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Scuba Diving in Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea
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Dive Site: Jackson Reef
Location: Tiran, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Description: Shark diving
Depth: 19 metres (62 feet)
Visibility: 30 metres (100 feet)
Rating: *****
Searching for hammerheads or tiger sharks on the outside of Jackson Reef in the blue. Dusk is a good time to go, but none were seen. We did get a 10 minute visit from a Longimanus (white tipped oceanic) which stayed with us until we got back (quickly!) to the reef.
Karim Awenat, PADI Advanced Open Water
I dived Jackson Reef in October 2005 with the Red Sea Diving College. It was a great dive although it gets a bit packed if you don't get there early enough! I would recommend the Red Sea to anyone.
Olly, PADI Rescue Diver
I dived Jackson in December 2005, as an ex-Red Sea dive guide I was pleased to see that snorkel boats are not allowed to go there now so boat traffic is well down on what it used to be. My boat had the only divers in the water. There was a nice up current over the Aquarium and round the back to the Lara and the sea was perfectly mirror flat which is unusual for December and Tiran. Sharks were about on the back of Woodhouse. Will be back at the top of the list now less boats are allowed. Just Dive it.
Ian Higgins, PADI Assistant Instructor
We dived the back of Jackson reef in October 2007 with Emperor as rookie divers, the dive was awesome, 5 hammerheads and 1 turtle were spotted and I can’t wait to do it again.
Richard Watson, PADI Open Water
Dived this last year with 2 BSAC instructors and myself. A truly awesome dive, nice and relaxed and over an hour long. Stayed shallow at
6 -12m had a turtle join us for the dive. Simply fantastic.
Steve
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