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A PADI centre in Dibba that runs try dives and guided dives around Shark Island and Dibba's reefs.
Two-tank days out of Dibba with a BBQ lunch, plus a cheaper PADI Open Water than most UAE centres.
Multi-trip packages for self-equipped divers that bring the per-dive cost down if you go to the east coast regularly.
Khor Fakkan's PADI five-star centre, closest to Shark Island and Martini Rock, with freediving and wreck trips too.
Two guided boat dives with full kit around Shark Island, run from a dive centre inside the Oceanic resort.
Boat dives on the Gulf of Oman reefs around Dibba Rock, with tank-only prices if you own your kit.
A dive centre on the beach facing Snoopy Island, so shore dives and PADI training start a short swim from the reef.
One of the longest-running UAE dive operators, with boat dives and night dives off Al Aqah at a set per-trip price.
It dives the Old Cement Barge wreck and the Lulu Island breakwater, short boat rides from the Breakwater marina.
A freediving and spearfishing school where a single Try Freedive session teaches breath-hold basics without signing up for a full course.
It runs both the local sites within 30 km and the offshore wrecks such as the MV Hannan and Lion City.
You share the big tank with hammerheads and bowmouth guitarfish, which you will not meet on any local reef.