Dive Review of Divewise/Holiday Inn Express St Julian’s in
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Divewise/Holiday Inn Express St Julian’s : "Interesting diving, strenuous entry/exit process", Jul, 2023, by Gareth Richards, OCC, FR ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 12461 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The diving itself was interesting, however Malta diving is conducted in a way I am not used to. I preface this by saying 99% of my 400+ dives have been from boats that left from a dock, or liveaboards. I have little shore diving experience and maybe that’s the difference. In a nutshell you load all the gear into crates and get in a truck and drive to the site. You then change and gear up fully in the open next to the truck. Walk with fins in hand to the entry point, which can be down many steps or over bare rock depending on the site. Good nonslip boots essential. Conduct the dive, exit and return back the way you came up ladder, over rocks, up steps etc. strip down gear and reload truck, return to dive center, unload truck, wash and put away gear for next day. I just did not enjoy this at all, as the diving fun divided by effort ratio was way too low. What you want is maximum fun for minimum effort and this was way out of balance. It is possible that the process I experienced is because this spec ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Divewise
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Cocos, Philippines, Socorro, GBR, NZ, Bahamas, Mexico Pacific, Cayman, US Keys, Mediterranean (Cyprus, Corsica, Turkey), Belize, Roatan, Bonaire, Cozumel, BVI
Closest Airport	MLA	Getting There	Many direct flights from all over Europe. Used Ryanair nonstop from TLS
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	68-75°F / 20-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	All dives guided, all nitrox, 5 min NDL
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No accommodation for cameras, subject matter is essentially wrecks . Few small critters and nearly no fish ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Divewise/Holiday Inn Express St Julian’s in Mediterranean/Malta

Divewise/Holiday Inn Express St Julian’s : "Interesting diving, strenuous entry/exit process", Jul, 2023,

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Dive Review of Divewise/Holiday Inn Express St Julian’s in
Mediterranean/Malta