Musandam Discovery Diving

Musandam Discovery Diving

Khasab
811 Khasab
OMN

In 2015 Bader Shehhi created Musandam discovery diving, in his home town Khasab. Having grown up in a fisherman family and worked for various dive centres he decided that he wanted to welcome people from all walks of life to his home town Khasab to embrace the natural beauty of the area. Truly passionate about diving and Musandam, your experience will be enriched with his knowledge of the area, on land and in the water. Being the only diving operators in the area we have all 30+ dive sites just for you.

Our fun, adventurous team are here to welcome you with open arms, to our small friendly dive centre here in Khasab Musandam. Our multi national professional family, all here to ensure you have an unforgettable diving experience, while maintaining professional and safe environment for all divers, whether it be your first dive experience or your next underwater adventure.

In this remote and other worldly region you can dive, cruise in a dhow along the fjords, relax in hidden beaches, explore the mountains in a 4×4, immerse yourself in the local customs and discover prehistoric art in hidden caves. Khasab is a city in exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates. It is the local capital of the Musandam Peninsula and has frequently been named as the “Norway of Arabia“ because of its extensive fjord-like craggy inlets and jaw dropping landscapes. Surrounded by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, Musandam has on of the widest bio-diversities of marine life in the world. The unique deep drops-offs and cool water upwelling provide an abundance of plankton, making this a rich feeding ground for a huge variety of marine life and coral gardens.

We can guarantee, outstanding service, unforgettable dives, and memories to last a lifetime! Become our buddy today...

What We Offer

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Ecology
Scuba
Emergency Training

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Boat Dives
Classified Dives
Wreck Dives
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Scubapro

★★★★☆ Humsi Wreck

Just a 10 minute speedboat ride from Kasab harbour is Humsi wreck, a small dhow sunk many years ago. This wreck is a shallow dive site at around 10 metres deep. The 12 meter long wreck is surrounded by white sands which you can cross where you will find big rock boulders surrounded by coral reef.

Mares

★★★★☆ Aquarium

Twenty minute ride from Khasab harbour is Aquarium. This is a long stretch of cliff face, with big rocky boulders covered in different types of coral. This dive site starts at around 5 metres and goes down to 20 metres. Currents can occur at the dive site but not very strong.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

★★★★★ Falcon rock

Just a 20 minutes speed boat ride from Khasab harbour. It starts on the corner of the cliff and make your way along the outside of the mountain. Maximum depth of 18 metres of big rocky boulders surrounded by corals.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

★★★★☆ Lost Reef

Ten minutes speedboat ride from Khasab harbour is reef surrounded by sand, is where you will find the lost reef dive site. It is a small coral reef wat around 15 metres deep. Make sure to take an SMB with you to deploy on your ascent to the surface as there is alot of boat activity in the area.

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★★★★★ Pipi beach

Thirty minutes from Khasab harbour you will find a small bay with a sandy beach. This dive site is made from 2 different ledges, there is a shallow ledge with plenty of marine and coral life. The shallow sandy ledge is around 12 metres deep with corals everywhere.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

★★★★★ 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.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

★★★★★ 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.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

★★★★☆ Lost Anchor

15 minutes from Khasab harbour is lost anchor dive site. This is a very shallow and basic dive site suitable for beginners. This is a sheltered area most of the time so can be dived most of the time with no currents.

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★★★★★ Coral Alley

Only twenty five minutes from Khasab harbour is a small bay with a sandy beach. This dive sites consists of huge coral pinnacles and lots of marine life. As you head out of the bay there can sometimes be some currents around the corner.

Scubapro

★★★★★ 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.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

★★★★★ 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.

Aqualung

★★★★☆ 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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★★★★☆ 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.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

★★★★★ 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.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

★★★★★ Deep Purple

One and half hours from Khasab harbour. The average depth is 20-22 metres. There can be strong currents here at times, however with perfect conditions there will be no currents. This is a sloping coral reef with some big rocky boulders.

Opening Hours

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday08:00 - 17:00
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Opening Hours

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday08:00 - 17:00