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Weather in the UAE: http://weather.yahoo.com/regional/United_Arab_Emirates.html
The Abu Dhabi International Airport Weather Office forecasts with Tide Tables and Sunrise/Sunset is working again in June 2009: http://www.adiamet.gov.ae/forecast.htm.

Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharja | Dibba, Fujaira and Khor Fakkan | Musandam and Oman

Abu Dhabi

Al Jazeera Diving in the Mina | Al Jazira pool | Al Mahara Diving Center | Arabian Divers at Bateen (Osman and Greg Heinricks) | Blue Dolphin Divers at the Intercon | Delma Marine | Dive-inn | TheDiversClub | Empros | FrogLegsScubaClub | Geco Marine | Gulf Circle | Gulf Marine Sports | Masaood Marine | Ocean Diving Center | Sun Divers in Ghantoot | Independent instructors in Abu Dhabi: Vance Stevens, Kathleen Russell, Peter Burge. No longer in operation: Abu Dhabi Health and Fitness Center | Aladdin Diving, Beach Rotana

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-2 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 02 or 050 for a mobile

Abu Dhabi Health and Fitness Center
Kathleen Russell and I were instructors here from 2003 to early 2005
As far as I know the diving activities here have ceased since that time
For inquiries email director@adhfc.com
Location: Saada or 19th Street between Karama and Shakhboot
Websites: ADHFC http://www.adhfc.com

Al Jazeera Diving http://www.aljdc.com/e/index.html
Fred de los Reyes - instructor there (April 2009), mobile 050-581-9473
This was recommended by someone who was looking around for o/w dive courses in Abu Dhabi: "Al Jazeera Diving located in Al Mina (Zayed Port area) next to the fish market, across from the taxi company. tel: 971 2 6731717 (as of October 2008) (thanks Mohammad)

Not to be confused with Al Jazira Sports and Cultural Club (or Al-Jazeera) which has a pool where I conduct pool training in Abu Dhabi. Al Jazira have a website http://jc.ae/web2/index.php?goto=contact with contact information giving Tel : +971 2 4454455, and when I called on a Friday in April 2009 to ask about pool opening times someone answered, and gave me a mobile number to call 050-264-9707, and this person answered and gave me the information I needed in English. It's a nice pool but can get crowded and they have recently gone up on entry price to 75 dirhams per diver (I think swimmers are less) and 50 dirhams for the instructor. Al Jazira appears in Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jazira_Club, geo links at this location: http://tinyurl.com/4bnsqc>.

At the 19th (or Immigration or Saada) St. bridge over Airport Road head back into town on Airport Road but take the first possible right off the feeder before entering Airport Road. The pool is unmistakably in front of you on the left (white bldg with large dark opaque windows), so turn left to park on either side of the street near the pool entrance. The pool is olympic size and well lit and in operation till 9 at night, but check the schedule (or call ahead), it's sometimes used for competitions, and some times are ladies only.

Al Mahara Diving Center http://www.divemahara.com; S-21702
Kathleen and Allistair Russell's dive center: Mobile +971-50-836 9530, godive@emirates.net.ae
Al Mahara provide introductory scuba training to instructor level training and emergency first response from basic to instructor level, retail sales, and organise local and overseas diving. They support professional freelance PADI Instructors. As an active member of Emirates Diving Association, Kathleen has long organized and promoted marine conservation initiatives such as Clean Up Arabia, Reef Check, artificial reef programs and turtle tagging programs. Updated May 2010

Arabian Divers http://www.fishabudhabi.com/scuba.php
A dive shop in Bateen, fills tanks, conducts training, dive trips from a well-appointed boat; sample price, 300 aed for a local trip with 2 tanks and weights, and 350 to the Ludwig, 28 km from Abu Dhabi, boat ride and tanks (equipment not included) (Sept 2005); Deep sea fishing (tag & release). The owners are reputable divers in Abu Dhabi:

Blue Dolphin Divers
Instructor Tariq 050-692-7792
Tel : 02 666-9392
Fax : 02 666-6802
Mobile : (not sure if still the) Owner, Zuhair Salem 050 445-1187
Email : Baker Al Jauousi, Financial Controller, aljaousi@hotmail.com
Location: Intercon Hotel, near 3rd Floor Fitness Center swimming pool, dive shop at end of parking lot to right of beach restaurants

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-2 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 02 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Geco Marine

phone no.

772867

Services

Sales only

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-2 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 02 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Gulf Circle, Poseidon, Rolex at Khalifa St., Abu Dhabi

phone no.

275159

Services

Sales only

Dive-inn Diving Center - Zayed Al Mazroui, General Manager
Mohammed, gregarious First Mate: 050-566-55 (can't read rest) 00 or 05, or 18, or 156-6651 squiggle
Shop nos: 02-642-4454 (tel); 02-642-4727 (fax); 050-240-0220 (mobile); dive-inn@hotmail.com
They have a compressor for air fills, a boat, and a classroom (no pool) - The boat can be hired

The Divers Club http://thediversclub.com/ - Tatiana & Brian Ruigrok, , independent instructors, teach and dive anywhere in UAE - 050-434-7902 fun@thediversclub.com have moved to Dibba Al Hisn, Sharja; click hereUpdated October 2010

Empros - Mina Zayed in Abu Dhabi
Information and contact details: http://www.empros-uae.com/
If the website takes a long time to load, try: Majid, uber-instructor: 050-505-0155; Offices 02-673-6600
This is a really nice way to go diving in Abu Dhabi. The boat Empros was a liveaboard brought over from Egypt and in the last months of 2008 was operating with it's attentive and hospitable Egyptian crew. They charge 400 dirhams per person for two dives with tanks and weights only (more if you need to rent equipment) but this includes, get this, your own shared cabin (double) with bunk, shower, and toilet and TOWEL! They have their own dive sites which have a lot of fish e.g. barracuda on them. They provide breakfast and a great meal with shrimp which they serve on the boat ride home. It's very relaxing and well worth the money if you feel like a day out diving in Abu Dhabi, considering all the meals and amenities.

Gulf Marine Sports
Tel : 02 671-0017
Fax : 02 671-0177
Mobile : Firas on 050 446-7956
Email : info@gulfmarinesports.com, or fkabra@hotmail.com,
Location: 10th street opposite Fayrooz Supermarket
From Hamdan St direction Tourist Club (Smoker's Corner) turn left onto 10th St. Skip the first turn into the parking lot behind the buildings and take the second turning right into the layby parking in front of the shops. Firas's shop is in the middle there.
There's a map to the shop here: http://www.gulfmarinesports.com/

Masaood
From outside UAE, precede call with 971-2 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 02 or 050 for a mobile

Masaood Marine web site used to have easy to find information. I used to use this site to find the phone number of the store and the store hours. The site is now impossible to find such useful things on. However, at this writing, the phone number is 02-642-4222 and the store hours are mornings to 2:00 and 4 to 7:30.

Dive store

Mhmd bin Masaood & Sons, Abu Dhabi

phone no.

02-642-4222
(
Masaoods is no longer on Hamdan Street. Their new location is in the MBM car showroom on Salam Street (8th) between 9th and 11th on the right as you head out of town past the Harley Davidson showroom and into the second parking.

Services

Sales and air fills
No trips, or rentals. For training, see Kathleen, independent instructor who works there and coordinates many aspects of the local diving community.

Ocean Diving Center
opened in September 2006 at the Rotana Beach Hotel - Manager, Issa
P.O. Box 126690 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel: -2-644-1696; 697-9313; 643-3000 (ext 7313); Fax 02-644-6361
Mobile: Isa at 050-771-4795; email info@oceandivingcenter.com
On the web at: http://www.oceandivingcenter.com

Issa from Ocean Divers has started a dive retail shop in the Bateen Area (near Arabian Divers) called Delma Marine

Aladdin Diving, Rotana Beach Hotel went abruptly out of business in April 2005 leaving at least a dozen divers in the midst of their training and with no means of compensation. The local diving community contributed instruction, in my case without charge.
Jason was head honcho, Janice was resident course director
Phone in Abu Dhabi: +971-2 from out of country or 02 from inside UAE, or locally just 697-9293
The website http://www.aladdindiving.com has lapsed.

Independent Instructors operating from Abu Dhabi

Dive outfit

Vance Stevens, Independent PADI OWSI 64181, working on part-time casual basis in Abu Dhabi and Khor Fakkan

mobile 050+

050-614-3987

email

vstevens@emirates.net.ae

Web page

http://www.vancestevens.com/scubadiv.htm

Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharja and Ajman | Fujaira and Khor Fakkhan | Musandam and Oman

Dubai

Al Boom | DIMC / Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Dive Center | Dulam | Jumeira Beach Hotel | Samouz | Scuba Dubai | Scuba International | Scuba Tech | Sun Divers in Ghantoot, beyond Jebel Ali, near Abu Dhabi border

Dubai phone numbers are changing to 7 digits. If you have trouble reaching any of the 6-digit numbers below, try putting a 3 in front of it.

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-4 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 04 or 050 for a mobile

Al Boom Diving (00 971 4342 2993; http://www.alboomdiving.com

Samouz: Sami Alhaj OWSI #631840 uses a pool in Ghantoot that I use for pool training, and dives from Jumeira and Freestyle Divers in Dibba. Catch him and his team at http://www.samouz.com/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Samouz/102611646489687

SCUBA ARABIA / DIMC / Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Dive Center
04-318-1316 or mobile 050-453-4786 Seen in advertisement in Gulf News, Dec 2001
In August 2003 a contact gives me: Tel: 04 399-2278 - Fax: 04 399-3111 - Email: divedimc@emirates.net.ae
Contact Kent Madsen or James Edwards, operations manager of Scuba Arabia, 050-453-4784.

Dive outfit

Dulam International (from phone book, 1998), Dubai

phone no.

214164

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-4 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 04 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Jumeira Beach Hotel (04) 348-0000
00 971 4348 0000 http://www.jumeirahbeachhotel.com

phone no.

406-8827

Fax

484754

dive pro(s)

Phil & Russ

Services

Pavilion Dive center

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-4 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 04 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Scuba Dubai

contacts

331-7433
(I think this is the old number: 341-4940)
Fax 331-0680; email: info@scubadubai.com

dive pro(s)

Stephie runs the show, Stevie fixes the kit

Services

Sales, rentals, training, wreck diving (call the school)

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-4 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 04 or 050 for a mobile

Scuba International
Fujairah International marine Club, Paul Allgate
Not sure about these addresses and phone numbers, from long ago (Vance)
PO Box 30591, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971-4-393-7557
Tel: +971-4-393-7883
Booking hotline (mobile phone): +971 50 553 3107
Website: http://www.scubainternational.net/ (well under construction June 2001)

Dive centers:

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-4 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 04 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Scuba Tech (check phone no.??) , Dubai

phone no.

326972

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-4 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 02 or 050 for a mobile (it's an Abu Dhabi number)

Dive outfit

Sun Divers at Al Jazira Beach Resort, Dubai

phone no.

02-562-9265

mobile 050+

050-653-7483, Stephan

Fax

02-562-9088

email

Sundiver@emirates.net.ae

dive pro(s)

Irmgard Ellebracht, Managing Director, p.o.b. 26268 Abu Dhabi

Services

Diving trips, esp. local wrecks, all weather due to protected channel

Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharja | Fujaira and Khor Fakkhan | Musandam and Oman

Sharja and Ajman

Ajman Kempinski Hotel and Resort Dive Center | Diver Maintenance Marine | Emirus Tours | Pearl Divers

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-6 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 06 or 050 for a mobile

Ajman Kempinski Hotel and Resort Dive Center
06-745-1555 ext. 8515
Seen in advertisement in Gulf News, Dec 2001

Dive outfit

Diver Maintenance Marine, Sharja

phone no.

339673

Services

rentals

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-6 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 06 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit Emirus Tours LLC ( Emirus group Of Companies)

 

address

P. O. Box 21766, Sharjah U.A.E

phone no.

372788 / 515166

mobile 050+

6465381 (reached Dr. Freidoon at this number April 10, 2000)

Fax

373536

email

emirus@emirates.net.ae

dive pro(s)

Dr. Saleh Freidoon - 554-6089

Services

Visas, excursions, boat outings including diving, arrange rental in Khasab

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-6 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 06 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Pearl Divers, POB 7013, Sharjah

phone no.

366626

mobile 050+

4815068

email

pearldiv@emirates.net.ae

dive pro(s)

Lamjed Elkefi

Services

can take you to the Dara off Ajman, RAK (a passenger ship which sunk in 1961)

Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharja | Fujaira and Khor Fakkhan | Musandam and Oman

UAE: Dibba, Fujaira & Khor Fakkan

Al Boom, Meridien Al Aqah, Fujairah/Khor Fakkan | Al Majran | Divers Down | Diving House | Freestyle Divers at Royal Beach Motel, Dibba | Maku Divers, Dibba | Manta Divers? | Mike Ralph at Beach Club Diving | Neptune Diving | Oceanic | Sandy Beach | Scuba 2000 | Seven Seas | for Nomad and Al Marsa see the Oman section

Where to stay in Dibba: The following have been serving divers in Dibba since 2006. Back then we stayed at the Seaside and got a nice, clean, spacious apt for 200 dirhams, fully equipped with kitchen and living room gear, 4 beds in two rooms. Late checkout for divers as well. These prices were "promotional" however, and by late 2007 the rate has doubled. The Al Raha and Sama were also recommended by Freestyle divers (2007 prices unknown). You can also get a room at Holiday Beach for around 500 dirhams (one bed and a couch in one room), and have their excellent restaurant cater your dinner on a balcony with a sea view.

Update on these places, Nov 23, 2007: Our dive buddies Nicky and Cal tried to book a room at the National (since closed) but were told they were taking no reservations. Nicky finally managed to contact the owner on his mobile and he agreed to hold a room for her on this date. When we arrived at the property at around 4 p.m. we found it locked and no one in the office. Nicky managed to raise the owner on his mobile and he said her room was actually at the Dhiyafa next door. So we went there, but there were no rooms and the man at the desk, simply a caretaker, of course had no record of any reservations. Nicky called the owner and had him talk to the man at the desk, but as the rooms were all occupied, there was nothing more to do, and she was sent on her way to fend for herself. Fortunately there were rooms at the Seaside. Cal had tried the hotels but all were fully booked. This is a popular coastline on weekends, and the small 'residences' are not risking vacancies from people not showing up to take their reservations, so be warned.

Where to stay in Khor Fakkan: The Youth Hostel has moved to center of town but the phone number is still 09-237-0886 as of November 2005. Haven't been there since then, but back then the phone would be answered by Rudy, who manages the place and keeps it immaculately clean. To find it orient yourself in Khor Fakkan town proper on its three gas stations. All are on your right if you're coming from 7 Seas or driving from the roundabout on the Corniche with the Pars Restaurant and heading toward the town center. The first station is an old ADNOC one, wth a red and blue sign, and here you bear left to the main street of town. You pass the post office and then the green Emirat station, both on your right. Go a couple of blocks up the main road till you can make a u-turn and the Youth Hostel is right there in a villa standing off to itself and prominently signed, on the side of the road opposite the gass stations, right after you've made the U-turn.

If you're coming from Fujairah, you'll see the red-colored Eppco station on your left (same side of the road as the others) and you'll come to a roundabout with the Toyota dealership where there is also a turn to the right, which you shouldn't take (but turns toward the ocean are rare in Khor Fakkan). Just ahead, keep an eye out for cars coming in off the u-turn mentioned above, and the Youth Hostel is on your right just past that spot. Drive through the gate in the wall and park in the sand lot convenient to the Hostel.

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-9 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 09 or 050 for a mobile

Al Boom, Meridien Al Aqah
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=1901

Dive outfit

Al Majran

phone no.

383815

mobile 050+

846656

Fax

384490

Services

Rentals, sales

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-9 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 09 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Diving House, also called Dive4fun

phone no.

09-238-3638

mobile 050+

on card: 050-651-8282 or 6242211

Fax

09-238-7383

email

Dive4fun@emirates.net.ae

dive pro(s)

Capt. Ahmed S. Hareb
Captain Ahmed drops his anchor right on the coral at Martini Rock rather than use the mooring lines there. I finned around his anchor chain and watched it graze away swathes of white soft corals during a dive there in 2005. I cannot recommend his services unless I hear that he has changed such ecologically damaging practices.

Services

Dive trips and training; dorm accommodation at 50 dhms per bed per night

Freestyle Divers S-35247; 09-244-5756 at Royal Beach Hotel 09-244-9444
Right opposite Dibba Rock, these people are instructor-friendly, and there's a hole-in-the-wall on the premises for the apres plonge
They answer email: freestyle@eim.ae and the website has prices etc http://www.freestyledivers.com/
Manager terry 050-625-8183; 050

Maku Divecenter no longer exists. However there is a dive center in its place or in the vicinity of Holiday Beach Motel, Dibba, Eastcoast of the United Arab Emirates, and the old JAL monstrosity (now the hotel has another owner, used to be a pristine beach here, now concrete pastel colors block what was once a lovely view - no fault of the dive center, which was there before). All in close proximity to Dibba Rock.

Manta Dive Centre - Mike Ralph used to run this one, not sure in early 2006 if this one exists and if so, who runs it. As of Aug 2006, Mike's new posting is as follows ...

Beach Club Diving Centre Ras Al Khaimah UAE - Mike Ralph is now Operations Manager on 050 3721840, or contact Hennie (Director) - 050 6476621, or email: clubdive@emirates.net.ae, or try Mike's old mobile at 050 7408266.

Brian & Tatiana Ruigrok have started Neptune Diving | PADI Scuba Diving Centre Tel: 050 434 79 02 | Tel: 050 781 40 84 PO Box: 131556, Abu Dhabi, UAE| E-Mail: info@neptunedivingcentre.com | Web: http://www.neptunedivingcentre.com Updated October 2010

Oceanic, Khor Fakkhan;
Divers Down
P.O. Box 10472 Khorfakkan/ Sharjah United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 (0) 9 2 37 02 99
E-Mail: Paul Sant at diversdown@emirates.net.ae
Website: http://www.diversdown.ae

From outside UAE, precede call with 971-9 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 09 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Sandy Beach Divers, Khor Fakkhan

phone no.

2445050 for diveshop; Motel: 2445555; fax 2445200

mobile 050+

6293692

Fax

2445900

email

sbdiving@emirates.net.ae

dive pro(s)

Nigel in charge; Ashby assisting

Services

Dive trips, rentals with diving



Scuba 2000
Homepage: http://www.scuba2000uae.com/index1.htm
Dive center phone: 09-238-8477 (June 2001)
Mobile: 050-4846656 (June 2001)
Owner: Mr. Hassan Abdul Jabar, Master Scuba Instructor Trainer (Nov 2001)
Receptionist: Jitta (April 2004)
Comments: Scuba 2000 is a pleasantly run facility on the beach at Badiya at the edge of the coastal mountains just north of Khor Fakkan. Badiya is site of the 'oldest mosque in the UAE' as it is signposted, and the turning for the dive center is just north from there (the turning is signposted, but drive into the souq to the t-junction where it is not signposted, and turn right, and you'll see it along the beach). The dive shop is clean and well equipped. There are two comfortable rooms with a/c, tv, and 2 queen beds each, 150 dirhams per night. The rooms face into the small outdoor compound where you can relax and bbq and drink from your cool box. The Pinnacles, one of the best dive spots on that coast, is a few minutes north by boat.


From outside UAE, precede call with 971-9 or 971-50 for a mobile
Inside UAE precede call with 09 or 050 for a mobile

Dive outfit

Seven Seas Diving Center, Khor Fakkhan

phone no.

2387400

mobile 050+

6906615

Fax

91592519 <-- must be a pager; try 2387440

email

diving@emirates.net.ae

Web page

http://www.7seasdivers.com/ (no connection Jan 15, 2007, might be temporary) and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/7-Seas-Divers/324467825122

dive pro(s)

Mohammed

Services

Rentals, sales, dive trips, training, 4-star Padi

Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharja | Fujaira and Khor Fakkhan | Musandam and Oman

Oman

Musandam | Muscat area

Oman Musandam

Al Marsa Cruises, Musandam | The Charlotte Ann | Nomad Ocean Adventures | Sahel Leema Trading boat hire | Khasab | Hormuz Tours | Musandam Explorer | Mario: 281-0820 can provide boat and tanks for minimum. 4 people 275 dirhams as of Apr 2006

Al Marsa Cruises

Located at Dibba Harbor, Oman
Siobahn and Adrian Wragg
Liveaboard, dhow, and speed boat dive trips to Musandam
PO Box 44 Postal Code 813, Dibba Musandam, Sultanate of Oman
Telephone/Fax: +968 836 550
Booking: +971-50-490-7962
info@musandamdiving.com
http://www.musandamdiving.com

The Charlotte Anne is a 200 ton Classic Sailing vessel doing scuba diving and sightseeing trips into the Musandam, (mostly east coast) since year 2000. "The ship is a classic schooner, with 10 sails and a huge engine room with generators, air comprsssors etc, to provide the customer with the very best in Liveaboard cruising" (according to Christopher Hurndall who has since sold the business). For more information you can try calling +971-4-222-9007 in Dubai. When you call that number, the secretary will give you the mobile number of Vladimir +971-50-387-2090 and tell you that he is the only one who knows about making actual bookings. The secretary also told me she wasn't sure if anyone was checking seatrips@emirates.net.ae which is the email addy on the website at http://www.charlotteannecharters.com. There is also a fax number there, +971-9-222-3508. This is what I was able to find out on Jan 8, 2008.

Musandam Explorer, Musandam , contact Scuba International

From outside Oman, precede call with 968

Dive outfit

Hormuz Tours ( member of Sahel Qadah Group )

address

P. O. Box 279 Postal Code 811, Khasab , Governate of Musandam, OMAN

phone no.

831771 or 932-4159 (Mehran in Khasab)

mobile 050+

 

Fax

831643 (ok April 10, 2000) as per Saleh Freidoon

Nomad Ocean Adventures http://www.discovernomad.com/
S-35343; Run by Christophe Chellapermal owsi 609766 Telephone 050-885-3238
According to Chris, Nomad is "an eco adventure facilty in Dibah Oman and offers diverse activities, among them diving ... I also run a guesthouse in Dibah and offer packages with meals and dives" Nomad is a Padi resort facility, offering all padi courses, the only air filling station in Dibah, Oman, and full gear rental. The Mauritius style cooking at the Nomad Guest House and clean and pleasantly furnished accommodations deserve a few Michelin stars, great family-run place, great atmosphere. In July 2009 it cost 600 dirhams for a day's diving, including two tanks and boat ride at least to Lima Rock or beyond, plus lunch and soft beverages on the boat, bbq dinner, a bed in an air-conditioned room for 2 to 4 at the hostel, and continental breakfast. A second day of diving is an additional 300 if you have your own reg and bcd etc (but includes tanks and weights).
Recommendation: http://vancesdiveblogs.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-17-2009-musandam-lima-rock-and.html

Sahel Leema Trading, Musandam

In early 2002 the Omanis decreed that henceforth all boats transporting divers north from Dibba UAE into Musandam, Oman would be Omani registered. Sahel Leema Trading have a number of Omani registered boats, very suitable for diving, with shade, each with a helmsman. Trips can be booked through 7 Seas Divers or you can contact the company for charter.

tel +968 836 599
Mobile +971 50 625-4504
Ali Bin Mhmd Al Shahi

This 83m long Navy vessel, the Al-Munassir, was sunk in Bandar Khayran on 21st April 2003. Should be an interesting dive.

Diving in Khasab is again possible from late 2003

Extra Divers Worldwide at the Golden Tulip Hotel at Khasab http://www.musandam-diving.com/
has a website on Tauchen im Sultanat Oman in German http://www.extra-divers.de/oman/musandam/start.html
Open every day from 8h until 18h Extra Divers & Partners LLC P.O. Box 498PC 811, Khasab Sultanate of Oman info@musandam-diving.com Phone: (+968) 26730 501 Fax: (+968) 26730 501 Cell: (+968) 998 77 957 (from the website April 2009)

Dive outfit

This is a very old contact I have had for ages in Khasab, no idea if it's still working

phone no.

660464

dive pro(s)

Juha or Abdulah Khalik

Kathleen used these people in Nov 2003 and sends this report:

I booked my trip with Khasab Travel and Tours and they arranged everything for us. You cannot take tanks over the Khasab border. We had a great Dive guide (very entertaining), Mohammed, Omani! ... saw turtles, lots of reef fish, rays. And going through fjiords, we encountered dolphins! The dhow was going back and forth so the dolphins can bow-ride! It was a great experience. Stayed at the ESRA holiday flats, accommodates 3 per room, there are 8 rooms.

From outside Oman, precede call with 968

Oman Muscat area

Sea conditions: Muscat Meteorological Office +968 519330

Al Sawadi Beach Resort | Blu-Zone close to the Al Bustan | Global Scuba | Oman Dive Center | EcoDive Resort, Muscat
Muscan Diving and Adventure Center: http://www.holiday-in-oman.com

From outside Oman, precede call with 968
I'm told that telephone numbers in Oman have a prefix now, 24 in the Muscat Area. I don't know the others I'm afraid, June 2005

Dive outfit

Al Sawadi Beach Resort, Barka (1 hr. north of Muscat)
P.O. Box 747, Barka 320, Sultanate of Oman

POTS

telephone: +968-895545; fax +968-895535

eContacts

http://www.alsawadibeach.com/index1.htm
sales@alsawadibeach.com
reservations@alsawadibeach.com
Attn Fataya (July 2003)

Services

Diving at the Damaniyite Islands, a game preserve and until recently off-limits to dive operations. In the opinion of this webmaster, the diving here is comparable to Thailand and is the best you'll find in this area.

Bookings from the UAE

In the UAE, contact Nikki Priestly, Diveco
omandiveco@yahoo.co.uk
050-538-8786

Bluzone at Marina Bandar Al Rowdha, just Muscat side of Al Bustan Hotel
Christina Harrison was taking bookings in May 2003
bluzone@omantel.net.om
telephone number is (968) 737293
http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/Bluzone/

Global SCUBA
Contact: Monique Tel/Fax +968. 24 69 23 46
GSM +968. 99 31 75 18 .
email: enquiries@global-scuba.com
http://www.global-scuba.com
GLOBAL SCUBA opened spring/summer 2004 in the Muscat area.

For information on diving at Sawadi Beach or at EcoDive Resort, Muscat, contact Scuba International
PO Box 30591, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971-4-393-7557
Tel: +971-4-393-7883
Booking hotline (mobile phone): +971 50 553 3107
Website: http://www.scubainternational.net/1024/index.htm (well under construction June 2001)

From outside Oman, precede call with 968

Dive outfit

Oman Dive Center, Bandar Jissa
http://www.diveoman.com.om
diveoman@omantel.net.om

phone no.

950261 (old)
New but unverified Tel: +(968) 934 00 96
Stephanie Helleman was taking bookings in May 2003

Fax

315469 (old)
New but unverified Fax: +(968) 931 05 12

Snail Mail

OMAN DIVE CENTRE
PO Box 199, PC 115
Madinat al sultan Qaboos
Sultanate of Oman

Services

One of the best dive facilities in the region; decent diving too, with trips mainly to Bandar Khayran; occasionally to Fahal Island, Damaniyites, and Quriyat. Accommodation available with restaurant: http://www.diveoman.com.om/accomodation.asp

Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharja | Fujaira and Khor Fakkhan | Oman and Musandam


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