The 15 Best Scuba Diving Tours in the Middle East

1.Discover Scuba Diving in Dubai

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

Meet your instructor at Nemo Center on Palm Jumeirah for a three-hour beginner scuba session at Jumeirah Beach. You’ll learn the equipment and basic skills before exploring to 12 meters with a certified guide. Small groups, several language options, and patient instructors make this a good first underwater experience.

“Excellent guide. Helped us stay safe. First time learning how to dive. Highly recommend for new users only not experienced divers. This is for beginners !! If you’re a beginner and scared highly recommend this place.”

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2.Private Red Sea Diving for Beginner or Experienced

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 230 reviews · 2 hours · from $50

Explore Aqaba’s Red Sea shore with a private English-speaking instructor, using supplied equipment and a 200-bar cylinder. Beginners receive training before entering the water, while experienced divers can enjoy coral, fish, and possible wreck sites. Guides such as Asmar, Omar, Musa, and Mo are praised for calm instruction. Photos and color-corrected videos are sent by WeTransfer.

“Really great activity and Mo takes care of you and makes you feel at ease if you’re new to diving. Seeing the coral and wreck were amazing!”

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3.Journey of Diving or Snorkelling from a Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 218 reviews · from $85Top rated

Set out from Ayla 5* Marina with Coral Garden Diving Center for a four-hour Red Sea boat trip. You can try scuba with an instructor, snorkel, or stay aboard and relax. First-timers receive close attention, and instructors Lance and Natalia are noted for calm, personal guidance. The boat carries up to 30 people.

“I had an awesome first experience of scuba diving with them. The staff as well as my instructor were extremely friendly. As a diving first-timer, I was totally looked after during the dive. It’s a breathtaking experience. Would love to come back and dive again!”

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4.Fujairah Half-Day Scuba Dive and Snorkeling

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

Travel from Dubai to Fujairah for a beginner-friendly scuba session and snorkeling trip. You’ll receive equipment, hotel transfers, and close guidance from English or Arabic-speaking instructors such as Sergio, Hassan, and Faisal. Certified divers may make two underwater visits, while beginners learn at a calm pace near Fujairah’s coral reefs.

“We had a good time. Traveling from Dubai to Al Fujairah took some time but it was worth it. It was a very good driver. We got a lot of time to snorkel and the dive was great. My wife had a bad ‘first dive experience’ on an earlier holiday. This time things worked out good because Hassan (the instructor) really took his time to make her feel safe. We want to thank the full crew for this wonderful day: driver, captain, snorkel guide and Hassan!”

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5.Discover Scuba Diving in Dubai

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

Learn basic scuba skills at Nemo Diving Center on Palm Jumeirah, then head into the sea with an instructor. Groups are kept small, with one instructor for every four students. Ahmed, Hassan, Alec, and Ashad are among the instructors praised for patience and calm guidance. The two-hour session includes equipment and underwater photos.

“Ich würde es sofort jedem empfehlen, der noch nie eine Taucherfahrung hatte! Man bekommt eine private Einführung von Anfang bis Ende. Der Tauchgang findet direkt an dem anliegenden Strand der Palme statt. Ich war mit meinem Freund dort. Wir hielten uns an den Händen und unser Guid begleitete uns im Wasser. Was will man mehr! Komplett alleine ohne andere Leute und nur auf sich und seinen Partner fokusiert! Ein Traum!”

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6.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 lesson and guided swim down to 10 meters. Certified instructors explain the equipment on board, then guide you through a first underwater session before snorkeling near coral, fish, and possible sea turtles. Ahmed and other experienced crew members may lead the day.

“Amazing and safe experience. Very friendly guides. The driver picked us up at a resort far away. We got to see alot of cool marine life, and we always felt safe. Definitely worth trying! (PS: if you're doing it in the winter season, bring some warm clothes/blanket to wrap around your neoprene suit, because it can chilly in between your dives!)”

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7.Guided Scuba Dive for Certified divers at Deep Dive

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

At Deep Dive Dubai, certified scuba divers explore a submerged city to a depth allowed by their qualification: up to 12, 18, or 30 meters. Your English-speaking guide supplies equipment, breathing gas, and a safety briefing, then leads a small group of no more than six through rooms, vehicles, and training areas below the surface.

“Thoroughly enjoyed my dive There was a lot of interactive things to see and do whilst diving which you wouldn’t get to do otherwise Saw some free divers practising going down . Would have liked to have gone down to 35 meters at least but totally understandable”

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8.Discovery Scuba Diving in Dubai

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

Start at Bermuda Diving Center on Al Wasl Road for a classroom briefing, shallow-water practice, and a guided scuba session to 6 to 8 meters at Kite Beach. Patient instructors such as Joynal and Rey help beginners get comfortable. Gear, transport, refreshments, certification, and underwater photos and videos are included.

“I have enjoyed a lot as the instructor and the whole team was extremely kind and supportive. Fish feeding was an unusual but cool experience! Generally, it went well. Thank you!”

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9.The Lost Chambers Aquarium Atlantis Diving Experience

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

Enter Atlantis Dubai’s Ambassador Lagoon for a closely supervised scuba session among rays, reef sharks, shoals of fish, and ruins inspired by a lost city. Choose Discovery Dive if you are not certified, or Explorer Dive if you are certified. Equipment, wetsuit, towel, and a 1-to-1 instructor are included.

“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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10.2-Hour Private Scuba Experience in Aqaba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · from $45Best value

Meet in Aqaba or South Beach for a two-hour private scuba session in the Red Sea. Aqaba Sea Horse Dive Center supplies scuba and snorkeling equipment, gives a careful beginner briefing, supervises practice from shore, and takes you farther out to see coral, fish, and possible wreck sites. Photos and videos follow.

“We are first time Diving, We feel so safe with the highly skilled professional. They have been very patient with us and guide us through a very enjoyable experience.”

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11.Private Scuba Diving Adventure in the Red Sea of Aqaba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · from $52

Meet Aqaba Pro Divers for a private two-hour shore scuba outing in the Red Sea. Beginners learn basic skills in shallow water before visiting coral reefs, while certified divers can choose a site such as the Cider Pride wreck. Equipment, an instructor, and underwater photos and videos are included.

“We had a great time on this dive. The dive shop was awesome and very helpful. And the dive sites were very cool!”

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12.Private Intro Scuba Dive – Aqaba Coral Reefs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $49

You’ll learn basic scuba skills in English or Arabic, fit your equipment with a certified instructor, then enter the Red Sea from South Beach for about 30 minutes underwater. The private session reaches up to 12 meters and may visit Rainbow Reef, Japanese Garden, Seven Sisters, or the Tank. No license is needed.

“Highly recommend, the staff were extremely professional and patinet.”

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13.DSD “Discover Scuba Diving” (Min Age 10 Years)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $117

Meet Sea Breeze Dive Club in Aqaba for a PADI Discover Scuba Diving session. You’ll learn equipment basics, practice breathing and simple skills in shallow water, then take a guided underwater trip. The roughly six-hour outing includes gear, lunch, bottled water, and hot tea or coffee. Instructors may include Yvette, Josh, or Erin.

“Absolutely amazing day! There was some confusion at the start of the day regarding transportation to the marina, but it was quickly sorted out and the rest of the day was awesome. Instructors Yvette, Josh, and Erin were all great and taught Read more”

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14.Aqaba Private Scuba Diving Activity with Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $56

Meet Hammerhead Diving Center in Aqaba, where guides such as Omar, Mahmoud, Ahmed, and Thaer lead private scuba outings to coral reefs, wrecks, the Tank, and underwater aircraft. Expect gear fitting, a safety briefing, transport to the coast, and about three hours in the water and around it.

“Thaer was an amazing instructor and I had the best time! Highly recommend. Showed me some really beautiful parts and cool fish”

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15.Scuba Diving for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $128

Join Sea Breeze Dive Club in Aqaba for two guided boat dives aimed at certified divers. You’ll visit coral reefs and artificial wrecks, including a submerged C-130 Hercules and an anti-aircraft tank. Hotel transfers, tanks, weights, equipment, lunch, drinks, and an onboard guide are included. The day starts at 7:30 am and lasts about six hours.

“Super journée guide au top et plongée avec très bonne visibilité”

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