Scuba Diving Dubai

Scuba diving in Dubai with a year-round destination and beautiful weather, its always a holiday season in Dubai. This man-made city is nothing less than a luxury paradise, for all of travellers and any kind of interest.

From a luxurious family gateway and escape to crazy bachelors celebrations, Dubai is a perfect pick amidst its vibrant lifestyle and amazing beaches.

But digging a little deeper, beyond its fancy resorts and world-class structures lies a magical marine world of scuba diving which you can explore very well with Mermaid Diving Center.

Scuba diving in between the deserts sounds like an unusual experience right?

But with the temperatures in the city ranging between 25° C and 40° C, you can be assured that a dip in these pristine turquoise-blue waters will be an enriching experience and also unforgetable adventure. Well, the city homes well-established sports centres that give its visitors a new felling altogether. Something that every traveler must experience. So what are the best dives to try out in Dubai? There You go and from our recommendation Mermaid Dive Center has 6 Stars :)

1. Jumeirah Beach Scuba Diving Dubai

One of the most beautiful places for discovering scuba diving in Dubai, Jumeirah Beach offers small sites for beginners under its cristal waters and enchanting marine busy life. No worries if it’s your first-time into the water, there are plenty of diving schools that offer equipment and professional guidance to ensure you have a wonderful experience.

In Jumeirah Beach you have Best Diving School in Dubai where you can ask for advice and professional equipment, most of the hotels along the Jumeirah coastline offers a scuba experience and mostly with the Mermaid Diving Center!

2. Martini Rock Scuba Diving Dubai

One of the two most spectacular natural aquariums of Dubai City, Spectacular a vibrant aquatic fauna and cristal clean waters. Martini Rock is one of the most successful scuba places in Dubai after Jumeirah. So if you wish to lose yourself in the azure waters, this place should definitely be on your list.

3. Zainab Scuba Diving Dubai

Zainab is not only known for its diving spots but also has an very interesting background behind it. It is said that the ship had been illegally transporting oil from Iraq in 2001 when it’s sailors voluntarily sank it to avoid the US Navy who were then imposing UN sanctions on fuel. Zainab presently lies 70 meters under the sea, offering around 20 meters of a diving spot making her one of the wondrous destinations to scuba dive in Dubai.

Worth to see and having fun under water in Zainab

4. World Islands Scuba Diving Dubai

One of the newest and brilliant structures of Dubai. The World Islands are a group of artificial islands formed in a way showing the world map like an world atlas. The areas are well maintained for the growth of its budding colonies of flora and fauna. It is said that soon it will be one of the best sites for scuba diving in the UAE.

We are really waiting for new spots of diving there.

5. Mariam Express Scuba Diving Dubai

It’s one of the most popular shipwreck diving in Dubai which you can discover with Scuba Diving Instructors from Mermaid Diving Center. Submerged by the raging waters in 2006, Mariam Express was a ship that used to carry loads from UAE to Iraq and back in past years. The overloaded ship was caught off by the sea and sank in the shores of Dubai area. Today, it’s vessel serve as a striking wreckage site for scuba in Dubai. All its cargo and vehicles have made some good homes for marine natura wildlife. It lies at a depth of betwen 18 to 25 metres where you can expect to see at this wreak and also some eagle rays, barracudas, torpedo rays and flatworms plus of course much more life.

6. Sharm Rock Scuba Diving Dubai

The another natural aquarium of the Dubai shore is Sharm Rock Dubai. Also known as “Three Rocks Pinnacles” or “3 Sisters,” because of the three tiny outcrop rocks breaking the surface of the site. With its magnificant coral reefs, it’s a perfect pink and purple paradise in Dubai. The lighting and the colourful beauty and luxury view within makes it a perfect picture spot.

7. MV Dar Scuba Diving Dubai

Set 17 metres deep into the waters, MV Dara Dubai was a passenger ship that dropped to the bed in 1961, unfortunatly the sad story and 238 lives were lost then. Not only does it serve as a monument to tell its story, but is also one of the very few vessels that have been prey to horrifying peacetime mishaps. Often compared to the famous Titanic, the list of dive sites would be incomplete without citing this one.

8. MV Ludwig Scuba Diving Dubai

The MV Ludwig Dubai is amongst of the most well-preserved wrecks off of the Dubai shore. The boat sank into the water during one of their during practice sessions. Now days it serves as a shelter to a vast range of various fishes including the sea squirts, damselfish, pennant fish, and many more other creatures :).

9. MV Victoria Star Scuba Diving Dubai

One of the recent wrecks that fell off in the year 2003. Located roughly 55 minutes from the Port Rashid in Dubai, this ship has got quite some history. But first of all, the diving certification needed for this wreck is the advanced open water or higher certification which you can get with Diving School Dubai. It is recommended that you take a couple of dives to explore this wreck entirely thats the advice , but one dive is normally enough for casual dives if you dive with experience person. The deepest section of the wreck is 32 meters.

Advice: Choose Mermaid Diving Center to explore this place

10. Sheikh Mohammad’s Barge Scuba Diving Dubai

This barge was also intentionally sunk to form an artificial reef and to boost the growth of marine life which paint kind of the scenery of this beautiful spot. The numerous holes in the wreck attract experienced divers who can go deeper and penetrate in and explore the whole place. It is 18 to 23 metres deep into the gulf. While fishes barracudas and Jacks are found around the wreck, the coral growth has certainly made this site beautiful giving you an out of the world experience. Well worth to see this place.

11. Cement Barge Scuba Diving Dubai

As the name suggests this is the wreck of a cement ship that sank in 1971 in Dubai. The depth here is between 5 to 20 meters, making it a perfect start for a beginner to dive in. Interestingly, this place also offers night diving and snorkelling! If you love taking scuba vacations, you should add it to the list right away.

So Snorkelling in Dubai also possible !!! ;)

Scuba diving tips for Scuba Diving Dubai

• Ensure that the weather conditions are perfect for scuba diving and if you are not an experienced diver then hire Diving Instructor in Dubai.

• Do no go into the waters all alone never. Make sure you have a trained professional accompanying, in case things go wrong.

• Maintain underwater protocols and do not touch or move too close to the marine creations its obligatory.

• Follow all safety directions properly as advised on your PADI course if you had one before.

• Be aware of your location and don’t swim far away from the reefs for safety reasons.

• Underwaters is not the best place to try something new unless you are a certified diver and you do all with carefuly thinking. So take it easy and enjoy the dive.

• In case of any emergency, do not lose your cool and remain calm at all times dont panic. Try to relax and the professionals will help you out.

Hope you’ve already chosen your favourite from the list! So its time you gear up, take a deep breath and plunge into the blue waters of Dubai Diving Experience.

Start planning your trip to Dubai today and dive !

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