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ARTICLES MANIAC ? Exploring Coral Reefs in Aqaba

When thinking about scuba diving in the Red Sea, nearly everybody thinks of Egypt. Nonetheless there are more options available that aren't as well known. The remote south of the Red Sea around Djibouti sees liveaboards operate in search of the magnificent whalesharks. Liveaboards in the southern Red Sea near Egypt are also popular.

In the north of Egypt?s Sinai, places like Nuweiba and Taba are fantastic locations for photographers looking for the smaller inhabitants of the coral reefs. Taba is right at the north of the Sinai and from the hostels overlooking the Gulf of Aqaba, it is possible to see Israel, Aqaba and Saudi Arabia.

The city of Aqaba is a major port but just to the south of the town is the Aqaba Marine park. Distance-wise, it is just a few miles from the dive sites of Taba but the diving experience is quite different. Its tricky to say one place is better than the other as it all depends on what the diver wants.

Both shore and boat diving is on offer as the dive sites are close to the shore as opposed to Taba where the diving is all from boats. Aqaba has 2 glorious wrecks. The Cedar Pride is an is a cargo vessel that was intentionally sunk in 1985. As with any structure of this size, it has attracted a huge amount of sea life and it is actually possible to penetrate the wreck. A smaller wreck can be found about a hundred metres to the south where an old Jordanian army tank was place it only one or two metres of water. In contrast to the Cedar Pride, the tank is a place divers of all levels of certification can dive.

One of the major advantage diving in Aqaba has over Taba is that night dives are permitted. Down to the fact 4 nations are so close together, there's a level of mistrust which led straight to restrictions. Nevertheless with advance authorization of the Jordanian military (not as gigantic a deal as it sounds), shore dives at night are authorized. Its always interesting to see the difference in sea life at night matched against the day.

Regular diving during the daytime in Aqaba is fascinating but the standard of the dive centers over in Egypt are way more expertly managed. Nevertheless for divers wanting wrecks or night dives, Aqaba is definitely worth a visit.

Egypt is well-liked destination for scuba divers but a smaller know place to explore the coral reefs is Aqaba in Jordan.

Source: http://articles-maniac.tk/exploring-coral-reefs-in-aqaba/recreation-sports/

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