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The Wall, Oman

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 573 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 77 km.

About The Wall

A wall dive. It goes down to 24 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 573 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 77 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.

  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 24 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • ABT Divers 13 km

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 28°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jun (about 15 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SLL, changing at Hamad International Airport (DOH).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to The Wall.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Qaryat Umq, is 573 km away. Nearest airport: SLL (SLL), 77 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Dive site

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £955–£1,920 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £695–£1,450
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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