Kish Island · Iran · Reef
Jurassic Park
Shallow east-coast reef, a boat ride from the Kish dive clubs
Area photo: Hamed Saber from Tehran, Iran · CC BY 2.0
Jurassic Park is a shallow reef on the east side of Kish Island and shares its profile with Big Coral, the other east-coast site: the two reach a maximum depth of 6 to 8 m. Divers reach it by dive boat from the diving clubs on the island.
0Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Kish Island and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
Jurassic Park and Big Coral, both on the east of the island, share the same shallow profile, with a maximum of 6 to 8 m between them. With 8 m as the deepest point, the whole dive stays in shallow water over the reef.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good |
Season follows Kish Island: Clear, sunny spring and summer are best; stormy autumn and late-winter seas stop the diving on rough days.
Sources
- Scuba Diving - Kish Free Zone Organization Tourism — Kish Free Zone Organization
More dive sites in Kish Island
Coral garden
A shore entry from Simorgh Hotel beach onto the east-coast reefs
Wreck
A way in through the captain's cabin window
The propeller of a 1943 steamship at 8 m
Cave & cavern
A short cave to swim through at the entrance
Reef
Blacktip and nurse sharks in a gap in the reef
Similar dives elsewhere
Five minutes out, around 5 m, in a bay that stays calm
Sand at 5 m, coral to 9 m, and room to get buoyancy right
Sheltered reef beside Suzy's Wreck for courses and intro dives
A large field of plate coral between the two islands