SINAI DIVERS AQABA, JORDAN
Diving and desert adventure in the land of Laurence of Arabia
Located on the Gulf of Aqaba in the southernmost part of Jordan, Aqaba is the only port city in Jordan. The port was already known in ancient times dating back 4000 years and was the gateway to southern Arabia, Egypt, India and China. Surrounded by mountainous deserts, Aqaba is not far from other attractions in Jordan, such as the desert Valley of Wadi Rum and the ancient city of Petra. But without a doubt the main attractions in Aqaba are the pristine coral reefs, all part of the Marine Park and protected. Aqaba has a dry desert climate with hot and summers and warm and pleasant winters. The city can be regarded a year round destination with the best month for diving from April to November.
The Dive Centre
The SSI Instructor Training Center is located directly on the beach of the 5 star Movenpick Resort Tala Bay. Our center was built according to the highest standards and is equipped with the latest diving equipment. The counter, classrooms, office, guest equipment room, workshop, shower, sportswear and dive shop are all handily located here.
The shallow entry and sandy bottom of the house reef, Kiwi Reef, is prefect for beginner courses. We offer the full a range of diving education from Scuba Ranger for the youngest to Divemaster Courses for the more experienced, Instruction according to SSI standards.
The Diving
Diving in Aqaba is easy diving on unspoiled dive sites. Daily dives on the house reef and boat excursions either by our 10 m speed boat “Harmattiny One“ for max of 12 divers or a full day with 2-3 dives on our 25 m dive boat M.Y. Harmattan 88. The 25 dive sites along the 27 km of coastline offer a variety of different dives in coral gardens, pinnacles and the famous wreck Cedar Pride which is completely covered with soft corals, red sponges and leather corals. Aqaba has some of the best wreck diving around including the just recently sunk Tri-Star plane and the C 130 Cargo Plane in addition to the famous underwater military museum . A maximum depth of 30 m , no current , beautiful and intact reefs and calm seas Aqaba is the perfect destination for beginners and experienced divers alike.
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