The sunken airplane
One of Aqaba’s signature dive sites. A full-size airplane wreck rests in shallow, clear water, close enough to the surface for snorkelers to see it too.
Diving and snorkeling at Jordan’s Aqaba coral reefs. Enjoy your adventure with professional divers and high quality service.
Four countries share Aqaba Bay. The Jordanian part is 26 km long, spreading from the Jordanian border to the Saudi Arabian border. On the seashore you can find free beaches, hotel beaches, the port of the Royal Yacht Club, several cargo ship ports, and a protected area which belongs to the University. The fauna of Aqaba Bay is colorful and full of undersea life. It is beautiful enough to remind you a paradise could exist also on Earth.
Several places give you the opportunity to meet an unbelievable world of colors and shapes of fish, corals and plants. The nicest diving localities sit 15-17 km from town. The most known diving place is called Japanese Garden for its fascinating fauna: fantastic fishes with unbelievable colors (butterflyfish, scorpionfish, lionfish, cornetfish, stonefish, clownfish, grey moray, and more), hard and soft corals of many colors and shapes, and giant gorgonians.
One of Aqaba’s signature dive sites. A full-size airplane wreck rests in shallow, clear water, close enough to the surface for snorkelers to see it too.
The most popular diving place is the wreck of the CEDAR PRIDE, a more than 70 m long international cargo ship. It was sunk by order of the Jordanian King in 1985 to create a new site for wreck divers. It rests on two large coral reefs, so divers can swim beneath it.
The ship lies on its left side, roughly parallel to the shore, surrounded by beautiful corals, giant shells and countless fish.
“You should observe the miracles of the underwater world, feel the fascination of the water life face to face. It is just amazing.”
Sea Guard offers diving and snorkeling trips at daytime as well as romantic trips at sunset. Founded in 2003, headquartered in Aqaba, the only seashore city of Jordan.
The beginnings of Sea Guard date back to 1993 when one young enthusiast, Yazan Alsaed, started to dive. He made his first open water dive exam in 1994 and in 1996 got his divemaster degree. He worked as an assistant instructor from 1998, and since 2000 he has been a PADI open water dive instructor.
In 2003, Yazan Alsaed formally established Sea Guard as a private company. In spring 2004 the company bought its first diving and snorkeling boat, called Yasmena.
Since then, we have organized trips at the Red Sea, in Aqaba Bay, performing thousands of dives, more than 12,000 dives made by Yazan Alsaed alone. In 2008 we expanded our fleet with the sight-seeing boat Alissar, built in must-see Phoenician style. In spring 2011 we added a third boat, Barakah, offering guests the chance to rest and sunbathe on its sun deck.
Years of experience allow us to offer safe conditions for every kind of trip: first-time discovery scuba diving, open water divers, wreck divers, night diving and more. For those who haven’t tried it yet: you should observe the miracles of the underwater world and feel the fascination of the water life face to face, it is just amazing. Our dives are planned and prepared thoroughly, shaped by years of experience and a genuine love for diving and the sea. Diving lessons are arranged in an atmosphere of honor, friendship and fun, and we keep our trips in small groups to provide the highest quality of service.
Every trip goes out on one of our two boats, each with its own character, both kept in the family since the day they joined us.
Our sight-seeing boat, built in must-see Phoenician style with a hand-carved horse-head bow. Alissar carries guests on relaxed sight-seeing and sunset trips around Aqaba Bay, with shaded lounge seating on deck.
Our modern cruiser. Barakah joined the fleet in 2011 and gives guests the chance to rest and sunbathe on its open sun deck between dives, with the comfort and speed of a purpose-built motor yacht.
This is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse groups of hobby diving specialists in the world, and at the same time the largest diving training organization in the world. Professional PADI members train the majority of the world’s hobby divers, distributing almost 1,000,000 divers’ licenses across more than 175 countries.
PADI diver training is based on gradual teaching, concentrated on students and maximum practice. Beginners earn an Open Water Diver license, then continue their studies as Adventure, Advanced Open Water, Specialty, Medic First Aid and Rescue Diver.
Wherever your diving trips take you, you can be sure the local diving community recognizes your license, even if there’s only one word you know in the local language: PADI.
Ready to explore the underwater wonders of Aqaba? Join us at Sea Guard for an unforgettable snorkeling and diving experience.
Snorkeling full day boat trip, 10:00AM-2:00PM with lunch and refreshments.
A one-time introductory dive with guiding and rental equipment, full day boat trip, unlimited snorkeling, lunch and refreshments.
Two dives per day for certified divers, full day boat trip, 10:00AM-2:00PM with lunch and refreshments.
Two dives per day with equipment and guiding included, full day boat trip with lunch and refreshments.
Full dive equipment rental, per day.
A two hour sunset experience, including refreshments.
An exclusive private tour with food and beverages available on request (extra charge).
Prices are per person unless noted otherwise. Get in touch for group rates and availability.
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