Shaab Petra

Two oval, hill-shaped coral towers joined by a 60-metre coral garden running east to west, each with its own mooring. The shallow hard coral is in outstanding condition; the eastern tower ends in a huge brain coral that looks uncannily like a turtle resting on the bottom, and hides a small cavern where glassfish swirl under the watch of a resident redtooth grouper. A gentle figure-of-eight takes about 45 minutes.