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July Newsletter
Summer Deals
Summer Camp
Dive all you can this summer with our dive summer camp! Signup for five PADI Specialty Courses and receive a 20% discount on all. Complete all five specialties and earn the prestigious PADI Master Scuba Diver rating this summer.
Summer Dive and Stay Deals
Stay at Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fujairah with your buddy, Sunday to Wednesday and do two dives (tank & weight) at Al Aqah, for two people sharing, for 575 Dhs per person.
Stay at the Golden Tulip Beach Resort in Dibba, Oman with your buddy, any day and do two dives (tank & weight) in the Musandam, for two people sharing, for 525 Dhs per person.
Calling all PADI instructor candidates
Are you ready to take the next step and become a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor? Signup for the Instructor Development Course in October, and receive a 2,000 Dhs voucher towards your continuing diver education! Email francis@alboomdiving.ae for more information.
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In store now….
Apeks for Tec Diving
Apeks regs from Aqualung are now in stock. Come in to see the range, and chat to our instructors about our Tec Diving Courses!
Dive gear bags
If you are travelling this summer, come in to see our range of super-light, super-spacious, wheeled dive gear bags from Aqualung and Cressi.
Trident Accessories
Summer dive hats, logbooks, travel books, scuba notes, stickers, SMBs, rattlers, reel and key chains – all of your accessories for summer diving are here in store!
July Diary
1st July: Canada Day and 4th July: Independence Day
Free try dives at any of our dive centres for all Canadians on 1st July and all Americans on 4th July. Booking essential, 4pm on each day in the pool at Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa; Al Wasl Rd or Le Meridien Al Aqah.
Tues, 20th July at 6pm -> Sharm Dive Trip Meetup
We are going to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from 9 – 14 September, for 5 days of Red Sea diving. Price per person sharing is 7,700 Dhs, including all flights, transfers, accommodation, breakfast and lunch and tank & weight dives. Accommodation and diving is with Camel Divers, a PADI IDC Centre, rated the ‘best dive centre resort’ located in central Sharm.
If you are interested, come along to the dive centre, for an information presentation on the trip! Signup for the Nitrox Specialty – a must have for Sharm – and get 20% discount.
Spend 1,000 Dhs in the store on retail items (easily done with the selection of hats, logbooks, scuba notes, dive kit, rash vests, SMB’s and travel books) and get an amazing Aqualung Traveler dive kit bag (mesh bag and backpack), absolutely FREE! Valid on this day only.
Tues, 27th July -> Cactus Cantina Diver Meetup
Join us at Cactus Cantina in the Rydges Plaza Hotel for our monthly diver meetup! Quiz night, nachos and bevies with your buddies starting at 8pm!
3pm diving
Remember that we run dives at 3pm daily from all of our dive centres. If you want to enjoy a relaxed day
with one dive, signup for the 3pm dive daily! If you prefer to do 3 dives in a day, join the 3pm dive after
the normal 2 dives. The 3pm dives are always shallow reef dives suitable to all level of divers.
Musandam Diving
Our speedboat daily for dives in the Musandam. We will now depart daily, as along as we have just
one diver signed up! Explore the unlimited diving in the Musandam and return to the Golden Tulip Hotel for
free pool and beach access, as well as 25% off on the food and beverages.
Regular Activities:
Shark Dive at the Dubai Aquarium:
The dives runs daily at 3pm;
5pm and 7pm. You need to be at the aquarium an hour in advance.
A short and informative presentation will be given to prepare you
for your dive. Actual dive time will be 20-30 mins. and the water
temperature is 23°C. All dive gear will be provided, as we keep
it aquarium-clean.
For Certified Divers, the dive is 625 Dhs
inclusive of dive gear rental, the training presentation, DAN diver
insurance and
a certificate of participation.
For Non-certified Divers, the dive is 825
Dhs, inclusive of dive gear rental, the training presentation,
DAN diver insurance and
a certificate of participation. Your introduction to scuba diving
starts at 10 am, Saturday to Thursday, at Al Boom Diving at Al Wasl
Rd. You will try diving in the swimming pool, under the supervision
of our PADI instructors. At 3pm, the Al Boom Diving bus will transfer
you to the Dubai Mall.
Dubai Aquarium Specialty, the course is 1625
Dhs inclusive of 3 Aquarium dives,dive gear rental, the training presentation,
DAN diver insurance and a PADI Spec certification.
This is a great specialty towards your Master Scuba Diver rating. You will complete 3 dives: one shark dive, one underwater photography dive, where you can use your camera inside the Aquarium, and one dive in the shark cage – during shark feed!
Cage snorkeling:
Come face to face with Grey Reef Sharks, Fan-tail rays, Cow nose
rays and Giant Groupers in the new Cage Experience at Dubai
Aquarium & Underwater Zoo. The newly installed Perspex and metal
cage descends into the Aquarium tank allowing snorkelers an inside
view and interaction with the marine life, without having any diver
training. 225 Dhs
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Monthly Diver BBQ
Join us on the last Friday on each month at 7:30pm at the dive centre
on Al Wasl Rd for a BBQ! Bring your own bevies and BBQ meat, and
bring your buddies!
Everyday in Fujeirah:
Three dive trips daily from Le Meridien Al Aqah in Fujariah
at 9:30am; 12 noon and 3pm.
Snorkeling trips at 9:30 am, 12 noon and 3pm.
Divers meet at the Gonu Beach Bar after the second dive at around
3pm daily!
Prices are:
Snorkeling / boat ride: 250 Dhs
Dive (tank and weight): 300 Dhs
Dive (full equipment): 350 Dhs
Daily shuttle transfer: 150 Dhs
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Every day from Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa:
Three dive trips daily from at Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa at
8am; 11am and 2pm.
Snorkeling trips available.
Divers meet at the Sports Café after the second dive at around
12 noon daily!
Prices are:
Snorkeling / boat ride: 125 Dhs
Dive (tank and weight): 300 Dhs
Dive (full equipment): 350 Dhs
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Everyday:
Bus transfers from our dive centre on Al Wasl Rd to our dive centre
at Le Meridien Al Aqah, and back again. 150 Dhs per person.
Everyday in the Musandam:
Speedboat dive trips in the Musandam (we need at least 8pax to run
a boat). Depart Dubai at 6:45am; depart Golden Tulip Dibba at 9:00am;
dive at 11am and 2pm; return to the hotel by 3pm and return to Dubai
by 6pm. 25% off food and beverages at the Golden Tulip Dibba.
Wednesday Eve
(1st & 3rd wednesday of the month):
Join us for a night dive in Dubai and see the aquatic nightlife
of Dubai. Meet at the dive centre at 5:30pm.
Every Thursday Eve:
Start the weekend off on the right note by leaving the city and
going over to Fujairah. Join our night dive on Dibba or Sharm Rock
at the dive centre at Le Meridien Al Aqah. Meet at the dive centre
there at 5:30pm
Every Friday:
Join the Dhow
trip in the Musandam!
6:15
- Depart Dubai in the Al Boom Diving shuttle bus
8:30 - Arrive Dibba port in Fujairah and board
onto a Dhow. Tea, coffee, water, muffins served
9:00 - Set sail into the Musandam on the traditional
Dhows. All Dhows are shaded with seating and cushions and there
are washrooms on board. The Dhows will sail in the Leema area stopping
for snorkelling and swimming near to some small beaches. Snorkeling
equipment will be provided.
12:30 - Buffet lunch is served on board –
Chicken Biryani, salad, hummous, Arabic bread, tea, coffee, soft
drinks
13:30 - Sail back towards the Dibba harbour, stop
for more snorkelling and swimming
14:30 - Tea, coffee and biscuits served
16:00 - Arrive back at Dibba harbour, board buses
and return to Dubai.
19:00 - Arrive in Dubai
Cost per person is:
Snorkeling / boat ride: 300 Dhs
Dive (tank and weight): 350 Dhs
Dive (full equipment): 400 Dhs
Shuttle transfer: 150 Dhs
Contact Al Boom Diving at 04-342-2993, email: abdiving@emirates.net.ae
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