Diving with Oman Dive Center

>>direct link to booking information The waters surrounding Muscat provide fine tropical coral sea diving and the nutrient-rich water attracts a wide variety and quantity of marine life: 85 genera of hard and soft corals are found here including table corals, beautiful black coral, colorful whip and teddy-bear corals. Certain endemic species of coral grow and reproduce only here, in this very unique plankton rich environment.

The sea is abundant with 900 species of fish ranging from the little cleaner wrasse to the enormous whale shark. So varied is the fish population in the waters of Oman that new species are still being discovered and identified.

Water temperatures range from 22°C in winter to 30°C in summer, with a thermocline at around 15m to cool you off during the summer’s hotter months. Visibility can reach 30 meters, although at times the massive presence of plankton reduces it notably. However, even when visibility is low, the sheer abundance and variety of species in Muscat waters is enough to keep divers coming back.

Activities

In our daily program, we offer a two-tank dive in the morning and one-tank dive in the afternoon. Night dives are scheduled every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For divers with insatiable appetites, we can also arrange early morning dives.
Wreck diving is also regularly in our schedule.

Our qualified instructors teach all kinds of courses from beginner level up to the professional level - speak 6 languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Arabic) and the dive course material is available in most of these.

Nitrox is available for Nitrox certified divers. Our qualified instructors will be happy to help anyone get the full Nitrox certification if you do not already have it.

Facilities

Oman Dive Center is a spacious and fully equipped dive center with a custom-built diving pool (1m / 1.5 m / 3m) and a wide range of Aqualung, Seemann, and Mares dive equipment for rent (see fact sheet). A large ventilated room is available to stow away your gear. A fully equipped workshop and qualified technicians are available for equipment repair. Our “fleet” now counts 4 speed boats, for a total capacity of 40 divers.