Diving in Aqaba, Jordan, October 2018
The spots are really beautiful. I appreciated being able to dive from the shore even if I am mostly used to the zodiac or boat. The only "inconvenience" remains, for lazy people, to carry their bottle until the launch...
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Cedar Pride Ship Wreck (9-27m/30-90ft): This wreck, deliberately sunk for over 20 years, rests between Rainbow Reef and Japanese Garden. She is lying on the port side, bow facing north, about 130m (426ft) from shore. A permanent mooring buoy is attached to the back of the boat by Aqaba Marine Park.
Cable Canyon (10-30m/30-100ft): Established in 1996 when the electric cables were laid in Egypt, this site is located between Black Rock and Rainbow Reef. Here, the reef has been shored up on both sides to prevent it from collapsing on the cables. A large steel net covers the reef to the north and to the south, coral is now growing through this. Large metal tubes straddle the canyon to prevent collapse. These are now a habitat for soft corals and sponges.
Japanese Gardens (6-30m/20-100ft): This site is really misnamed because a Japanese garden would be made up of rocks and stones only, nothing could be further from the truth. This place has amazing flora and fauna and all this at shallow depths, it is very popular with snorkelers and is known as one of the prettiest spots in Aqaba. For the record, this site was named so a few years ago, because there was a site in Eilat with this name and none in Jordan...
First Bay (6-30m/20-100ft) : From test dives to technical dives, this site allows everyone to dive south of the anchorage. The normal dive continues north, where you will pass through a vast expanse of coral planted with black coral trees and come to a sandy corridor. You will find plenty of horn fish that change color as you watch them chase the smaller ones.
C-130 Hercules (12-17m/39-55ft): The last attraction of the marine park was scuttled in November 2017 and has already become an attraction for divers. I let you discover photos of the interior, especially of a member of the crew (Haloween?). The plane's final resting place is near the famous Tank. I was not able to take many pictures of the tank given the "swimming" of other divers...
Eel Garden (15-27m/50-90ft): Site of the famous " pinnacle," named after the myriads of garden eels residing in the sand and grass areas here. Life is really present as well with the macro as nudibranchs or shrimps but also the passage of barracuda. The only problem lies in the multitude of fishing line. I even got tangled up in it. If you're lucky, you might come across our friend the "frog-fish" that Farid was desperately looking for. We finally found it, immortalized both together in a photo.
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SeaStar Water Sports: I dived with this club which is out of town but a shuttle comes to pick you up every morning. The equipment is of good quality and the dive masters/instructors Amwaj and Farid are on top. Do Eel Garden with Farid, he will find you macro. You will not be disappointed either by diving with Amwaj, her smile is worth the most beautiful memories and she will know how to find you something to please you.
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