Dubai Diving

Pleasure dives
There is great debate about where you find the best diving in the UAE - it all depends on what you are in to. Diving in the UAE can be divided into three catagories; Arabian Gulf, the East Coast and Musandam.

The Arabian Gulf of the coast of Dubai and Abu Dhabi offers some interesting wreck dives, whereas the East Coast and Musandam would be the places to go to find coral reefs. Actually part of the Sultanate of Oman, Musandam is considered by many UAE based divers as the best diving in the area.

Pavilion Dive Centre and TDIC offer dive trips to the wrecks of the Gulf. Al Boom Diving and Freestyle Divers offer daily dives on the East Coast. Al Boom Diving also offers daytrips to Musandam along with Al Marsa, who operates both daytrips and liveaboard boats.

Dive clubs
If you are looking to join a dive club, there are a couple of options in Dubai, all depending on where you live.

In the Al Quoz area of Dubai, you will find the Desert Sport Diving Club which is a BSAC branch. The club has a nice club house complete with boat parking, compressor, nitrox station, BBQ area and bar !. Regular club nights for members and anyone else interested in diving.

Sharjah, north of Dubai, is home to Sharjah Wanderers Dive Club has some nice facilities, including a swimming pool, and has social gatherings as well as regular club dives.