Oman’s warm waters and pristine coastline offer some fantastic diving sites near Muscat, including the Daymaniyat Islands, an Unesco world heritage site. The Oman Sea is plankton-rich, which attracts large schools of fish and pelagic. Farther north on the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam is also a paradise for divers with nutrient-rich waters that support a massive boom of micro planktons, which draw an abundance of marine life.
In the south, the area around Salalah has a beautiful coastline with bays and beaches whose waters are home to kelp forests during the khareef season. They disappear by September making it possible to dive in kelp and on coral reefs at the same sites for diverse experiences throughout the year.
For certified divers, there are plenty of day-boat trips that depart from the marinas in Bandar Al Rowdha, The Wave, and Sifah and a wealth of dive sites to explore.
