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DIVING DESTINATIONS
SHARKWATCH ARABIA
If you get any whale shark photos or film
footage, then report your sightings to www.
sharkwatcharabia.com. Sharkwatch Arabia is a
database that aims to collect sightings on whale
sharks throughout the region. The initiative
was started as a tool to collect information
on shark abundance and movements in the
region. The information collected will be
used in David’s personal Ph.D. project that is
investigating the ecology of whale sharks in the
Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
BORDER & VISA
Make sure to go straight to the coastal border
in Dibba as the first border at the roundabout
now turns you away and sends you there, this
saves you time rather than queuing up to have
to make a u-turn. And don’t forget to print
out the visa that Al Marsa emails you after you
have sent them your passport and residency
visa copies. It’s all smooth sailing from there.
TIP IF YOU GET URCHED
As we discovered through one of the Al Marsa
crew (due to personal experience – having
been urched under both feet simultaneously),
the best thing to do if you ever find yourself
with a new pin collection of sea urchin spines
amongst your person, then get yourself
some warm water full of salt and bathe your
targeted area for a while. The throbbing soon
subsides and you can carry on as if nothing
had happened. Tried and tested…twice!
CONTACT
Soheir Gabriel
Sales & Marketing Director – Al Marsa Musandam
Tel: +968 2683 5660 | Mob: +971 50 212 4100
Email: reservations@almarsamusandam.com
www.almarsamusandam.com
* Check out Al Marsa Musandam’s article on
page 10 in the NEWS section for further
details on their the livaboards.
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