Japanese Garden
Aqaba · Jordan
Shore-entry reef slope named for the perfectly groomed look of its coral garden. Hard corals build a tiered slope down to 30 m where soft corals take over. Macro life dense in the shallows — frogfish and seahorses regularly spotted.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
19 to 29°C
Tropical wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Vis (m) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Frogfish
Last confirmed May 15, 2026 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Nudibranchs
Last confirmed Feb 14, 2026 · 194 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Red Sea Anemonefish
Last confirmed Jun 9, 2026 · 51 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
House Crow
Last confirmed Jun 24, 2026 · 53 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Indian Lionfish
Last confirmed Jun 21, 2026 · 31 records
Very likely
Most dives
Seahorse
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Octopus
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear