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Gozo / Reqqa Point

Bottleneck Cave

A technical cave feature at Reqqa with a constricted upper section.

Getting there & access ↓
Average site depth
37m
Maximum site depth
58m
Reference level
Technical

Source-reported site depths, not a recommended dive profile. “+” is open-ended. A qualification label does not qualify a diver for cave or wreck penetration.

Salt pans beside Xwejni Bay, Gozo · coastal context
Salt pans beside Xwejni Bay, Gozo · coastal context · Kritzolina · CC BY-SA 4.0

Get to know the place

Bottleneck Cave is distinct from Billinghurst Cave nearby. Its source reports a 37 m average and 58 m maximum, with a Technical label. This is a specialist planning entry: agree training, equipment, depth and access with a technical centre rather than treating the mapped pin as an entrance instruction.

What to see

  • Constricted cave geometry
  • Reqqa’s deep rock setting
  • Specialist overhead terrain

Features and marine-life sightings depend on the agreed route and conditions.

THE WAY IN

Getting there & access

Reqqa Point — centre-confirmed access

The reference labels shore access Medium; the technical dive requires a centre-agreed entry and return.

  1. Meet the technical centre at its confirmed land meeting point.
  2. Travel to the Reqqa coast together if using shore access.
  3. Have the centre identify the entry, return and planned technical profile before carrying equipment down.
Directions to arrival area ↗

A named arrival area, not an exact water entry. Confirm the actual meeting point locally.

Read the access reference ↗

Map reference: 36.0826° N, 14.2356° E · Nearby.

Plan for the day you go

Check the current regional wind and sea outlook, then agree the entry, exit, route and required experience with a local operator. Regional forecasts do not measure cave surge, currents, visibility, water quality or closures.

Cave and overhead access requires an on-site assessment and appropriate training and equipment.

Open this place in the live explorer ↗

Place / operator reference ↗ · Researched 2026-11-05

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