Hidden gems: diving spots in the UAE - in pictures
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A leopard shark at Dibba Rock in Fujairah, one of Freestyle Divers founder Darryl Owen's favourite places to take the plunge in the UAE. Photo: Darryl Owen / Freestyle Divers -
A turtle swimming at Dibba Rock. Photo: Darryl Owen / Freestyle Divers -
Mushroom-shaped coral at Dibba Rock. Photo: Darryl Owen / Freestyle Divers -
About 15 kilometres up the coast from Dibba Rock lies Al Aqah and the jumping off point for Gunther’s Wreck, a rusting Nazi submarine that was sunk by a British light bomber during the Second World War. Photo: Darryl Owen / Freestyle Divers -
A frog fish at Gunther's Wreck. Photo: Darryl Owen / Freestyle Divers -
About 70 kilometres from Dubai lies Moon Island. Kelly Timmins, director of conservation, education and CSR at Atlantis, The Palm, has spotted some Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins here. Photo: Kelly Timmins -
Shark Island is located off the Khor Fakkan coast of Sharjah and is a must-visit for divers, says Kelly Timmins. Photo: worldwithmaria.com -
Khor Fakkan is the resting site of shipwreck Inchcape 2, where this turtle lives. Photo: Jean-Michel Moriniere -
A lionfish at Inchcape 2. Photo: Jean-Michel Moriniere -
Less than five minutes away from Dibba Rock lies Dibba Artificial Reef, one of Padi divemaster Jean-Michel Moriniere's favourite spots. Photo: Jean-Michel Moriniere -
Jean-Michel Moriniere swims with a turtle at Dibba Artificial Reef. Photo: Jean-Michel Moriniere -
A stingray at Dibba Artificial Reef. Photo: Jean-Michel Moriniere -
An octopus installation at Dibba Artificial Reef. Photo: Darryl Owen / Freestyle Divers
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