Hotel San Andrea Gozo Diving Holidays
Experience scuba diving in Gozo from beautiful Xlendi Bay
Combine days exploring Gozo’s underwater scenery with a relaxing stay beside the Mediterranean. Hotel San Andrea is a family-run hotel on Xlendi’s waterfront promenade, surrounded by the bay’s striking cliffs, a welcoming base for your next diving holiday.
Best of all, our trusted partner dive centre, Gozo Dive St Andrew’s, is directly across the road. With your accommodation and dive centre just moments apart, getting ready for a day’s diving couldn’t be more convenient.
Whether you want to learn to dive, enjoy guided dives or explore more adventurous sites, speak to Oyster Diving about a Hotel San Andrea holiday built around your experience and interests.
Enquire about your Gozo diving holiday: info@oysterdiving.com | 0800 699 0243
Stay at Hotel San Andrea in Xlendi
Hotel San Andrea is a three-star hotel with 28 rooms, offering a small, conveniently located base for a scuba diving holiday in Gozo.
Facilities include:
- Air-conditioned bedrooms.
- Private bathrooms with a bath, shower and hairdryer.
- Satellite television and free Wi-Fi.
- A restaurant and bar serving local and Mediterranean cuisine.
- A promenade location directly opposite Gozo Dive St Andrew’s.
Spend your days underwater, then return to the waterfront for an unhurried evening. For couples, friends and divers travelling with a non-diving partner, the setting makes it easy to enjoy time together between diving adventures.
Why dive with our trusted partner Gozo Dive St Andrew’s?
A good diving holiday depends on the people organising your time underwater. Our partnership with Gozo Dive St Andrew’s brings together a convenient Xlendi location, an established diving operation and facilities for a wide range of divers.
More than 30 years of experience
Gozo Dive has more than three decades of experience, with instructors, dive guides and holiday coordinators supporting everyone from first-time divers to those undertaking technical training.
Local knowledge that makes a difference
The centre’s guided diving service draws on its team’s knowledge of local sites to select suitable diving. That matters when planning a holiday around your confidence, experience and the conditions on the day.
Properly supported equipment and facilities
The centre states that its equipment is regularly tested and maintained, with modern equipment from established brands available to hire. Alongside its recreational facilities, its technical department provides support for divers with more specialised requirements.
A purpose-built dive boat
Gozo Dive operates Divemania, a purpose-built 9.5-metre dive boat with a wide platform and dive ladder. Its boat programme opens up sites around Gozo, Comino and Malta, including places that cannot be reached from shore.
When conditions allow, departures take place from Xlendi’s quay, approximately 50 metres from the dive shop. Alternative departures may operate from Mġarr. Boat diving is subject to weather, scheduling and supplements.
Together, these facilities and the team’s experience make Gozo Dive a strong partner for an enjoyable, well-organised diving holiday.
Contact Oyster Diving to request your personalised quotation.
Email: info@oysterdiving.com
Call: 0800 699 0243
Please include your preferred dates, number of travellers, diving qualifications and approximate number of logged dives.
Important information about financial protection
Oyster Diving is a member of the Travel Trust Association. Speak to our team about the financial protection applicable to your holiday and the documentation provided with your booking.
Plan your Hotel San Andrea diving holiday
Tell us your preferred dates, how many people are travelling and what you would like from your diving. We can discuss accommodation, diving options and transfer requirements, then prepare a personalised quotation.
Guided diving holidays
Explore with a team that knows the local sites. Gozo Dive offers guided trips covering reefs, wrecks and dramatic underwater landscapes, with a flexible schedule and a choice of shore and boat diving. Equipment hire is available, making this an option whether you travel with your own kit or prefer to hire locally.
Learn to dive in Gozo
Turn your holiday into the start of a new adventure. Gozo Dive offers introductory experiences and entry-level training, while its course programme includes Open Water, advanced and rescue-level options.
Let us know whether you are a complete beginner or already qualified, and we will help identify the right course. Any referral arrangements and the certification agency will be confirmed before booking.
Technical diving holidays
For suitably qualified divers, the centre has a dedicated technical department supporting sidemount, twinset and rebreather diving, together with nitrox and trimix blending facilities. Tell us your qualifications and equipment requirements so we can discuss the available arrangements.Why choose Gozo for your next diving holiday?
Gozo’s appeal lies in the variety of its underwater scenery. Reefs, arches, walls and wrecks offer plenty to explore, while sheltered bays provide options for introductory diving when conditions are suitable.
With both shore and boat diving available, you can enjoy different experiences throughout your stay. Beginners can concentrate on building confidence, while more experienced divers can discuss deeper sites and more demanding routes with the team.Intinerary
Discover Gozo’s dive sites
The Blue Hole
One of Gozo’s best-known diving locations, the Blue Hole at Dwejra is a popular highlight of the island’s diving. Ask us about including it in your holiday’s diving plans, subject to conditions and suitability.
The Inland Sea
At Dwejra, an approximately 80-metre natural tunnel connects the Inland Sea with the open Mediterranean. The transition towards blue water and the walls beyond makes this a distinctive dive for those with suitable experience. The centre assesses the appropriate route and depth for participating divers.
MV Karwela
For suitably qualified, experienced divers, the MV Karwela offers an impressive wreck at Xatt l-Aħmar. Sunk as an artificial reef in 2006, this former passenger vessel rests on a seabed approximately 42 metres deep, with shallower parts of the wreck above.
Its size, structure and marine growth make it an appealing photographic subject. Your planned depth and route must remain within your qualifications and experience.
Reefs and boat diving around the islands
Other possibilities include Reqqa Point, Double Arch Reef and boat-accessed sites around Comino. Share your diving wish list when you enquire, and we can discuss which options best suit your holiday. All sites remain subject to conditions and the dive team’s assessment.
Why book your Gozo diving holiday with Oyster Diving?
Book with a team that understands why the diving matters as much as the hotel. We can help you choose a holiday around your experience, interests and travelling companions, bringing together a waterfront stay and our trusted local diving partner.
Whether your priority is learning a new skill, enjoying guided diving or spending a week exploring with friends, start by telling us what your ideal trip looks like.
You can also explore our wider range of Malta and Gozo diving holidays.
