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Look at our Special Rates for the Aqaba Movenpick All
dives have an easy shore entry and exit. The fringing reefs starts very close to
the shore, One
of the most attractive ones is the shipwreck Ceder Pride, the Lebanese
freighter, sunk intentionally in 1986. Our
experienced instructors will show you the best of each site, so everyone from
very beginners to advanced divers will have fun. Most
of the dive sites have fringing reef with very prolific coral
and fish life. The coral reef is in excellent condition and home to wide range
of fish like groupers, parrotfish, angelfish, butterfly fish, numerous moray
eels, lionfish and close to the sea anemones the clownfish. The reefs are
regularly visited by turtles. First
Bay About
700m long reef situated just south of the Marine Science Station, entrance point
south of the reef between Coastal Radio Station and Ras al Yamaneah. Shallow
fringing reef of fire corals and small coral garden about 8m. Reef slopes down
from 15m. Corals:
varies from fire corals, cabbage corals, table corals and small coral gardens. King
Abdullah Reef rating:
snorkeling highly recommended, diving good Just
south of the First Bay, between Ras Al-Yamania and the camping site. Entry point
150m north of camping fence. Reef
extends about 500m out from the shore in front and just north of the camping. Corals:
excellent patchy corals cover a sandy bottom. Black
Rock rating:
ideal for snorkeling, diving is good
located
between the Camping site and the Rainbow reef Corals:
coral garden starts just below the surface with fire corals and pinnacles. Rainbow
Reef The
dive site was named by rainbow fish which lives there .the dive site located
110m to the right from the ship wreck buoy. Corals:
Excellent healthy reef from 20m depth, wide range of hard corals. Shipwreck – "cedar pride" rating: diving highly
recommended, snorkeling possible The wreck of Lebanese
freighter (760 tons, length 81m and 20m wide) was purposely sunk in 1986.
The wreck is marked by a surface marker buoy less than 150m offshore. She
lies on her port site, bridging two reefs, so you can swim underneath her at
about 25m. Near the stern is a life boat in 20.5m of depth. The ship is in good
condition, tank area can be explored. Corals: very good
soft corals growth, magnificent garden of sea fans covering the wreck inside and
out side. Japa Located just to the
south of the shipwreck. very good condition for snorkeling. The reef
begins in shallow water with some fire corals and then gently sloping to
the magnificent colorful reef. corals:
large coral
heads, cabbage corals, black coral Gorgonion
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Site is named after a
large gorgonian sea fan coral, which you can find at 15m depth. The shore entry is
through zig-zag like passage interesting also for snorkelers.
The reef is sloping
gently. In the shallow water are very interesting pinnacles with colorful life. Corals:
Large yellow
cabbage at beginning of dive, fire corals and brain corals, varieties of stony
corals. Gorgonion
II rating: excellent for
diving, snorkeling possible Dive site is also
named by two Gorgonian fan corals, which is 20m and 29m depth. Site is located at
the south of the Gorgonoion I. - just left site of the parking area in the
Marine Park. This dive site has
varieties of pinnacles and reefs with a different shapes and depth. Very interesting
pinnacles are in the shallow water. Corals: Fire corals
on beginning of dive, table corals, cabbage and stony or raspberry corals. New Canyon Tank Wreck rating: good for
diving and snorkeling Located at the south
from the Gorgonion II. site. Very flat sloping reef, starting from 12m and
gently slops to more than 30m depth. The
canyon has a sandy bottom and drops to depth over 40m. At 5m depth is the
shell of a Russian tank, sunken in 1999 by King Abdullah. This is also
attraction for snorkelers,30m from the shore line. Corals: plenty of
healthy hard and soft corals, like cabbage coral, large spherical coral heads. Eel Canyon The site is located
at the south of the New Canyon. The canyon splits the reef to a valley with
sandy bottom and a big table coral in the middle. It looks like a tent from
distance . The reef is flat sloping and descents to 40m. Corals: various all
sort of corals, soft and hard. Blue Coral Located in the middle
of the Big Bay. Named for a type of
lacy blue coral. Sloping reef about 30m wide, cut through with deeper sand
gullies. The reef runs down to 40m. Corals: variety of
healthy corals with a different shape Moon Valley This site is located
about 700m to the north of the Royal Diving Center. The sloping reef is
intersected with valleys. Corals: Good range of corals, healthiest corals are in deeper
water. Long
Swim Long swim starts from
the Moon Valley and ending by the jetty at the Royal Diving Center. It covers a distance
about 700m. Also excellent for snorkeling. Corals: healthy
patchy areas and very long wall reef on a depth of 3m Aquarium (
House Reef ) rating: excellent for
diving and snorkeling. Located just front of
the Royal Diving Center, to the north of the jetty. Corals: variety patches of very nice soft and hard corals. At
deeper reefs some black corals. The Gardens
(House Reef) rating: excellent for
under water photography pro located just front of
the Royal Diving Center to the south section from the jetty corals:
excellent
condition, huge massive size of table corals and very nice pinnacles covered with soft coral it is
considered an exceptional site for advanced
divers and photographers .100% healthy coral. Saudi Arabia Border Rating: excellent for
diving and snorkeling Located: near to the
Saudi border 4 km south of the Royal Diving Center, one of the
most popular dive sites. Drop off reef with a very long wall extends up to
850m distance Corals: cover is
excellent ,huge size cabbage corals (all sort of types)
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which is also ideal for snorkelers. Some dive sides have walls to
dive in or canyons or gardens. Everyone can find something beautiful or
special.
rating: one of the
best for diving, snorkeling recommended
