Aqaba Governorate

Liwa Qasabat al-Aqaba

Jordan



South of Eel canyon & Yellowstone reef.

Blue Coral



Drive north after the Royal Diving Club, Eel Canyon is just after the next fence. 

Eel Canyon is also known as Canyon.

Eel Canyon

Probably the best dive I've had in Jordan. Ground floor contains grassy sand flats with rocky coral heads spread throughout. You can find every species of the red Sea, going from a pinacle to another. Each pinacle contains different sepecies. It's a must for photographers...

Species: Stingrays, moray eels, trigger fish... all reef fishes. You will also find a large concentration of lionfish, out of the piacles during the night. If you are lucky, you will also meet some seahorses.

Kiwi reef is loacted in the soutmost part of Aqaba dive sites, just before the industrial zone.

Kiwi reef

The canyon is like a large valley, running to 30 m deep by steep-walled. In 6 meters, ner the coast, there is a 'tank' wreck, sunk in 1999 by King Abdullah. This is a Anti-aircraft tracked vehicle shell...

Between the parking (Gorgon II & III) and Eel Canyon

Oliver's Canyon is also known as New Canyon.

Oliver's Canyon

M42 Duster Anti-Aircraft Vehicle

Between Seven Sisters and Oliver's Canyon

Easy dive more or less for snorkeling great pictures. Swim 30 meters from the beach and you can not miss it. 

Tank is also known as New canyon, M42.

Tank

One of the best coral dive... but my preference goes to Gorgone I.

Just in front of the parking, near the jetty.

Gorgone II & III is also known as Gorgonian 2 & 3.

Gorgone II & III

A common but very nice dive site. Saw a lot of different species. Great for Macro photography!

This is the next dive site after Japaneese garden, quite a bit difficult to explain as there is only desert around it... Apprimately, go to the south after the Cedar Pride, turn to the next parking, the dive site is just north to this parking.

Gorgone One is also known as Gorgonian I, Gorgone I.

Gorgone One



The northern reef of the Royal Diving Club.

Aquarium House Reef

The Gardens

First time I went to this place, I missed the reef and found the Cedar Pride wreck ! The reef starts from the poop of the wreck and goes 100m south. It goes easyly down to 35m.
Seen species: Great corals, sea grass spots, but no sea horses ! Locals says there are some there...

The site is just south from the Cedar Pride wreck.

Japaneese garden

The Taiyong C486B was bought by the port authorities here in 1974 for offloading ships in Aqaba. She is a towed barge with a large crane at her stern above a wheelhouse, also massive winches at the bow and a large hold. She lies on her starboard side facing the shore East. the top edge is 35m to 40m and the bottom edge 50m to 55m with a max depth of 57m at the tip of the crane. The crane has prooved a fantastic frame for soft coral growth also large sponges are found here that are nowhere else in the area.
The barge was scuttled in 1999 after the jib was dropped through the bottom of the hold, this was repaired temporarily with a concrete plug but it kept leaking. So it was deemed uneconomical to repair and was scuttled just before the millenium.

Boat Only. This wreck lies deep outside of the Japanese Gardens. Only one dive center in Aqaba can offer dives safely with the proper equipment to dive this wreck they also offer technical dive training.

Taiyong is also known as Barge Wreck.

Blue Coral

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Blue Coral