The 8 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 $50Best value

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.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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4.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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5.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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6.Discover Scuba Dive for Beginners at Deep Dive

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

You will learn basic scuba skills in a small group at Deep Dive Dubai, with an instructor for every two people. After a shallow-water practice, you descend as far as 12 meters into an indoor sunken city. English instruction, equipment, and a two-hour session are included. Premium and Platinum upgrades add video, a certificate, and facility access.

“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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7.VIP Private Scuba Dive with Free Hotel Transfer

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

You’ll learn basic scuba skills at Bermuda Diving Center, practice in shallow water, then swim with an instructor off Jumeirah Beach at depths of 6 to 8 meters. Baskar and other multilingual guides help first-timers at their own pace. Hotel transfers, equipment, towels, refreshments, photos, videos, and a completion certificate are 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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8.Try Scuba Diving, Snorkeling with BBQ & Transfer

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

Travel from Dubai to Fujairah for beginner-friendly scuba sessions at Snoopy Island and snorkeling at Sharm Rocks. A certified instructor, underwater photos, equipment, lunch, and hotel transfers are included. Fahad is one guide praised for his calm help with first-time swimmers and divers.

“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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