Pillar 5 פילר

★★★★★ (11,283)

The name: “pillar 5“ is derived from the location of entry - the no. 5 electric pole on the shore.The dive is permitted only during day time, as it is near the Northern border.Entry from the shore (carefully)and into the Rosh-Hanikra sea reserve,Dive course is toward west, then south and back, not to North.

Mediterranean reef at the entrance, slippery (algea) rocks.can be seen:rays (spotted, cownose, gymnura altavela, turtles, stingray)Octopuses and more.

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