Essential diving info
Diving highlights
Marine life
Apres dive
Map of dive sites
Red Sea Waterworld
Red Sea Waterworld Prices
Aqua-Sport Taba
Aqua-Sport Taba Prices
Special offers
Hotels in Taba & Taba Heights
Taba Diving Guide Book

Essential Diving Info

Location: At the northern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, just south of the border with Eilat, Israel. Taba Heights is about 19km south of the border.
Transfer time: Approximately 50 mins from Taba airport  
Dive centres: Red Sea Waterworld / Aqua-Sport Taba
Medical: Nearest recompression chamber / medical facilities are in Eilat - 10km from Taba, 40km from Taba Heights.

Summary: Diving in Taba & Taba Heights

• The coastal waters around Taba have been granted Marine Park status.
• Taba & Taba Heights offer access to several stunning dive sites.
• There are plenty of opportunities here for the casual diver, photographers and those with an interest in taking a more detailed look at the reef on sheltered and shallow dives.
• It is not a place where you will find spectacular walls or enormous reefs, but due to the relatively untouched areas the coral is in first class condition.

Diving Highlights

The Aquarium
A drift dive dropping onto a shallow, gently sloping coral garden. At 11m there is a small glassfish pinnacle. This site holds an impressive variety of fish life, including a resident frogfish.

Maxwell's Reef
A seamount starting at 12m, dropping off to around 60m. There are huge table corals at around 20 - 30m and a good chance of seeing batfish, red-toothed triggerfish and millions of anthias swarming around the coral heads.

Marsa El Muqabila
This site makes an ideal first dive for new arrivals to Taba, with a good range of fish, calm waters and few currents. A resident school of yellow-tailed barracuda can often be seen patrolling the reef ledge, and giant puffers, blue spotted rays and turtles are regular visitors. To the south east of the mooring a deep sinkhole awaits experienced divers.

Angel Net
Consisting of two main coral reefs with a 10m grassy strip between, this is a spectacular site taking its name from the remains of a tangled fishing net, now home to a great variety of marine life. A large 14m pinnacle attracts lots of pink alcyonarians and scalefin anthias, amongst others.

Taba’s Treasures focuses on a 30km stretch of coastline from the Radisson heading north to the Taba Hilton. There are 65 full colour pages covering the top 12 dive sites. Each dive site shows an underwater map and describes fish life, sea conditions, currents, depths and more. There are also plenty of photographs to look at.

The Author, Stuart Philpott, owned a photo centre at Taba Heights between 2004 and 2007. He has dived the sites extensively, having logged around 1000 dives and taken more than 50,000 digital underwater images. This is truly a guide for divers written for and by a diver!

Taba’s Treasures can be purchased for £10 plus postage and packing. Call +44 (0) 7887 894989 or e-mail adventurediving@yahoo.co.uk to reserve your copy!

Current offers with Red Sea Waterworld

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Current offers with Aqua-Sport Taba

BUY ONE AND YOUR BUDDY GETS THE SAME FREE
on PADI Open Water Courses £199
Valid for courses starting 1 May - 31 Jul 2008.

BUY 6 SHORE DIVES GET ANOTHER 2 FOR FREE
6 Shore Dives - £69
Valid for courses until 31 October 2008

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Offers can be booked online, or call us on 020 8418 2570.
Dive package offer prices are only valid when booked before travel, and in conjunction with a Longwood Holidays package holiday. Offers valid for new bookings only.

All Introductory dives and courses include equipment. Certification and study materials are not included in course prices. Study material must be purchased prior to departure from the UK, or locally (click here for further details). It is advisable to begin reading the manual prior to starting the course.
Packages for qualified divers include tanks, weights and air for 2 dives per day.

Extras payable locally (if applicable):
1.PADI Certification fees €35 per course (Learn to Dive Courses & Continuing Education Courses).
2.Equipment hire €14 per day (Continuing Education Courses & Packages for Qualified Divers).
3.Check out dive if required €30 (Continuing Education Courses & Packages for Qualified Divers).
4.Compulsory diving insurance €15 (Learn to Dive Courses, Continuing Education Courses & Packages for Qualified Divers).

Hotels in Taba & Taba Heights

Click on each hotel for hotel information. To check the latest prices, visit our price checker page.

Taba Heights
5* Hyatt Regency
5* Marriott Beach
5* Intercontinental
5* Sofitel
4* El Wekala

Taba & Taba Coast
5* Radisson SAS
5* Hilton Taba
5* Movenpick
5* Sonesta Beach
4* Sea Star