Can you swim in the Blue Hole Malta?

The blue hole itself is not very big but you can swim in the sea that surrounds it when calm which is where the great snorkeling is. You can buy snorkels at a stand in the parking area. The blue hole is a popular dive site so we also got to see several divers descend down into the hole!



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The hole is perfectly circular in shape, over 300 meters (1000 ft) across, 3140 feet circumference and 125 meters (410 ft) deep. It was formed as a limestone cave system during the last glacial period when the sea level was 400 to 500 feet below present time and was dry land.

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Virgin founder Richard Branson and ocean conservationist Fabien Cousteau went on the journey, which was broadcast globally on the Discovery Channel. It was the first submersible dive to the bottom of the hole, which is found along the Mesoamerican Reef, the second largest barrier reef network in the world.

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Scientists believe the cave formed during the last Ice Age, which ended about 14,000 years ago. The cave flooded and collapsed as the Ice Age ended and sea levels began to rise, leaving behind the Blue Hole we see today. Researchers also predict it won't be around forever.

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Small fee of $10 gives you access to the Blue Hole and the adjacent lake to swim in.

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