- Address: Eilat, Israel;
- Length: 1,2 km.
Those who are going to or have already arrived in Eilat , you should definitely visit the Coral beach. There are a number of reasons for this: visiting this beach is inexpensive, safe, interesting, informative and comfortable. There is everything you need for outdoor activities in nature. Coral beach in Eilat is located 6 km from the city, but, in fact, is part of the South Beach.
What to do for vacationers?
Coral beach in Eilat, declared a national reserve, is located between the mouth of the Solomon River in the north and the Egyptian border in the south. In that part, which is called the Coral beach, the reefs are located only half a meter from the surface of the water.
This beach is the only coral reef in Israel , which stretches for 1.2 km. This place is ideal for those who like to swim with a mask and snorkel. Even without an aqualung you can see thousands of fish, sea urchins, morays and rays. It is home to about 700 species of diverse livestock.
Small fry or jellyfish calmly swim around the divers, and even swim so close that they can be touched. Masks and tubes, as well as other equipment can be rented and snorkeled.
Doing diving or snorkeling, you should take certain precautions: it is better not to touch the corals and fish that live on the reef. If the coral breaks, it will only grow after a few years, and the fish can be very poisonous. In order not to get hurt about a hedgehog, stingray or a stone fish, you should wear special shoes when swimming.
Beginners are given diving lessons, experienced divers. There is practiced a very interesting kind of scuba diving - scuba diving, which even children under the age of 10 can take up. In this case, the person is immersed in water without a balloon of oxygen, which on the surface is held by another participant. Air comes through a long tube. The maximum distance to which you can immerse is 6 m.
In addition to diving, on Coral beach you can do windsurfing, kitesurfing and kayaking. However, here you can spend all day, lying on comfortable sunbeds, and enjoy the view of the mountains of Jordan and the Gulf of Aqaba. To this is nice, clean sand. In Eilat come to relax with their families, because for this all conditions are created.
Hotels in Eilat on the Coral Beach
For travelers who decided to relax on this beach to settle with maximum comfort, the question is what hotel to choose. Tourists are offered a variety of accommodation options, among which you can note the following:
- Isrotel Yam Suf is a four-star hotel offering spa services, parking, pool and beach. The family with the child here will be comfortable, because the guests are provided with a children's playroom and a swimming pool. If you need to go somewhere, then the baby will be looked after by a professional nurse.
- The Coral Beach Pearl offers rental equipment for diving. After a delicious dinner in the restaurant you can sit on the terrace. In the hotel, smoking is prohibited.
- Not far from the Coral beach is another hotel, received a lot of positive reviews from the guests - U Coral Beach .
- Another hotel recommended by tourists, but already with 4 stars - Orchid Reef Hotel , is only 583 m from Coral beach. There is a whole standard set of services - parking, wireless Internet, bar, restaurant, swimming pool. Thanks to the location of the hotel, it is convenient to walk to the aquarium from it.
How to get there?
To get to the Coral beach will not be difficult, it can be reached by bus number 15, it will be the penultimate stop before Taba.