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EAST COAST DIVE SITE
Dibba Rock is to the north of the diving centre going down to a depth of 16 metres. This is the place to see turtles and jewfish (goby) noticeable for their huge heads and large eyes and mouths. These fish build lovely 'drainpipe' homes. The walls are lined with pretty shells to prevent them from collapsing and once a jawfish disappears into it, it takes quite awhile for them to reappear due to the length of the 'drainpipe'. The best time to see them is during mating season (usually June-August) as this is when they come out exposing their ugly heads but beautiful molted bodies. There are also lots of anemones with their resident clownfish, however, these guys can be rather aggressive bashing your mask or giving you a nip or two. Snorkeling: This is one of the best snorkeling sites around with a depth of 3-4 metres especially if you want to see turtles. The turtles are more prolific on the seaward side of the island where there are lots of coral reefs.
This is a small vessel, sitting upright with car tyres still in place around the gunwales and a couple of the hatches can be found on the sea bed at the stern of the wreck. The depth of this dives is over 30 meters depending on the tide. The wreck is small and it is possible to go around it several times during a dive, the best way is to swim slowly, starting from the seabed. After searching for the many residents hiding between the hull and seabed, ascend to the deck area where you can explore the holds and the engine room. you will need a light to reveal the marine life seeking the sanctuary of these dark spaces and with a bit of a squeeze, access into the wheels house is possible. you can then go up to the top of the wheelhouse and on to the navigation mast to enjoy the last minutes before ascending |
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Scuba 2000 Diving Resort Bidiya Beach Dibba, Fujairah United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 9 2388477 Fax: +971 9 2388478 Email: scubauae@eim.ae |
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Snoopy Island: In all time favourite for divers and snorkellers alike. Can be reached by swimming out from the Sandy Beach Motel. There is plenty of hard and soft coral as well as anemones. Colourful fish abound with morays, barracuda and the odd reef shark at the back of the island. |
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 Sharm Rocks (Three Rocks) at low tide can be seen jutting out of the sea. About 5 minutes by boat from the dive centre. The seaward side is a vertical cliff face that goes down to 14 metres, whereas the shore-side has a shallow table coral reef on one side and boulder coral outcrops on the other. Home to shoals of fish such as fusiliers, big mouth mackerel and jacks as well as squid and octopus. You can also see guitar sharks, turtles, morays, and crayfish. At the bottom you’ll find Moses soles.
Car Cemetery: As the name suggests it is the last resting-place for wrecked cars. Created in 1988 to form a coral reef it contains about 200 cars in the 60 metre radius. During the day the visibility is often poor, however, at night the corals come out to fed on the micro-plankton, as well as light sensitive nudibranches which cannot been seen during the day plus the numerous sand anemone.
Shark Island: About 20 minutes by boat from the dive centre in the Bay of Khorfakkan. It is a treat for snorkellers and sunbathers with a sheltered beach and plenty of colourful fish varieties to see. For the energetic, a 20-metre climb to the top of the island provides breathtaking views and excellent photo opportunities. It is also a great place to take a picnic and spend the day or sleep overnight. For divers the site offers beautiful rock formations at between 6-15 metres. However, there is little coral formation, although the area is home to moray eels, rays, as well as several fish species such as, sergeant fish, puffers, and batfish. To the south of the island there is a 12-metre deep sand basin which leads to a garden of vividly coloured coral and anemone. Coral Garden: Approximately 50 metres east of Shark Island. Deep dives between 24-30 metres so it is suitable for advance divers only. The dive is a gradual descent to a garden of soft coral, abundant gorgonieas, and horn coral. Other underwater life includes nudibranches, morays and lobsters as well as trumpet and lionfish. Anemone Garden: These site very beautiful with many of green whip corals. There are many small site around Shark Island in different level and direction. The best way to dive is with the compass. Explore the dive site searching for a sea horses and Spotted shrimpfish. This fish swim vertically down. Feeds on zooplanktonic crustaceans.
InchCape 2: Located in Khorfakkan, Away from Martini about 100 meters, and 15 minutes away from SCUBA 2000. Wreck dive for advanced divers only with a maximum depth of 20 metres. The boat was built in the USA by Halter marine and shipped to dubai on a Hansa Line vessel in 1974. She started her service in Dubai and ws moved to Fujairah during 1991. She was renamed in 1993 and eventually relocated to Ras Al Khaimah in 1995. She sunk on 24 April 2002. As report on newspaper on the next day, Hassan Abduljabar of Scuba 2000 and his assistant Jonathan Hebworth did a combing dive in at the sinking site to select a flat and sandy spot that would ensure the permanent resting place for the huge vessel. After 3 years, the marine habitat like moray eels, juvenile baracuda, jack and cardinal you can find here. Also look for a huge pretty seahorse (click here to see the pictures). Various sponges, teddy bear corals and algae live here since they found new home.
Martini Rock: A small coral outcrop ranging in depth from 13 to 22 metres. It is a haven for shoals of snapper, triggerfish, fusiliers, anthias and large mouth mackerels. Can see turtles and sometimes a spotted eagle ray. It has several gullies covered with orange and purple teddy bear coral, purple whip coral and on the deeper parts is green and whip coral. If you’re you might spot a guitar, leopard or a black tip reef shark.
Hole in the Wall: A shallow dive descending to depths of 12 metres in places. The Hole in the Wall is a dive-through cave that is frequently home to lobsters and rays. The fascinating rock formation provides a contrasting backdrop for many varieties of anemones. Ras Qidfa: Leading into Martini bay, ras qidfa is a small, rocky headland where you can find many hard corals. It's plenty to see, many different fishes, pufferfish, electric ray, fusiliers, jack and triggerfish. Look out for turtle and crayfish. It is best to start the dive in the southern of Ras Qidfa and swim around to north and keeping the rock in your left-hand side.
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