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Coral Beach

Coral Beach is a seashore nature reserve in southwestern Eilat, 500 m north of the Taba border crossing to Egypt. Blessed with abundant underwater vegetation, the shore is a popular diving resort. Coral Beach is 1 km long, and the seafront is completely unbuilt (there are no buildings anywhere as far as eye can see), only excluding the Eilat Princess hotel at the southern end of Coral Beach.

The next few hundred meters north of Coral Beach are occupied by InterUniversity Institute of Marine Science (IIMS), and after this begin the commercial tourists resorts, of which the first one is Coral World.

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Photos:

  • 360° panorama of southern Coral Beach

    From left to right (beginning from the open sea in south): Taba border crossing terminal, the quay and shower facilities of Coral Beach, Eilat Princess hotel.
     
  • 150° panorama of northern Coral Beach

    Taba border crossing terminal is seen on the right side of the photo, at the left edge of the large hill (the most distant buildings seen in the photo). Eilat Princess hotel (not seen in the photo) is located behind the nearest hill on the right side of the photo.
     
  • 150° panorama of IIMS research center

    From left to right: Coral World tourist resort, IIMS research center, Migdalor restaurant, Coral Beach nature reserve begins at the parking lot on the right. White buildings in the far distance on the left are in the main hotel and beach area of Eilat: red arrow marks Herod’s Palace at New Lagoon.
     
  • unbuilt seafront across the road from Coral Beach


     
  • some corals (photo taken from glass-bottom boat)
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