Diving at dive site Near Garden

Name divesite:	Gardens, Near Garden
Depth:	0-40m (0-131ft) and deeper
Visibility:	10-30m (32-98ft)
Accessibility:	Shore
Time to visit:	All year around with warmest water in summer (apr-aug)
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Near Garden is located at only a few minutes northeast of Na'ama Bay by boat. From the boat mooring you descent onto a sandy plateau and start swimming outwards, keeping the reef on your left. The best part is without doubt the chain of pinnacles that give rise to great marine life and very nice colored soft and hard corals. Compared to far garden, currents are not very important here.

Triggerfish, stingrays and napoleon fish are just a few of the common reef fish you will see here. When lucky you can see some larger fish, pelagic, sharks and rays. It is one of the most popular dive sites to do at night as you will see beautiful sea stars and the colors can be stunning compared by day because of all the dive lights.

The Gardens which are often named after its distance from Na'ama Bay are famous for its coral formations and vivid marine life. It is very touristic with dive boats coming and going during the day. You have to be careful for glass bottom boats and snorkeling boats when surfacing, as they only tend to pay attention for each other. And the constructions of massive resorts have not improved the colors of the coral and the amount of fish. But despite all these disadvantages diving here is still worth it and there are still some very nice areas.

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