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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.
A freediving and spearfishing school where a single Try Freedive session teaches breath-hold basics without signing up for a full course.
You share the big tank with hammerheads and bowmouth guitarfish, which you will not meet on any local reef.