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Japanese Gardens Coral Reefs
Japanese garden · Tala Bay, Jordan - Aqaba, Jordan
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EntryShore — Japanese garden
Max depth15 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Japanese Gardens Coral Reefs is a reef dive site near Tala Bay, Aqaba, Jordan, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes octopus, lionfish, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Broomtail WrasseCheilinus lunulatus
Indo-Pacific SergeantAbudefduf vaigiensis
Nearby sites
- 1Cedar Pride Shipwreck0.1 km
- 2Rainbow reef0.3 km
- 3Gorgon 10.4 km
- 4Black Rock0.5 km
- 5King Abdullah Reef1.2 km
- 6Tank1.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org