BOAT DIVING VS. SHORE DIVING

THE CHOICES

FLEXIBILITY...
Are you looking to make the most of your time Diving in Aqaba, then shore diving is the choice. Want to make 2 dives a day but not spend all day?? A morning dive followed by a “lunch” dive and you will be finished by 1 pm with time to return to Aqaba and have a free afternoon. OR, visit Wadi Rum in morning and return to Aqaba for 2 afternoon dives.. the choice is there..

SPEED...

from the Dive centre to the furthest site, max time 10 mins driving.

SAFETY...

from dive site to Recompression chamber in Aqaba max 20 mins

COMFORT...

from dive site back to centre, hot shower and shelter from the wind, from sun.. max 10 mins

END OF THE DAY..

from dive centre back to your hotel max 20 mins With boat diving, you are out on the boat from morning till afternoon for at least 5-6 hrs. Such a schedule does not suit everybody, especially if one is a diver and the other is not!

Aqaba diving offers perfect shore dive destination with dive sites easily accessed direct from the shore, with no long surface swims. In fact at most dive sites, 40-50 from shore entry the reef is already shelving steeply to depths of 40 m plus. Dive sites for recreational diving, whether by shore or by boat, the same sites are accessed.

In winter boat diving options can be chilly and bumpy, with a strong north wind. BUT, in the summer months a day on the boat can be a pleasant interlude.