Gaulos Dive Cove in Il-Munxar

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  Dominic Howard-Williams

  :: 08 April 2018 22:11:19

  Incredible, professional and thoroughly enjoyable experience given by Mario! I visited Gozo with my girlfriend in April. After a few days on the island we got too jealous of all the divers going into the georgous clear water. We have never dived before so i turned to google. That is when I saw the Gaulos Dive Cove and saw how many 5* reviews Mario had. I E-Mailed him on a Saturday, wanting to do a 'try dive' before Tuesday, not expecting to have success. Mario responded the same day and not only said it was possible but also suggested when was better with the weather in mind. On the day we ended up running about an hour later than we expected, I called Mario and he ensured that we didn't rush as there was plenty of time. When we arrived we filled out some forms with him explaining it all to us and went through the use of the equipment. I am by no means an expert, but the equipment looked pretty much new and Mario explained the use of it all extremely clearly ensuring we understood everything. It was clear that safety and us being happy/comfortable were his priorities. The theory element took about 90 minutes, with us trying the equipment out as well and then we headed to the dive site - a sheltered cove on the North of the Island. When we arrived, Mario showed us where we were going and helped us put on our equipment. We firstly got in to chest height and tried going under and breathing from the tank. We then tried 3 skills (purging, losing the valve and clearing the goggles) in the shallows with Mario helping when needed and going at our pace. Once we were done there we heading out into the deeper water. On the dive we went down to 10m and stayed diving for almost an hour. More than anywhere else advertises. We saw some stunning fish and had a really good explore of the seabed. The whole time Mario was checking we were comfortable and enjoying it. He even took my GoPro with him and took some incredible photos that we will treasure. My girlfriend, who was a bit nervous for her first dive, was put at ease by his calm professionalism and ended up loving the experience. At all times Mario ensured we were happy and tailored the whole experience to us. For the whole afternoon it cost us €40 each which is incredible for the service we received. I really haven't seen a better customer experience anywhere else. We will make sure to go back when were next in Gozo. Thanks very much Mario!

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  Christian Tschuschke

  :: 28 February 2018 18:32:45

  With my family I was on Gozo in October 2017 and searched for a dive center with a personal flair. No big groups no mass tourism. With a little luck I found the Gaulos diving center. The owner of the dive center, Mario Bugeja, was a very friendly and helpful dive master. He always had safety in mind and guided me in a relaxing way through the sea. The equipment was very good and nearly new. Pick up service was included. I made 8 dives and the PADI wreak specialty. His staff was also very good. Thank you Roger! If I will be back on Gozo I will come back to this dive center. So Mario, we will see again! Best regards, Christian

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  Anton Heister

  :: 16 January 2018 15:24:15

  Overall great experience, great guidance and great equipment! I've done a test dive with a friend of mine in January 2018. Mario is a an amazing instructor, an experienced and passionate diver himself, who is never tired of answering questions and explaining the basics. Thank you for the experience and your patience and guidance, Mario!

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  R Colin

  :: 22 July 2017 12:11:51

  We have dived with Mario, the owner for 6 years now. My son and I have completed advanced open water, and rescue diver. My wife and daughter have completed advanced open water along with over 240 dives combined with Mario. He is an excellent dive instructor giving our family who only dive once a year, absolute confidence. nothing is too much trouble and all the aqualung kit is brand new. We have had many dives over the last 20 years and he is then best dive master we have experienced. You will not fail to have a brilliant dive experience with Mario.

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  Clark Bonoir

  :: 07 June 2017 08:22:49

  Absolutely loved my experience with these guys! My wife and I had a private dive excursion, just us and the owner out for a lovely days diving. I usually try hunt out the smaller shops, nothing worse than being 'just another diver'!! and I'm very glad to have ended up here. Prices were very reasonable, gear was almost brand new, day was relaxed yet adventurous! Really couldn't have gone better. Thanks again guys!