Scuba diving locations in United Arab Emirates:

• The Arabian Gulf on the coast of Dubai and Abu Dhabi has interesting wreck dives.
• The East Coast, along the Arabian Sea, is where the colourful coral reefs can be found, as well as an abundance of sea life, such as black tips, moray eels, turtles, lionfish, rays, cuttlefish, barracuda and so on.
• Musandam, although really an exclave of the Sultanate of Oman, seperated by the UAE, is considered by many to be the best diving in the area.

When to scuba dive in United Arab Emirates:

The water is warm all year, generally between 24°C and 28°C.

Local standards for gear:

The best scuba diving spots in United Arab Emirates:

• Dibba Rock, Fujeirah, boasts mantas, rays, black tip and grey reef sharks, whale sharks, all the usual tropical fish in huge abundance plus massive shoals of barracudas, snappers, trevallies, loads of turtles, cuttle fish, and more.
• The Inchape wreck is a small vessel, sitting upright with car tyres still in place around the gunwales and a couple of the hatches can be found on the sea bed at the stern of the wreck.
• Coral Garden, approximately 50 metres east of Shark Island, is a gradual descent to a garden of soft coral, abundant gorgonieas, and horn coral. Other underwater life includes nudibranches, morays and lobsters as well as trumpet and lionfish.

The best spots to snorkel in United Arab Emirates:

Fun scuba facts:

Country data:

Administrative details

• Currency: UAE dirham (UED)
• Population: is about 8,400,000 (2010)
• Time Zone: (GMT+4)
• Main languages spoken: Arabic ## Diveable overseas territories:

United Arab Emirates diving federations:

Local diving laws and regulations (and PADI-equivalent certifications):