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Diving Level Advanced and above History A decommissioned boat that’s become home to a wide variety of marine life. Inchcape 1 – originally known as Gray Swift 2 – was built in the USA by Halter Marine and shipped to Dubai in 1971 or 1972. She started her service in Ras AI Khaimah and in […]
A lovely dive spot with amazing hard and soft corals and lots of life. It also has a nice swim through at approx 8m deep and 10m long.
This is the beach and channel at Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Al Mahara Diving Center is based here and offers confined water and open water training dives here. There is a bit of rock/reef along the channel edge that makes a good spot for search and recovery dives as well as Rescue, Divemaster […]
A protected area of mangroves along the northern shore of Abu Dhabi Island. This area is popular with kayakers, SUP and dragon boaters. Not great diving as the channels are mostly dredged and the visibility is very bad. I mostly dive here only to recover lost phones or cameras.
Dibba Rock is a small island near Dibba, Fujairah, UAE. As the first protected marine reserve of the country, this site has an abundance of life that is second to none in the area. What’s more, it’s only a few minutes away from Freestyle Divers! Life: coral garden, black tip reef sharks, turtles, clownfish, parrot […]
The Damaniyat Islands are a protected marine reserve off the coast of Muscat, Oman. Dives are based around the various islands with depth up to 30 m. We dove from 0-20 m and found amazing, healthy coral with tons of parrotfish, huge eels, and awesome rays swimming with us. We also found several trustees sleeping […]
This wreck is a large Barge. Sitting upright in 13m depth and is about 60 m long. Fully overgrown with oyster shells, algae, sponges, some hard coral cover. Nudibranchs can be found here. There are two big loading compartments full with old vehicle parts. Tires, rims, wheels, steering wheels, chrome-plated car bumpers and a lot […]
A deep hole near Abu Dhabi Island. It was dredged for deep fishing near the island. Sports of sharks in the depths. There is a ledge at 23 m which is a perfect spot for deep adventure dives. The visibility isn’t great, but it is a site that is easy to get to to make […]
An interesting dive for divers wanting to see fish located near Saadiyat Island. There are stacked columns of square concrete blocks which make up an interesting artificial reef with a plethora of marine life. Explore the outer edges as well as the mazes inside and if the visibility is good, you can explore the sandy […]
Batfish Wreck is named for the large batfish normally seen circling above the wreck and following divers around. This wreck is a small Tug- or Supply Boat. Sitting upright in 13 m depth and is about 20 m long. Fully overgrown with oystershells, sponges, acidians some hard corals and even some Anemones. The wheelhouse is largely […]