Scuba Diving in Dayamaniyat Islands, Oman

The jewels in the crown of diving in the Gulf of Oman are the Daymaniyat Islands. These tiny islands lie about 18 km off the Batinah Coast and are Oman's only marine National Nature Reserve. Diving here is spectacular. Fishes tend to be larger and more numerous than along mainland shores of the Gulf of Oman and coral reef development is more substantial.

Muscat Diving & Adventure Center

The Daymaniyat Islands are a group of uninhabited islands located approximately 18 kilometres offshore of the Batinah coast, from Seeb to Barka, spread out across 20 kilometres. This is around 60 minutes drive from Muscat, heading west towards Sohar.

They are Omans only marine nature reserve, and have been under UNESCO protection for the previous 21 years.

Important: visitors are not permitted to land on the islands between the beginning of May, until the end of October.

These islands offer numerous dive sites with beautiful coral gardens, reefs, walls, large pelagic fish, turtles, rays, leopard & black tip reef sharks and if you are really lucky, whale sharks.

The Daymaniyat islands consist of many submerged rocks, in an east to west alignment, which form the base for well developed coral reefs. Abundant coral growth extends to up to 20 m depth, in water that has the highest clarity of any coral growing area in Oman. The ecosystem for this area is magnificent.

Mike Dickson

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