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Farasan Islands

Reef/Mangrove
Depth: 5–30 mLevel: Open WaterOctober-May
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The largest archipelago in the Red Sea, with all but pristine reefs, having only recently opened to tourism.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Location

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Farasan Islands: 48 documented species

Ecosystem

ReefMangrove

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Same country: Saudi Arabia

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Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

October-May

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

70 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best season
October-May
Approx. price
70 USD / dive
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Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Dolphins · sharks and seabirds during the Sardine Run

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Same type of dive: Reef

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Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Giant AnemoneNot Evaluated

Giant Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea

Disc AnemoneNot Evaluated

Disc Anemone

Discosoma nummiforme

Ritteri AnemoneNot Evaluated

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

Spotted Garden EelLeast Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Warty SlugNot Evaluated

Warty Slug

Onchidium verruculatum

Scarlet Cleaner ShrimpNot Evaluated

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Geography ConeLeast Concern

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

Tiger CowrieNot Evaluated

Tiger Cowrie

Cypraea tigris

Hump CoralNear Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

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Reef/Lagoon

Umluj (the Maldives of Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

Up to 25 m · Open Water

Turtles · clownfish

See dive site
Reef/Mangrove

Bocas del Toro

Panama

Up to 20 m · Open Water

Sloths in the nearby mangroves · rays

See dive site
Mangrove reef/Estuary

Bijagós Islands

Guinea-Bissau

Up to 15 m · Open Water

Marine hippopotamuses · green turtles

See dive site
CountrySaudi Arabia
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