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Sparta Canyon, Israel

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 304 km away. Nearest airport: HFA (HFA), 10 km.

About Sparta Canyon

A wall dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm wetsuit and hood), and 29°C in August, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 304 km away. Nearest airport: HFA (HFA), 10 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 10 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

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Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 20 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct and Nov (about 20 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AMM, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Sparta Canyon.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Esentepe, is 304 km away. Nearest airport: HFA (HFA), 10 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £840–£1,670 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £580–£1,200
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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