Describes the fixed moorings, sheltered position, easy mooring or drift option, shallow plateau, pinnacles, drop-off, crowding, and summer rays.
Egypt · Sharm El Sheikh (Ras Mohammed and Tiran)
Sheltered reef garden with pinnacles and a drop-off
Sheltered reef garden with pinnacles and a drop-off
Fiddle Garden is a sheltered Sharm local reef between Middle and Far Garden, with a shallow sandy plateau, two coral pinnacles, and a drop-off edge that can be run as a mooring dive or a mild drift toward Far Garden.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Watch the drop-off edge, keep buoyancy tight around fire-coral patches and pinnacles, and stay clear of mooring lines and passing boats.
Access Restrictions
Best with a local operator or boat plan; the fixed moorings and busy lunch windows make independent timing awkward.
Legal Notes
Avoid standing on coral blocks or fire-coral patches, and respect moorings and local reef-protection etiquette.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
A simple local-boat dive with a mooring option or mild drift line, following the sandy plateau to the pinnacles and drop-off.
Freediving
Freediving is only practical on the shallow plateau in calm water; the drop-off and pinnacle line are better left to scuba.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling works only on the shallow plateau; the most interesting structure sits farther out on the edge and is better appreciated on scuba.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
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Research Sources
Describes the fixed moorings, sheltered position, easy mooring or drift option, shallow plateau, pinnacles, drop-off, crowding, and summer rays.
Calls out Fiddle Garden as the second Gardens site with pinnacles ending close to the reef wall, plus fire corals, soft corals, gorgonias, leopard sharks, and whitetip reef sharks.

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