Far Garden - Dive site - Egypt

A guide to scuba diving at Far Garden

Dive site: Far Garden

Location: Egypt, South Sinai

Dive type: Reef dive, wall dive, boat dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: Far Garden has an average visibility of 20 m / 65 ft.

Depth: The typical depth range at the Far Garden dive site is 10 to 165 feet / 3 to 50 meters.

Water temperature: The water temperatures at Far Garden depends on during which season you go scuba diving here. The coldest month for scuba divers is February with water temperatures down around 20° C / 68°F. The spring and summer is warmer and by September temperatures will usually have risen to around 27° C / 81° F.

Dive site information: Far Garden has a coral wall dropping off the shore. It reaches down below 160 ft / 49 m. At the more shallow areas at 20 – 40 ft / 6 – 12 m you will find caves. Deeper waters feature large overhangs.

Marine life: Coral growth is found in small patches and includes staghorn, antler coral and Dendronephthya. The shallow caves are filled with schools of glass sweepers. During a night dive you also have a good chance to see flashlight fish. The overhangs in deeper waters are covered in soft corals, fan corals and black coral trees. Marine life at the Far Garden includes a lot of wrasse, large parrots, napoleons, groupers, scorpionfish, damsels, hawkfish, triggerfish and fairy basslets. The sandy areas at Far Garden are good places to encounter crocodilefish, lizardfish and goatfish.