Xlendi Bay

Xlendi is one of Gozo's tourist resorts. The bay is at the end of a long narrow cove with its northern side protected by steep cliffs while the southern side abounds with bars, cafes, restaurants and hotels. A tunnel passes through these cliffs and leads to the open sea. The dive starts in the bay, at a depth of 9 meters.

One then swims through the tunnel, which has a really splendid entrance and where the diver can find goatfish and painted combers actively feeding on the tunnel floor with numerous damselfish and cardinalfish.

Swimming through the tunnel, one can admire the intense blue coming from the exit. Outside the tunnel, one will continue swimming over boulders and on to a pyramid like reef where barracudas abound.