<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Oman Dive Sites RSS Feed</title><copyright>Copyright 2006-2010, GreatestDiveSites</copyright><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com</link><language>en</language><description>GreatestDiveSites Oman</description><image><title>GreatestDiveSites</title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com</link><url>http://img.greatestdivesites.com/img/logotransgd.png</url><width>125</width><height>125</height><description></description></image><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:19:34 +0000</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[New Message: Octopus Rock is a small cliff like rock formation which continues under water in the form of many gullies.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musandam/octopus_rock</link><description><![CDATA[I dived there last year (Summer 2008), and i have to say, best dive I've ever been on. Saw lots of creatures i'd never seen before; there were lionfish, I saw a lobster on the seabed, and I'm POSITIVE...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 22:16:22 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman MSG</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The northern most dive site of Fahal is named North Bay or North Bumps.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/fahal_island/north_bay_north_bumps</link><description><![CDATA[This dive site is known by either North Bay or North Bumps, depending on which dive operator you talk to. The site itself resembles Bills Bumps at the northwestern point of Fahal Island. The primary d...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:40:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mazens Reef is a recently discovered dive spot a bit less than two kilometers east of Mermaid Cove.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/bander_khairan/mazens_reef</link><description><![CDATA[Recently we were fortunate enough to have a small boat to ourselves names the Mira, and a captain who was willing to let us explore. Due to the small engine onboard and the sea conditions, we couldn&#...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:24:46 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving at Pauls Point is the most eastward dive site you can visit.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/bander_khairan/pauls_point</link><description><![CDATA[Pauls Point is one of the furthest destinations going eastward from the Oman Dive Centre, which takes around 30 minutes by boat depending on sea conditions. The dive is usually done in an east to west...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:25:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divers who want to dive with turtles should visit the shallow dive site Turtle City.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/bander_khairan/turtle_city</link><description><![CDATA[Turtle City stretches over three healthy coral gardens, which offer a plethora of hard and soft corals, along with an incredible diversity of marine life. Guitar sharks, stingrays, lobsters, morays, l...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:21:49 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Message: Shallow Reef offers two huge pinnacles rising up from 35 meters deep to fifteen meters below the surface.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/fahal_island/shallow_reef</link><description><![CDATA[Shallow Reef is to the east of North Bay. The site comprises of two large rocks, the top of which is around 18 meters. Maximum depth is approximately 35 meters. Here you can see various whip corals, f...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:57:22 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman MSG</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Message: Al Munasir is a great 3000 ton English wreck which attracts schools of snapper and other larger fish.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/bander_khairan/al_munasir</link><description><![CDATA[I am the diver in the yellow &amp; black wetsuit in the photograph. I am diving with my buddy Ziad.  This wreck is a &#39;MUST-SEE&#39; dive site. You need at least 3-4 dives to properly explore the w...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:23:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman MSG</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Munasir is a great 3000 ton English wreck which attracts schools of snapper and other larger fish.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/bander_khairan/al_munasir</link><description><![CDATA[A mere half an hour away from Oman Dive Center, Al Munasir was sunk by the Royal Navy of Oman in 2003 and is slowly developing into a beautiful dive site. This 3000 ton vessel -originally built in Eng...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:49:30 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cockle Shell Bay is a nice bay with shallow and deeper reef and its common coral fish.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/bander_khairan/cockle_shell_bay</link><description><![CDATA[The reef at Cockle Shell starts in five meters then slopes out of the bay where it reaches a maximum depth of 22m. In the deeper parts of the reef, bright soft coral and hard coral are scattered over ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:42:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plug Point offers divers the possibility to dive at an exceptional healthy and shallow patch of soft corals.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat/bander_khairan/plug_point</link><description><![CDATA[Along the coastline opposite the Al Munasir wreck, Plug Point is notorious for the shallow soft coral island in its center. This luscious carpet of pastel corals is home to many marine creatures inclu...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:31:13 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The capital Musqat is a green town surrounded by deserts with some spectacular diving found just offshore.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musqat</link><description><![CDATA[The largest town in Oman, the capital Musqat, is home to more than a million inhabitants. It is a peaceful Muslim town with many mosques, towers and friendly people. The Grand Central Mosque was compl...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:52:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sultanate of Oman has a coastline of 1700 kilometers, perfect conditions to be a prime diving destination.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com</link><description><![CDATA[The sultanate of Oman is one of the most untouched dive destinations of the world. Sights you can see in this magical country are the Sultan&#39;s palaces, Bedouin camps, oasis, desert castles and for...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The east coast of the Musandam Peninsula offers some of the best and most diverse diving in Oman.]]></title><link>http://oman.greatestdivesites.com/musandam</link><description><![CDATA[The Musandam Peninsula is a sparsely populated and mountainous area officially belonging to Oman, but geographically located just north of Dubai and Fujairah. The Strait of Hormuz in between Musandam ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:19:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Oman</category></item></channel></rss>