The coastal city of Jeddah is one of the most spectacular diving and snorkeling destinations, with many unique areas to discover the stunning marine life deep down the Red Sea. The area is submerged, pristine, and untouched and it is where you can interact with the beauty of pure nature, and where you discover and learn about the most beautiful and rare marine creatures. The four diving destinations near Jeddah are

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1. Swim with Sharks in Sharm Obhur
Located in the middle north part of Jeddah, near the Luxury resort of Bhadur, Sharm Obhur, it is one of Jeddah’s best diving destinations. If you're a fan of adrenaline-rush adventures, don't miss booking a swimming trip, accompanied by 1.7m-long sharks, deep underwater. This activity is very safe, very fun, and is an exclusive trip to Jeddah. At least 4 people enter a cage around which sharks swim and roam, accompanied by professional experts and divers, and perhaps for the first time in your life, you will observe this unique predator closely, and witness a few moments in its interesting life.

2. Shipwreck Island
In the southwest of Jeddah, you will find the island of Abu Tair, where you will discover the world's most famous ship wreckage, which is all that remains of the Greek Staphonos that sank in 1978, also called the "Cable Wreck," because its cargo was mainly cables, fences, and huge steel beams. And all this debris in the sea hasn't stopped whitetip sharks from living peacefully next to goatfish and blue-spotted rays, all of which can be found swimming around shipwrecks resembling sparkling candles.

3. Jabal Al Laith
Located 200 km south of Jeddah, the charming island of Jabal Al Laith is the largest incubator for whale sharks and is one of the most beautiful diving areas in Saudi Arabia. Characterized by crystal-clear water and a white-sand area of 4 sq/km, it is an ideal option for diving in spring or early summer.

4. Great Coral Reef
Far from the center of Jeddah, approximately a two–hour drive to the north, is the beautiful dive site called Abu Faramesh. This 40km long reef is huge and home to tuna fish and whitetip sharks, and deep within its waters lie the famous shipwreck of “Ann Ann”, the details of which will be discovered when you reach the depth of 32 meters underwater. You will be amazed by the spectacle of the ship that has preserved its original condition since 1977, and in part by the fact that tuna settled in the ship’s cargo spaces, sharing them with blue–spotted rays and whitetip sharks. This spot is specifically the best location for taking photos.