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Dive sites nearby

Al Batinah

This retired Omani navy wreck was sunk beginning of 2023 to create another dive site in Musandam. This wreck has a few penetrations many of which are more like swim throughs. The ship sits on a sandy bottom at 24m deep, The deck of the ship is 18m deep. The wreck is around 30 metres long.

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Beachams Arch

Beacham’s Arch is 45-50 minutes from Khasab harbour by speedboat. This is very similar to cats eye however there is more of a chance to see bigger marine life. The average depth for this dive site is 18 metres, there is sometimes strong currents here.

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Cats Eye

Cats eye gets it unique name from the holes in the mountain looking like cats eyes. This is a very beautiful dive site for all different levels of divers. This is a sloping coral reef down to a sandy bottom.

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Eagle Bay

JAZIRAT ABU CHIR (Eagle Bay): N 26°22’46.9“ E 56°25’07.3“ It is located in the Northwest of the Al Khayl Island. It is the great combination of walls and slopes with beautiful hard and soft coral garden. Depth: 10–35 meters. REMARKS: It requires the advanced diver skills due to a strong current in the area.

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Coral garden

35 minutes from Khasab harbour, strong currents can be found here so should be advanced diver. Sloping coral reef down to sandy bottom with a maximum depth of 28 metres.

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Ruqq Swayak (Sunken Reef of Tawakul)

RUQQ SWAYAK (Sunken Reef of Tawakul): this site is a great combination of walls and slopes with beautiful hard and soft coral garden. Depth: 10–40 meters. REMARKS: There is always strong current in the area!

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Jackfish Corner

Jackfish corner dive site is roughly 1 hour from Khasab harbour, on a small island. This dive site goes to 50+ metres. You can often find strong currents here.

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Tawakul (Jazirat Abu Rashid)

TAWAKUL (Jazirat Abu Rashid): this site is a great combination of walls and slopes with beautiful hard and soft coral gardens. Depth: 10–40 meters. REMARKS: There is always strong current in the area!

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Abu Rashid Wall

Roughly 1 hour away from Khasab harbour is Abu Rashid wall. This dive site goes to 50+ metres, there can often be strong currents however they vary alot depending on the conditions, tides etc.

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Abu Rashid Drift

Just 1 hour away from Khasab harbour, is Abu Rashid drift. This site can go to 50+ metres. The strength of the currents can vary from very slow to very fast depending on the tide timings and conditions.

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