Malta 🤔

[Becky and Martin]

Hi fellow cavers, does anyone know of non tourist caves to explore in Malta?

 

[amw]

Malta caves if you can find a copy? Although nothing that long.

Also well worth a visit is the Hypogeum tickets in advance normally.

Andrew

 

[Alex]

I too will be going over the new year, I know there's lots of sea caves to swim into, but is there much else. I tried looking for the Malta caves book above, but google comes up empty. Anyone been, any caves (non-show caves) anyone can recommend please?

Becky did you have much luck finding anything?

 

[deffonotmaria]

In my many years of going back and forth to see family, I’ve never heard of any non-touristy caves but that’s probably since I started caving at uni. This man’s youtube channel might help with cave suggestions?
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLELnIw3oKOdnosXXwqXA_TSS-SUru8F1k&feature=shared
I also read something about Manoel Island having a good underground passage to explore, and whilst you’re there, it’s a great place for a swim!

 

[Alex]

Thanks, for the youtube link that's just the sort of thing I am looking for, looks like I will need to take some rope too, glad I have a 22kg baggage allowance. It looks like Manoel island, is worth a visit like you said.

 

[Ed]

Serm to recall a HE presentation on Malta a few years ago

 

[mikem]

THE CAVES OF MALTA by Tony Oldham 29 pp illus. Reprinted and enlarged from BC 125 A4 size. Five show caves, catacombs, a WW2 shelter and even some wild caves. Only available as a CD [complete] £3.00 post free in the UK or free download [no pictures].

Cave Guide Books

Includes more than just showcaves:
https://www.showcaves.com/english/mt/index.html

 

[mikem]

rhychydwr1 also put 2 posts on here in 2009 about a couple of the showcaves, but mentioned that a German caver was writing a guidebook:

Unterirdisches Malta Exkursionsführer Höhlen by Hofmann Peter - AbeBooks

UNTERIRDISCHES MALTA: Ein Exkursionsführer zu den Höhlen und unterirdischen Objekten der Inselgrup by Hofmann, Peter R and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk.

www.abebooks.co.uk

 

[mikem]

Available as a download as well:

UNTERIRDISCHES MALTA

Der Führer beschreibt auf 96 Seiten unter dem speziellen Aspekt Mensch& Höhle die Vielfalt der unterirdischen Welt des Staates Malta. Neunzehn Wege geleiten den Leser zu insgesamt etwa 50 Objekten, alle bedeutenden werden ausführlich beschrieben, angereichert mit zahlreichen Fotos und Plänen.Die...

onlineshop.buch-volk.de

 

[Alex]

Thanks for video link, I was able to do 3 awesome trips off the back of it by piecing the clues together. Dingli caves was definitely interesting, glad I brought my SRT kit and rope. The cave must be at least 200m long which far sapasses the supposive longest cave on Malta.