Dive Review of Extra Divers Musandam in
Oman/Musandam (from Khasab)

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Extra Divers Musandam, Nov, 2009, by Dan Clements, WA, USA ( Contributor 15 reports). Report 5246.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	I spent two weeks diving the northern portion of the Musandam Peninsula, which forms the southern side of the Straits of Hormutz. The first week was with Extra Divers in Khasab, the second as part of a Reef Check study with Biosphere. Diving exceptional, people exceptional, geology amazing, lots of endemics, including rays, dolphins, nudi's, and some of the most pristine coral I have seen. There are hundreds of miles of coast line, and one operator in the area. Only other divers we encountered were on the south-east side of the Peninsula, originating from Dibba. Khasab is an easy three hour drive from Dubai, which is a long 15 hour flight from San Francisco. Plan on returning to this spectacular, relatively unexplored area.
Websites	Extra Divers Musandam
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Puget Sound, British Columbia, Monterey, Guadalupe, Mexico, Kona, Maui, French Polynesia, Marquesas, Galapagos, Florida Keys, Bahamas, Dominica, Martinique, Isle des Saints.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-81°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-45 Ft/ 9-14 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None. After a multi-day check out I was allowed to solo dive with my photography gear.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	While there was limited rinse facilities on board, staff were extremely accomodation towards myself and my large DSLR rig. After several days of diving, and being buddied with a very competent Sweedish diver, I was allowed to solo dive with a group and concentrate on the excellent photo opportunities. Good rinse area and gear storage at shore facility.

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Dive Review of Extra Divers Musandam in Oman/Musandam (from Khasab)

Extra Divers Musandam, Nov, 2009,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Extra Divers Musandam in
Oman/Musandam (from Khasab)