Dive sites · Aqaba
Black Rock
A sheltered site where many Aqaba divers learned to dive.
Access
Shore or boat
Depth range
0 – 45 m
By boat from Aqaba
about 45 min
About this dive site
This sheltered site is perfect for learning to dive. Many people became divers here, and it is just as good for more advanced training and technical dives.
Leaving the classroom you swim out past the pinnacle to the reef at about 18 m, then turn north, crossing the sandy gulley and picking up the reef slope. Choose your depth between 15 and 30 m, then come up the reef to about 12 m near the cabbage coral and work back between 9 and 12 m. You pass plates placed for coral growth research on the way. Current can be up to one knot. Spend your safety stop on the grass, where you can find snowflake moray eels as well as the common grey ones.
Best for: Training dives, all levels, technical practice
Type: Recreational
Dive it with us
Join our daily boat trips and shore diving, or ask us to build a day around this site. Check the price list for what is included.
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Plan your dive in Aqaba
Call or message us on WhatsApp: +962 79 669 9008. Tell us what you want to dive and when.