Diver Nicholas
Registered
Hello,
I'll be visiting relatives in Abu Dhabi in mid December until early Jan, and since I'm really keen to keep at it with my diving hobby (last dive end of March 2018) and I'd like to participate in a few days of diving.
However, time and the cost of travel limits how far I can travel (so sadly no Red sea dives).
So it'll likely be down to Daymaniyat islands or Musandam (I'm unsure about the logistics of Musandam) in Oman. Or Fujairah UAE.
So the situation isn't ideal, plus From what I understand visibility tends to be poor in December due to plankton blooms.
Based on my constraints and preferences what would you recommend? Or is there another option I've not considered?
What I'm into: I prefer Nature dives over wreck dives, love muck diving, love the big silvery strong fish like Barracudas Trevally, Tuna. And love the freaky ugly looking things like Stone fish, Groupers, Lion fish, Moray eels, Rays, Octopus, Squids, Nudibranchs, Crustaceans, Flat fish, and colorful corals, Gorgonians, nice landscapes and a variety of flora.
My certification: Padi OWD with SSI Deep
My experience: 73 Dives mostly in Asia-Pacific region - Soloman Islands: Guadalcanal, Fiji: Viti Levu, Vanuatu: Coolidge wreck, Queensland Australia: GBR and Yongala Wreck, New Caledonia: Lifou, Amédée island, Indonesia: Komodo island, Bunaken, Lembeh, Derawan Islands, French Polynesia: Rangiroa, Fakarava, New Zealand: Poor Knights island, Spain: Ibiza
I'll be visiting relatives in Abu Dhabi in mid December until early Jan, and since I'm really keen to keep at it with my diving hobby (last dive end of March 2018) and I'd like to participate in a few days of diving.
However, time and the cost of travel limits how far I can travel (so sadly no Red sea dives).
So it'll likely be down to Daymaniyat islands or Musandam (I'm unsure about the logistics of Musandam) in Oman. Or Fujairah UAE.
So the situation isn't ideal, plus From what I understand visibility tends to be poor in December due to plankton blooms.
Based on my constraints and preferences what would you recommend? Or is there another option I've not considered?
What I'm into: I prefer Nature dives over wreck dives, love muck diving, love the big silvery strong fish like Barracudas Trevally, Tuna. And love the freaky ugly looking things like Stone fish, Groupers, Lion fish, Moray eels, Rays, Octopus, Squids, Nudibranchs, Crustaceans, Flat fish, and colorful corals, Gorgonians, nice landscapes and a variety of flora.
My certification: Padi OWD with SSI Deep
My experience: 73 Dives mostly in Asia-Pacific region - Soloman Islands: Guadalcanal, Fiji: Viti Levu, Vanuatu: Coolidge wreck, Queensland Australia: GBR and Yongala Wreck, New Caledonia: Lifou, Amédée island, Indonesia: Komodo island, Bunaken, Lembeh, Derawan Islands, French Polynesia: Rangiroa, Fakarava, New Zealand: Poor Knights island, Spain: Ibiza