Orca Diving Center - Fujairah
The team at Orca Diving Center are the kind of people you want looking after you underwater: calm, knowledgeable, and genuinely enthusiastic about showing off Fujairah’s surprising dive scene. We especially rate them for newer divers looking to get their PADI certification, or those wanting to refresh skills before heading out to the deeper wrecks. They run a slick operation, keeping group sizes manageable and ensuring everyone feels comfortable, even if you haven't been in the water for a while. What we love most about Orca is their local knowledge. They know the currents, the best times to hit sites like Martini Rock to catch the reef sharks cruising, and where the resident turtles like to hang out at Dibba Rock. We’d suggest an early morning trip with them; the light filtering through the water as you descend over a school of fusiliers is something else. Our favourite dive with Orca always involves a trip to Inchcape 1, a fantastic wreck that’s now home to massive moray eels and schools of snapper. Visibility can be variable in summer, so we’d push for a winter visit if you can swing it, when the water is cooler and typically clearer. They’ll look after all your gear needs, making the whole experience pretty effortless.
- Location
- Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Red Sea & Middle East
- Coordinates
- 25.233557, 55.263584
- Phone
- +971 54 444 6088
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.orcadivingcenter.com
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star Dive Center [padi:28051]
- Address
- Jumairah 1, Dubai Marine Beach Resort Hotel, No State, United Arab Emirates
Dive Sites Near Orca Diving Center
Orca Diving Center provides access to 15 dive sites in Fujairah.
- A 40-AD - 10m (wreck)
- Abu Rashid Drift - 21m (drift)
- Abu Rashid Wall - 28m (wall)
- ADEL-104 - 25m (wreck)
- Aftab Park - پارک آفتاب - 9m
- AJMAN GLORY - 49m (wreck)
- AJMAN GLORY - 28m (wreck)
- Al Batinah - 22m
- Al Batnah - 10m (wreck)
- ALIA 1 (AFTER SECTION) - 38m (wreck)
- ALIA 1 (FORWARD SECTION) - 30m (wreck)
- Alimdat - 31m (wreck)
- AL KHALEEL - 47m (wreck)
- Al Maqta - 20m
- AL MEERA - 5m (wreck)
Other Dive Centres in Fujairah
- ABKAVAN QESHM
- Al Boom Diving - ["PADI"]
- Al Boom Diving - Le Meridien Al Aqah - ["PADI"]
- Al Jazeera Diving & Swimming Centre - ["PADI"]
- Apnea Zone - ["PADI"]
- Barracuda Diving Center - ["PADI"]
- Bel Remaitha Club - ["PADI"]
- Bermuda Diving Center - ["PADI"]
- Blue Pyramids Diving Center
- Extra Divers Zighy Bay
Marine Life in Fujairah
Home to 14 recorded species including 4 other, 3 hard corals, 2 sharks & rays, 2 crabs & lobsters, 1 starfish, 1 whales & dolphins.
Notable Marine Life
- Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Brain coral (Platygyra daedalea) - Hard Corals
- Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) - Starfish
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) - Sharks & Rays
- Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Shore crab (Metopograpsus messor) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) - Sharks & Rays
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Pagoda coral (Turbinaria mesenterina) - Hard Corals
- Stony coral (Porites solida) - Hard Corals