The 15 Best Scuba Diving Trips in the UAE

1.Discover Scuba Diving in Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 494 reviews · 3 hours · from $95Our pick

Meet your instructor at Nemo Diving Center on The Palm for a three-hour beginner scuba session at Jumeirah Beach. Learn equipment basics, practice in shallow water, then descend up to 12 meters with an instructor beside you. Faris, Karim, Tito, and other multilingual guides help nervous first-timers feel at ease. Equipment and instruction are included, but transport is not.

“The Guide was super friendly and we had a very wonderful time”

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2.Fujairah Half-Day Scuba Dive and Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 186 reviews · 8 hours · from $157

Leave Dubai early for Fujairah, where an English or Arabic-speaking instructor fits you with scuba and snorkel gear. Beginners receive close tuition, while certified divers can visit two sites based on certification. Expect coral gardens, colorful fish, possible turtles, and a long but worthwhile road transfer.

“Wonderful activity, instructors are patient and take Care of you to spend a wonderful time underwater. Great location, clear water and amazing fishes”

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3.3-Day PADI Open Water Diving Course in Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 173 reviews · from $354Top rated

Train with Nemo Diving Center at Azure Residences on Palm Jumeirah. You will complete forms, gear fitting, confined-water skills, and four open-water sessions across three flexible days. Instructors including Abdel, Hasan, and Mostafa offer patient guidance, while PADI e-learning costs an extra 370 AED.

“My open water diving course was very good and I had a fun time learning all the skills needed at this level. The staff were really good, professional, and friendly. Would recommend to anyone who wants to learn diving in Dubai.”

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4.Discover Scuba Diving in Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $101

Meet Nemo Diving Center at Azure Residences on Palm Jumeirah for a two-hour beginner scuba session from the beach. You’ll learn basic equipment use, practice breathing underwater, and explore nearby coral and marine life with an instructor. Guides named Ahmed, Hassan, Alec, and Ashad have earned praise for patient, reassuring instruction. Underwater photos are included.

“My instructor treated me like a brother. He was friendly, attentive, and most of all made me feel safe in his hands. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who's ever been curious about scuba diving.”

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5.Discovery Scuba Diving & Snorkeling In Fujairah

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 93 reviews · 8 hours · from $158

Travel from Dubai to Dibba, Fujairah, for a beginner-friendly scuba and snorkeling day. A certified instructor teaches you onboard, guides your first descent to 10 meters, and helps you snorkel among fish and turtles. Hotel pickup, equipment, water, soft drinks, and snacks are included. English and Arabic instruction is available.

“A huge thak you to all diving team starting from Samir the manager, our minibus driver, Ahmed the instructor, Mustafa the snorkeling instructor, Hamdi the Captain - you guys rock! We had a blast time and enjoyed every moment of it.”

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6.Guided Scuba Dive for Certified divers at Deep Dive

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 81 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $326

Join a certified scuba session at Deep Dive Dubai, the world’s deepest pool, with a professional English-speaking guide. Explore an underwater city, rooms, and interactive areas to the depth allowed by your certification: up to 12, 18, or 30 meters. Equipment and breathing gases are supplied, with groups limited to six.

“It was a great activity. Great customer service. Excellent facilities.”

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7.Discovery Scuba Diving in Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · from $102

Meet at Bermuda Diving Center for a classroom briefing, shallow-water practice, and a guided scuba session at Kite Beach. Trained instructors such as Joynal and Rey help beginners learn at an easy pace. You’ll reach 6 to 8 meters, see small fish and seahorses, and receive underwater photos, videos, and a completion certificate.

“Thé team is very nice and the diving well organized . Sea water is very hot ! It was nice to feed the fishes underwater . We would have liked to swim a bit more as we stayed a bit too long juste feeding the fishes . Last point to improve : the directiRead more”

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8.The Lost Chambers Aquarium Atlantis Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 79 reviews · from $327

Meet your English-speaking instructor at The Lost Chambers Aquarium, learn the basics, then enter Atlantis Dubai’s Ambassador Lagoon. Choose Discovery Dive if you are new to scuba or Explorer Dive if you are certified. Expect warm water, ruins, rays, reef sharks, and one instructor for every guest. Magdy, Kevin, and Airen are among the praised instructors.

“Excellent experience!!! My guide Magdy was very professional. He guided me through the famous cuites. Never think that I can see diverse fish in one dive, it was like a dream. Magdy even helped take photos and videos with all of them. Highly recommend whoever visits Atlantis should try.”

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9.2 Dives for Certified Divers with BBQ & Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 69 reviews · 8 hours · from $160

Set out early from Dubai or Fujairah for two guided scuba sessions at different East Coast sites. You may spot turtles, rays, reef fish, nudibranchs, and wrecks with instructors such as Sina or Fajad. Equipment, transfers, BBQ lunch, and a small group of up to 10 are included, followed by Khorfakkan viewpoints.

“Hele vriendelijke dames en veel plezier gehad voor en na het duiken”

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10.Dive trip to the coral reefs of Fujairah for certified scuba divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $205

Leave Dubai at 6:00 am for Fujairah’s Gulf of Oman reefs, where certified scuba divers make two boat-based underwater visits with Al Boom Diving. Equipment and a guide are included, and guides such as DJ, Youssef, Max, and Ahmed are praised for calm instruction and spotting turtles, sharks, and reef fish. Bring lunch, snacks, and a reusable bottle.

“It was an amazing experience! Our Dive Master Dj was great and took some great videos!! We enjoyed the two dives very much.”

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11.Discover Scuba Dive for Beginners at Deep Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 2 hours · from $490

Learn scuba basics in a small group at Deep Dive Dubai, then descend to 12 meters with an English-speaking instructor to explore a sunken underwater city. Your two-hour session includes equipment and instruction. Premium adds a video and certificate, while Platinum includes those extras, a facility tour, and a private instructor.

“My dive instructor was Earnest as I’m not certified it was great how he kept things simple and only gave information when it was needed clear and simple and it’s just an awesome experience”

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12.2 Fun Dive Experience for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · 4 hours · from $114

Join Nemo Diving Center for two guided scuba sessions around Dibba, Fujairah. A PADI-certified guide leads you to sites such as Dibba Rock, Sharm Rocks, or the Inchcape 1 artificial reef. Tanks, weights, water, soft drinks, and underwater photos are included. Equipment rental and Dubai transport cost extra.

“The organizing crew, transports etc. worked like charm. The diving location however was not as clear watered as i would’ve liked”

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13.Dubai Lost Chambers Dive Discovery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $455

At Atlantis The Palm, you’ll learn basic scuba skills with a PADI instructor before entering the Ambassador Lagoon, home to 65,000 marine creatures, Atlantis ruins, sharks, rays, and Gulf fish. Sessions are small, with one instructor per participant. The program accepts beginners from age 10 and includes equipment, wetsuit, towel, water, and a completion certificate.

“The dive team is very professional in handling customers. Very good training and hands on was given before actual diving. Very safe even if you don't know swimming or any prior diving experience. One instructor was assigned individually while diving, very good cooperation was extended. Lifetime experience, worth trying once.”

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14.VIP Private Scuba Dive with Free Hotel Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 31 reviews · 3 hours · from $95

Start at Bermuda Diving Center with a 30-minute lesson and 30 minutes of shallow-water practice. Your private instructor then guides you at Jumeirah Beach to depths of 6 to 8 meters, with fish, sea urchins, photos, and videos. Baskar and Baskar’s fellow instructors are especially patient with first-timers, and Dubai hotel pickup is included.

“Went on our planned day but unfortunately the water was very murky so the event was cancelled but no issue at all with arranging for another day. Try number two and we had a great experience. This was our first time scuba diving and Baski our guide was very helpful and supportive. Went through all the instructions very thoroughly and then led us on a great dive. For the nervous out there don’t worry as they look after you very well and take time to go at your pace. The waters were still a bit murky but that’s always going to be the case in Dubai. All in all a…”

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15.Try Scuba Diving, Snorkeling with BBQ & Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 22 reviews · 8 hours · from $163

Travel from Dubai to Fujairah for a beginner scuba session at Snoopy Island, snorkeling at Sharm Rocks, and a BBQ lunch at Reef Oasis. A certified instructor guides you through the basics, with underwater photos, changing rooms, showers, and a small group of up to 10. The return drive includes Al Bidya Mosque and Khorfakkan sights.

“Fahad (sorry about spelling!) was fantastic - he took the beginners divers, was very calm, reassuring and fun! My friend was terrified at the start and felt instantly safe. You go to different spots to both snorkel and dive and can swim through swarms of different fishes - we even seen turtles! Nice changing facilities, comfortable both and tasty lunch afterwards! Would definitely recommend diving here over in Dubai / Jumeriah! Driver was also amazing - really friendly and flexible. Because of Dubai traffic, pick up and drop off can be long but this can’t be helped. 5 ⭐️ stars, would recommend!”

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