Daymaniyat Oman Liveaboard diving trip

Daymaniat Oman Liveaboard diving trip

During the summer and autumn, the Daymaniyat Oman Liveaboard safari is offered as a diving trip. It is to the more central regions near the capital Muscat. These tours to Daymaniat in Oman with liveaboard start and end in Muscat or Sifah depending on the liveaboard. Sifah is about an hour's journey 70 km east from Muscat International Airport. When you go to Daymaniyat islands in Oman with a liveaboard you will spend three days at the popular islands, One day is at Fahal island and one and a half day in Bandar Khayran. The Daymaniya Islands are a small group of nine islands. Here there are a large number of dive sites for all levels of divers.

Daymania Islands

The area is a protected nature reserve with incredible amounts of fish, but it is also common with, for example, zebra sharks, turtles and rays. With a bit of luck, you also have the chance to meet the sea's largest fish, the fascinating whale shark. Fahal Island is a large island about 4 km next due north outside Muscat. In the coves around the island there are many different kinds of hard and soft corals and on the sandy bottom you have a chance to see different species of shark and stingrays are common. Dolphins are also often seen here. The islands are important for turtles that lay their eggs here as well as for several species of migratory and seabirds.

The Al Munassir Wreck at Bandar Khayran is another highlight of this liveaboard tour. Al Munassir was sunk in 2003 as an artificial reef and today lies upright at between 6-30 meters deep. The wreck is known to be full of different species of moray eels. Here you will usually also find many different types of crustaceans, such as prawns, lobsters or rock lobsters, ordinary lobsters and marble shrimps. Normally, there are also many different kinds of nudibranchs here, and around the wreck you see huge shoals of fish.

The exact route during your diving trip around Daymaniat in Oman with your liveaboard usually changes a little from time to time. The tour may be weather dependent or depending on the experience, interest and wishes of all guests. If the port authorities issue regulations that diving trips must change route, they must be followed strictly, which may affect the content of the trip somewhat. For those who want an exciting adventure, Daymaniyat Oman Liveaboard is a really good diving safari and diving trip.

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