Khor Ash-Sham
Musandam Peninsula · Oman
The longest and most dramatic of Musandam's fjords, Khor Ash-Sham extends 16 km between 1000 m limestone cliffs dropping straight into 70 m of calm, gin-clear water. The sheltered geography makes it one of the most beginner-friendly yet biologically rich dives in the peninsula, with garden eel meadows, reef whitetip sharks, and hawksbill turtles along the walls. It is also a reliable spot to encounter finless porpoises surfacing in the narrow channel above.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 18 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
22 to 32°C
3mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Hawksbill TurtleCritically endangered
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Whitetip Reef SharkVulnerable
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Spotted Garden Eel
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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