The Aquarium
La profondeur indique la plage entre le sommet du site et son maximum habituel ; le « niveau de certification recommandé » correspond au niveau généralement demandé par les opérateurs selon les agences grand public, et non à une règle légale. Les courants et la visibilité varient chaque jour — considérez toutes ces informations comme des estimations de planification.
The name is the review. The Aquarium concentrates the Daymaniyats' fish life over a slope of coral heads and pale sand channels: snapper and fusilier schools thick enough to navigate by, batfish escorting divers like hired guides, red-toothed triggerfish flickering above the coral in purple static. Zebra sharks are the site's quiet specialty, settled on the sand with the patience of parked cars, and hawksbill turtles work the reef edge through the whole dive. Sharp-eyed guides add seahorses and nudibranchs from the rubble margins, and in season a whale shark can drift through and reorganize everyone's air consumption. Easy depths and buoyed entries make it the reserve's flagship for good reason; it is many Oman divers' first dive and few forget it.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Zebra sharks at rest; fish density that earns the name; seasonal whale shark cameos.
Topographie: Coral gardens and sand channels sloping off an islet's flank
Entrée: Mooring-buoy site in the reserve's eastern sector; operators rotate groups through, so early boats get it quietest.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Thermoclines and occasional green-water patches; boat traffic at the moorings.
Permis & règlements: Environment Authority entry permit required, arranged by licensed operators.
Conservation: Nature-reserve rules: no touching, no collection, no landing on the islands May-October.
Qui vous croiserez
Giant Moray Eel
Hawksbill Turtle
Leopard (Zebra) Shark
Nudibranchs
Seahorses
Spotted Eagle Ray
Whale Shark
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★★☆☆ — note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue