Jump-start your diving holiday

Some people love poking around in scrap yards. Some people love scuba diving among beautiful corals and exotic sealife. But every so often, the two passions can be combined.

One such place is the 'car graveyard', a short sail north of Khorfakkan, located along the Gulf of Oman, and just over an hours drive from Dubai.

In 1998 around 200 cars were cast overboard and have now become host to a wealth of corals and underwater passengers, swimming in and out of their static shells. Seahorses bob atop engines, which once boasted of their horsepower, eels in and out of wheels, barracuda flit between bumpers and frogfish do their best to jumpstart these long silent motors.

This is just one of the many delights off the coast of the UAE and Oman. While the Red Sea has built up a worldwide reputation among the scuba diving community, the Gulf sites remain less well known and visited. This – from a diving point of view – is a good thing. With its beautiful, sun-soaked sandy beaches and clear blue Arabian Sea the north and east coasts of the Emirates is a haven for diving, fishing or just relaxing...[Business 24-7]