Near Garden

# Near Garden Dive Site, Sharm El Sheikh

Near Garden is an excellent dive site located in Sharm El Sheikh, nestled in Egypt’s renowned Red Sea diving destination. This site features a stunning coral garden with vibrant hard and soft corals creating a spectacular underwater landscape. Divers encounter diverse marine life including colorful reef fish, napoleon wrasses, groupers, and occasionally larger pelagic species.

The site typically ranges from 12 to 25 meters in depth, making it accessible for both intermediate and advanced divers. The gentle sloping reef allows for comfortable descents and allows divers to explore at their own pace. Near Garden offers excellent visibility, usually between 15-25 meters, providing ideal conditions for photography and observation.

This location showcases the Red Sea’s legendary biodiversity with schools of fusiliers, sweetlips, and parrotfish grazing on the coral formations. The site’s moderate current conditions and natural reef structure make it suitable for recreational diving while offering enough complexity to interest experienced divers. Near Garden remains a popular choice for those seeking authentic Red Sea coral reef experiences.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Sohal Surgeonfish Acanthurus sohal hromada

Bigfin Reef Squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana barrylyons

White-spotted Puffer Arothron hispidus delfinline

Arabian Picasso Triggerfish Rhinecanthus assasi luispb

Mimic Octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus andywings

Arabian Picasso Triggerfish Rhinecanthus assasi iota

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)