Oman, Muscat at Nabucco extra divers resort

Peter Stensones wrote:

> "Matthias Voss" <spammat.voss@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ds8sge$kdn$02$1@news.t-online.com...
>
>>Suzie Nichols wrote:
>>
>>>Have just got back (well one week ago, but it takes time to get round to
>>>downloading computers and cameras you know) [...]
>>
>>I remember having waited for your report.
>>So, many thanks!
>
>
> Thanks for the praise; that trip has prooved to be the most succesfull one
> for underwater photography so far.
>
>
>>How abundant were the fish? On the other side of the Arab Sea, near Al
>>Mukalla, Yemen, fish were so many that they lacked places to sleep.
>
>
> And yes the fish were highly abundant, easily on a par with Dahab, or Ras
> Mohamed, but I cant say there would have been any shortage of sleeping
> accommodation


Knowing those places, I can tell you when you havent't seen
the Fish neat al Mukall ( Rocky banks, Shoreline) you ain't
seen nothing yet.

Matthias

Peter Stensones wrote:

> "Matthias Voss" <spammat.voss@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ds8sge$kdn$02$1@news.t-online.com...
>
>>Suzie Nichols wrote:
>>
>>>Have just got back (well one week ago, but it takes time to get round to
>>>downloading computers and cameras you know) [...]
>>
>>I remember having waited for your report.
>>So, many thanks!
>
>
> Thanks for the praise; that trip has prooved to be the most succesfull one
> for underwater photography so far.
>
>
>>How abundant were the fish? On the other side of the Arab Sea, near Al
>>Mukalla, Yemen, fish were so many that they lacked places to sleep.
>
>
> And yes the fish were highly abundant, easily on a par with Dahab, or Ras
> Mohamed, but I cant say there would have been any shortage of sleeping
> accommodation


Knowing those places, I can tell you when you havent't seen
the Fish neat al Mukall ( Rocky banks, Shoreline) you ain't
seen nothing yet.

Matthias

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit

Suzie Nichols wrote:
> Would recommend Oman for a diving trip to anyone, its very pleasant place,
> and provides a quite relaxed and uncrowded winter sun diving break.

I was in Muscat for 6 months last year - did a fair bit of diving
there. The best site, IMO, is the shipwreck. Good penetration for all
levels, and besides, it is a wreck! Demaniyat was ok, but the rest of
the reefs left me a little blah (but the more I dive now, the more I
realize how spoiled I have gotten from diving daily in the Andamans)

I dived with Jannick, of Global Scuba (http://www.global-scuba.com/) -
he was a lot more flexible and able to structure dive trips around my
requirements/interests.

Muscat Divers were good as well, actually - I completed a friend's OW
course, and they were kind enough to loan me gear at fairly reasonable
rates, and let me use their pool for the CW sessions.

> There was not much to do for the non diver at our hotel, so those of you
> with non-divers in their party might do well to use a larger 5 start hotel
> with greater facilities. More on the website.

There isnt much to do in Muscat, period. I would suggest the Chedi as
a place for people to stay. Having been a consultant and spent a vast
part of the last decade living in hotels, I get jaded - but the Chedi
was really special.

Vandit