Other Activities

Golf

Malta's superb climate coupled with a historic backdrop make a round of golf on the course at the Royal Malta Golf Club a special experience. Malta's passion for golf goes back some 120 years. The Club's name refers to the royal patronage the sport has received here over the years. The Duke of Edinburgh played here in the early 1950s while serving with the British navy.

Today's clubroom and 18-hole course are part of the Marsa Sports Club, not far from Valletta. The course offers the holiday golfer a pleasant test without being too unkind to the novice. Several of the holes are challenging par fives, and take some negotiating. The best time to play is from mid autumn through to spring. Golf is certainly an ideal winter sun activity. There are plans drawn up for a second golf course, near Rabat in central Malta

Scuba Diving

Scuba diving in Malta is considered the best diving in the Mediterranean and it's easy too. The Maltese islands are blessed with warm temperatures, even in winter, clear, unpolluted seas, with visibility underwater in excess of thirty metres. Hundreds of kilometres of coastline, many of which are still unexplored, make the Maltese archipelago a favourite with adventurous divers.

The Islands offer excellent sport for both beginners and experienced open water and cave divers. With their natural harbours, bays, sheltered creeks, cliffs, reefs and wrecks, the Islands invite you to explore. The possibilities are endless. With dive sites just a stone's throw away from each other, you will be able to explore a variety of underwater worlds. We've listed some 34 of the best known dive sites on our interactive map. They range from labyrinthine caves to reefs and wartime wrecks. 

Other Links:  divemed.com ; boatrips.com