Our favourite diving vacations in the Middle East

With warm winters, hot summers and luxury accommodation in abundance, diving in the Middle East is a pleasurable year-long activity thanks to comfortable warm waters during any season. Across the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf, you can find wrecks from the WWII as well as easy underwater encounters.

Luxurious seafront hotels in Aqaba, Jordan provide direct access to pristine golden beaches and dive sites of the Red Sea. Within the protected confines of Aqaba Marine Park lies a mesmerising paradise of vivid coral reefs, shipwrecks and deep sea caverns. Try night diving to see strange nocturnal sea creatures.

In Oman, a beautiful underwater world comprises of dramatic wall drop-offs, coral-lined fjords and enchanting phosphorescence display come night time. If it’s marine life you’re seeking, the waters of the Arabian Sea are home to manta rays, turtles, reef fish, whale sharks, sharks, and octopus.