INDIAN OCEAN
Musandam · Lima Rock
- Oman
- Intermediate
- October - May
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- Intermediate
- Depth guide
- Reef slopes 5-40 m; walls deeper
- When to go
- October - May
- Site type
- Fjord Walls
Featured wildlife
- Green turtle
- Spotted eagle ray
- Whitetip reef shark
- Common bottlenose dolphin
About this dive site
Arabian fjords with plankton-rich walls and dolphin encounters.
The Musandam Peninsula’s khors drop steeply into the Strait of Hormuz. Lima Rock and nearby pinnacles bring soft corals, eagle rays and occasional whale sharks when upwellings bloom-usually day boats from Khasab.
Wall and drift dives need a tide- or current-aware briefing; the same site can feel gentle or brisk on another day. Calendar peak is October - May, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Musandam day to day, not just the map pin.