Red Sea Beauty: the top 5 places for scuba diving paradise
Warm, full of life, light and bright colors of the Red Sea depth does not cease to surprise and delight both novice divers and divers, extreme. We suggest you take a trip to the most beautiful places.
1)blue hole
Blue Hole in Dahab (Egypt) - a rounded depth of 100 meters fail, resulting in a coral reef. Blue hole diameter of about 50 meters, it is located very close to the shore. The path to it, takes less than 30 minutes, runs along the scenic sheer wall with faults, lavishly decorated with a variety of underwater plants. In the immediate vicinity of the entrance hole in the wall changes the slope; here are often found tuna - the main commercial fish of the Red Sea and predatory barracuda. Inside the Blue Hole is made up of different types of coral: processes some of them resemble tentacles, other species form huge wavy coat, called "elephant skin".
Of Blue holes are two ways to get to the open sea: through thick coral garden, which grows at a depth of 7 meters, or emerged from a huge arch, located at a depth of 55 meters. And he and the other way, according to experienced divers, leave a lasting impression. Despite the fact that the road to the dive in the Blue Hole is surrounded by plaques with the names of the divers who did not return from it, the failure remains one of the most popular destinations for divers competition.
Blue Hole is located approximately 15 kilometers from the quiet resort town of Dahab, you can reach it by bus, rent a car or taxi.
2)Thomas reef
Thomas reef, located not far from the Egyptian Sharm El Sheikh , please diver not only colorful corals, encounters with turtles, and guperami kranksami. The fun starts at the level of less than 35 meters: there is a crack that goes to a depth of 109 meters - Thomas Canyon. Its width is less than 3 meters, and the depth of it is just getting longer, so this dive is not always pleasant for inexperienced divers. Canyon has 4 arches: at a depth of 50, 65, 75 and 90 meters. After passing each of them and looked up from the water column, you will witness an unusual glow produced concentrated on a reef break of sunlight.
Reach of the reef Charm El-Sheikh possible to Safari boat or Daily-bot.
3)archipelago Dahlag
Eritrea , even in peak season is not yet swarming with divers, so the underwater world of the Red Sea from its shores - this is virgin flora and fauna, the oldest reefs of the Red Sea, majestic whales and shipwrecks. Dahlag archipelago - Eritrea National Park, and only 4 200 of its islands are inhabited by people, not by sea birds. Plunged into the sea near the island Dohul included in the archipelago, it is possible to observe the life of dugongs and green turtles, sharks, watch out for sea stars and urchins. In the waters of the northern part of the island are located Diss gardens of hard and soft corals giving shelter rays, barracuda, reef sharks and turtles. Small depth of immersion in the Dahlak archipelago makes it possible to dive, not only during the day but also at night. Overgrown with corals and resting near the main island of the archipelago naval base and a cargo ship - another attraction of Eritrea.
4)paradise reef
Located in Eilat (Israel) Paradise Reef - one of the rare places where the immersion is carried out directly from the shore. In shallow water it is impossible not to admire the 150-meter-high ridge of living corals Acropora and plunged a little deeper, you will get the opportunity to meet with the fishes, frogs, fish feeds and groupers that live here in the growing sea lilies, anemones and hydroids. At a depth of just over 25 meters reef ends abruptly, eyes the seabed with its mysterious inhabitants: ghost fish, needle fish, sea stars.
5)Reef Japanese Gardens - Aqaba, Jordan
Reef Japanese Gardens ( Aqaba , Jordan) also features a comfortable place for diving - it can be done right in front of the hotel. The main attraction of the reef - coral bushes black, reminiscent of trees, making the reef and got its name. Corals grow at a depth of 5 to 20 meters, so dive into the water and enjoy the contemplation of its many inhabitants - turtles, octopus, dolphins, crabs, swarms of colorful fish - can be any level of diver training.
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