Laguna Reef

Laguna Reef forms the western tip of Tiran Island and closes off the Strait of Tiran to the east. The name comes from the reef's coral lagoons. The usual dive is not inside the lagoon but on the reef's outer western face, by South Laguna, between the lagoon passage and the green lighthouse.

Schools of butterfly fish gather along the hard coral, and the plateau has glassfish pinnacles and gorgonians; larger pelagics may pass by. There is also a wide plateau with large table corals, and the reef has anemones, gorgonians and soft corals. Near North Laguna lies another plateau, with colonies of table corals and fire corals. Turtles, triggerfish and reef sharks are among the site's highlights.