Gordon Reef is the most southern of the four reefs located between the Sinai Peninsula and Tiran Island. It is only accessible by boat.
It is an incredibly rich site, housing amazing coral formations, unexpected marine life and a shipwreck.
If you decide to go southwest from the boat mooring point, you’ll discover the “shark amphitheatre”, a bowl-like structure reaching a depth of 24 metres, at the bottom of which lie sleeping sharks. Alternatively, you can drift to the north of the reef and see the wreck of the Lullia, a commercial freighter that ran into the reef in 1981. It is not safe currently to dive the wreck, since it is still standing out more than 10 metres above sea level.
The marine species you’re most likely to encounter are, among others, octopus, wrasses and reef sharks, not mentioning the various colourful reef fish.
The site is also suitable for snorkelling.
Depth: 15-30 m
Visibility: 10-30 m
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It is an incredibly rich site, housing amazing coral formations, unexpected marine life and a shipwreck.
If you decide to go southwest from the boat mooring point, you’ll discover the “shark amphitheatre”, a bowl-like structure reaching a depth of 24 metres, at the bottom of which lie sleeping sharks. Alternatively, you can drift to the north of the reef and see the wreck of the Lullia, a commercial freighter that ran into the reef in 1981. It is not safe currently to dive the wreck, since it is still standing out more than 10 metres above sea level.
The marine species you’re most likely to encounter are, among others, octopus, wrasses and reef sharks, not mentioning the various colourful reef fish.
The site is also suitable for snorkelling.
Depth: 15-30 m
Visibility: 10-30 m
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