91

Local Transport - Buses

Buses to Dwejra

• Winter No buses to Dwejra. The nearest bus stop is in the village of San Lawrenz roughly 2 km away  Buses 2 & 91 from Victoria (Rabat)
• Spring and Autumn. 2 buses on Route 91.   Additional buses from San Lawrenz
• Summer. 6 buses on Route 91.   Additional buses from San Lawrenz