Wied ir-Raheb – House Cave

Wied Ir-Raheb, meaning ‘The Sacristan’s Valley’, is actually a dry gorge starting several hundred metres inland, ending up in the cliff-face about 25 m above the surface.

Although this dive is absolutely dominated by massive boulders, the fish life is not as abundant as one might expect. We normally do this site as a drift-dive, entering 3 caves along the way. The first and third caves’ walls and bottom are littered with colourful sponges and calcified coral. They are both open to the surface and are 15 m and 25 m deep respectively. The second cave, the ‘House Cave’ known by local fishermen as Ta’ Wiereb, is the main attraction of the dive. The entry is a clean cut door in the cliff wall and the exit is a round window just above it. At the back of the cave, a very dark but wide chimney takes us to water level where we find a small enclosed air pocket. With its features, is there any better name for this cave?

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