An-Nuwayahiziyah

Amaala

Top Dive Time

45-60Min

5.0

Ratings

Distance

16 km @ 173° From

Zubaidah Coast Guard

Approx 40 - 55 minutes by boat

Skills

Beginners, Snorkellers, Free Diving,

Site Features

Snorkelling, Reef Wall,

Being a relatively shallow area (both sites in this area reach just 20m), the intensity of the current is mild, making it suitable for snorkellers and beginning divers. As both sites follow a sloping reef wall to a sandy bottom, the descent is filled with captivating formations of table and soft corals.

Divers can also expect to encounter shoals of anthias and an array of fire and stony coral. Stony corals exist in a wide assortment of shapes, such as table corals, which form table-like structures that often have their branches fused together, and digitate corals, which look like fingers as there are no secondary branches.

The colourful algae-consuming parrotfish, bannerfish, vibrant orange anemonefish and masked pufferfish donning their bandit-style masks are often spotted swimming amongst the coral of An-Nuwayahiziyah.

With all sorts of mesmerising marine life, coral reefs are an important underwater habitat.

Divers should also be wary of lionfish and their entrancing sway. These slow-moving and conspicuous fish might entice a diver to come closer; however, restraint from doing so is necessary as the spine of this species can deliver a poisonous sting that causes extreme pain.

Keep your eyes peeled on the floor below; you may see bluespotted ribbontail rays hiding in the sand.

Fish can travel in shoals or schools. When fish gather for social reasons, it’s considered a shoal and when fish swim in a coordinated manner it’s considered a school.