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Oman is a fascinating country. For anyone who has been to Zanzibar, there
\n are striking architectural similarities, but it is not all about modern
\n or ancient towns, there’s desert, mountains and, of course, the
\n Arabian Sea! Most of the dive operators are attached to hotels. There
\n is one dive operation, called Dive Oman which is about 45 minutes drive
\n south from the airport at Muscat Dive Oman is run by Bernard and Stephanie,
\n a lovely couple, (French and Dutch) and is part owned by the poshest hotel,
\n which is close by, called the Al Bustan. Bernard can be contacted on:
\n diveoman@omantel.net.om<\/a><\/p>\n

Here, you can stay right on the beach in a range of accommodation, from
\n air con rooms to a shared dorm. The bay from here is superb, not much
\n to see snorkelling, but it is very pretty, and a short boat trip away,
\n you will be able to see dolphins.<\/p>\n

The diving is very good for the novice and intermediate diver: there
\n are no currents to speak of, you’ll find it difficult to get deeper
\n than 20m and the visibility is generally 15m +. The corals are not as
\n colourful as say the Red Sea, but this is more than made up for by fantastic
\n amounts of fish! Great for macro photographers too! You get loads of them
\n and they are so unafraid! The Beetle did not see anything particularly
\n large, but there were lots of turtles, and the occasional docile reef
\n shark, and in the right season, there are whale sharks. Visibility ranges
\n from 15m+ and the water temperature is around 25 degrees C.<\/p>\n

Dive Oman is a very safe dive operation, not run by cowboys, good air
\n – reasonable equipment although the Beetle has her own. A proper briefing
\n preceded each dive and although few dives were guided, it was very safe
\n and almost impossible to get lost!<\/p>\n

If you stay at Dive Oman, they are stuck out in the middle of nowhere
\n and only have food at weekends i.e. Thursday and Friday, so you'll
\n have to hire a care and go off and find something yourself the rest of
\n the time.<\/p>\n

If you are British, you can buy a visa at the airport, around £16
\n or $23. If you have an Israeli stamp in your passport, forget it, you’ll
\n have a hard time getting in. Also, the Omanis are the worst drivers the
\n Beetle has ever seen, even worse than the Egyptians! And that takes some
\n doing! So driving can be fraught! The Beetle drove as a female over there,
\n which is possible but a major novelty, so she had cars overtake and then
\n sit on the other side of the road just staring in as she drove! The dress
\n code is long and baggy: don't wear shorts outside the dive centre
\n and females should wear long baggy trousers and long sleeved shirts or
\n long short sleeved T shorts.<\/p>\n

Other dive operators include Blue Zone and Ecodivers bluzone@gto.net.om<\/a><\/p>\n

Dive Oman have a web site: http:\/\/www.diveoman.com.om\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Next month: more on the sites of Oman<\/p>\n

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