Pyramids

★★★★★ (421)

The spot is facing the sandy beach of Jbeil and it’s an advanced site. The average depth is 38m and the sea bottom is ornated with several pyramid like structures.

The spot houses lot lionfish and it’s not uncommon to encounter stingrays, big groupers, kingfish and other kind of fish.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov

Hawksbill Turtle
55 Sightings
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9
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7
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10
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7
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7
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2
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5
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Green Turtle
38 Sightings
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4
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7
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2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
33 Sightings
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4
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3
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4
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Total number of species: 27

iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
8 Sightings
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2
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Total number of species: 600

iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
7 Sightings
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iStock-ShaneGross

Loggerhead Turtle
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80

iStock/Extreme-Photographer

Stingrays
73 Sightings
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6
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4
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9
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15
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6
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7
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5
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Total number of species: 28

Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
57 Sightings
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10
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6
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11
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3
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4

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 100

iStock-burnsboxco

Parrotfish
52 Sightings
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11
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4
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13
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6
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 90

Shutterstock-Rich Carey

Angelfish
51 Sightings
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4
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9
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3
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4
A
10
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3
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5
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2
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2

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Total number of species: 130

Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek

Butterfly Fish
45 Sightings
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9
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2
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4
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10
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4
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2
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2

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Total number of species: 12

iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
44 Sightings
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8
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7
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6
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3
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Total number of species: 130

AdobeStock-JirinaVFR

Pufferfish
40 Sightings
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6
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4

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Total number of species: 3

Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo

Trumpetfish
40 Sightings
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3
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3
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11
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3
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7
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4
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2

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Total number of species: 40

iStock-wrangel

Triggerfish
39 Sightings
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3
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2
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7
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7
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9
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5
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2
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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
38 Sightings
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3
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2
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9
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2
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3
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7
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3
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4
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 150

Shutterstock-aquapix

Sweetlips and Grunts
28 Sightings
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8
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3
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6
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2

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Total number of species: 25

AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel

Boxfish
27 Sightings
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8
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4
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3
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Total number of species: 250

iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.

Scorpionfish
23 Sightings
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5
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4
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Total number of species: 85

iStock-mirecca

Surgeonfish
22 Sightings
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5
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4
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Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
20 Sightings
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6
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iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
19 Sightings
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Total number of species: 30

Shutterstock-s_a_j

Sand Eel
14 Sightings
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4
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5
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Total number of species: 7

iStock-atese

Pygmy Seahorse
11 Sightings
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4
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3
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Total number of species: 110

iStock-Rainer von Brandis

Snapper
11 Sightings
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5
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 90

Shutterstock-Levent Konuk

Goatfish
9 Sightings
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3
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SSI-Peter-Schinck

Leaf Scorpionfish
8 Sightings
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2
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Total number of species: 3000

SSI-Peter-Schinck

Nudibranch
7 Sightings
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Total number of species: 40

iStock-Hoatzinexp

Jackfish
6 Sightings
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2
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3
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Total number of species: 3400

Shutterstock-Shane Gross

Shrimp
6 Sightings
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2
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2
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 250

Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker

Grouper/Basslets
5 Sightings
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Bubbles - Club for Divers

Nova Mare, Byblos Amchit, Lebanon

Dive Sites Nearby

Aqualung

Maabour (★4.5)

Multilevel dive site with a buoy attached at 16 meter depth. To the west the slope goes down to 40 meters and to the north divers can reach Bubbles Cliff.
Mares

Bubbles Cliff (★4.3)

A wall dive ranging from 20m to 45m with possibility of drift dive. It’s part of the wall which stretches along the shore of Amchit. Best accessed by boat, it is possible though to reach it from the shore after a long surface swim.
Aqualung

Maamal Hadid (★4.7)

Multilevel dive spot ranging from 5m depth to 40m. It’s facing what used to be a steel factory and along the dive site it’s still possible to encounter remains of steel.
Aqualung

Backyard (★4.6)

Training site with rocky bottom ranging from 5m to 30m depth. It offers good training conditions for all diving courses. Possibility of shore diving but better reached by boat.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

valley (★5.0)

This beautiful site in the region of Amchit, looks like a rocky hill ranging from 22 to 34m of depth and surrounded by sandy valleys from all sides.
Mares

The Edge (★4.4)

It’s a nice drop off from 30m to 50m. The wall is a shelter for different sponges and fishes. It’s a perfect training site for advanced diving courses.
Aqualung

The Tunnels (★4.1)

Shallow dive with rocky bottom, very easy entry. Freshwater springs at the entry point where the water is typically much colder. Wetsuit advised even in summer.
Scubapro

University of Balamand Reef (★4.0)

It’s an artificial reef submerged on an initiative of the University of Balamand in 2020. The reef is made out metal structures, cement and clay amphoras.