Far Garden page describing the full drift dive, coral pinnacles, wall, and big-animal potential.
Boat reef garden with a drift wall finish
Boat reef garden with a drift wall finish
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Far Garden is a boat-oriented Sharm reef garden with coral pinnacles, a shallow start, and a drift route that finishes on a deeper wall and cathedral-like crack.
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Depth range, seasonality, and planning context.
Reported Depth
1m - 45m
Depth Note
The narrow plateau starts very shallow near the coral crowns, then the route steepens eastward toward the wall and cathedral end in the mid-30m to 45m range.
Best Season
Year-round, with calmer periods giving the easiest drift line and clearest photos.
Typical Conditions
A narrow coral-pinnacle plateau, a steep wall, east-running current, and a cathedral-like finish with soft-coral growth and deep-blue lookouts.
Hazards, restrictions, and access requirements.
Key Hazards
Safety Notes
Treat the cave-like finish and any swim-through sections as overhead features, avoid brushing fire coral near the canyon, and stay with the planned drift line as the current tightens near the headland.
Access Restrictions
The standard plan is a guided drift or boat entry; shore access exists on some local-coast routes, but the current direction has to be right for the finish.
Legal Notes
Use a guide or boat plan that matches the current direction and keep clear of the fire-coral patches near the canyon and wall.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Usually planned as a full drift dive across coral pinnacles into a wall and coral-garden finish, with the stronger flow building closer to the headland.
Freediving
Freediving is only realistic on the shallower start and in very calm conditions; the drift line and deeper wall are not a casual freedive route.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is possible near the shallow start, but the site is really best when you stay close to the calmer reef edge and avoid the stronger drift line.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Community dive logs and visit reports for this site.
Average conditions based on logged dives & visits.
Planning answers for access, conditions, timing, and site logistics.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Far Garden page describing the full drift dive, coral pinnacles, wall, and big-animal potential.
Listing with visibility, medium currents, and boat/shore access information.
Local-site page with east-running current, site depth, and all-levels framing.
Travel page giving average depth, max depth, visibility, and shore/boat access.
Coast guide noting the Cathedral at roughly 35m and seasonal current/visibility variation.
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