How Does Scuba Diving Feel Like? Have you ever asked yourself why you should try Scuba Diving? What is this thing everyone is talking about? How does it feel like? Keep on reading. Scuba Diving will change your life, trust me. And here you will get to know why. There Isn’t Anything Like Scuba Diving Scuba diving takes you away from all the stresses of everyday life, away from your phone and the internet. It takes you into an underwater world full of discovery and peace. Divers cite the sensation of breathing underwater, feeling weightless, seeing incredible marine species and connecting with friends and family as some of the major reasons they love the sport. In short, scuba diving allows you to see and experience things that can be found in no other way! Once you’ve got over the first hurdles of learning to dive and have a little experience, for a lot of people, the essential feeling is “relaxed”. Scuba diving can give a feeling of freedom and discovery that’s tough to beat. Like an Astronaut Who Is Exploring a Whole New Planet Scuba diving certainly shares a lot of similarities with being in space. So, yes, for most of us, scuba diving is the closest feeling that we can experience to actually being in space. Scuba divers can fly up, down, left and right. You know those cool shots of astronauts floating in zero gravity in the space station? Physically, it feels just like that, except: instead of a cramped and cluttered spacelab, you’re floating suspended above a stunning reef teeming with life and colours you’ve never seen before; instead of a sterile environment, you’re diving with and through schools of fish of every conceivable hue and shape; instead of a wall two feet away, there’s the ocean! The weightlessness of scuba diving is one of the most freeing sensations in the world. Divers can move easily in three dimensions. So Scuba Diving is like being an astronaut – It is like flying! Diving Is Something You Want to Experience Again and Again Well yes, maybe the first few dives can feel a bit scary. Maybe you will constantly worry about all the things that could go wrong or all the things you should keep track of. But once you are getting used to it, you quickly realize that there are a finite number of things that can go wrong and that you’ve been trained to deal with them. After some time, you will stop worrying. And after that, diving feels exhilarating. You will discover an activity that can be relaxing, educational, and social all at the same time. When the diving bug gets you, the feeling of freedom underwater is something you’ll want to experience again and again. So what are you waiting for? Experience Scuba Diving on Oman with MolaMola Diving Center and get to know the best diving in Oman! Next Post

Oman’s Underwater Charm: Snorkeling in Oman Today we saw the Jackson family – 5 turtles in one single spot. But that’s not it: we saw many turtles more, some parrotfishes, some cute little moray eels, some trumpetfishes, some pufferfishes, some butterflyfishes and of course some angelfishes. Their color ranges from blue to yellow, from orange to black, from green to red – its truly magical. But this is just a little part of Oman’s underwater charm – keep on reading to discover more. Swim with the Whalesharks Snorkeling in Oman offers you beautiful, colorful tropical fish and healthy corals. You can lots, lots, lots of turtles and if you are lucky, you might even be able to spot rays or Black tip sharks. Did you know that we even have a season for the Whalesharks here in Oman?From July to late September is the annual whale shark season in Oman. During this period, we spot them regularly in big groups. So, if you plan to join us on a trip during summertime, there is a high chance of spotting whale sharks on our way to the dive site in Daymaniyat island! And what’s better to do during the hot Omani summer than a swim in the water with these gentle giants? You Want to Go Deeper? Try Diving! And if you feel like going deeper after all your Snorkeling on the surface – don’t worry, we got you covered. You can even try Diving with us!If you feel comfortable enough during the Snorkeling, we will give you a little briefing about Scuba Diving, put you in the gear and we will take you down to about 7meters depths so you can go closer to your favorite marine life and enjoy breathing underwater for the first time. What do you think? Are you ready for Snorkeling in Oman with MolaMola Diving Center? Just write us a message today and we will make sure you will have the best day ever! Next Post

Snorkeling and Boat Trips to the Turtle Bay Oman Have you visited Ras al Jinz / Ras al Hadd during your vacation here in Oman to see the turtles nesting? Yeah? Well done, it is such a beautiful place. And now you are looking to swim with some of the turtles? Even better! You found the right place to do so. We will take you to Daymaniyat Island – the best place for Snorkeling in Oman and the place where you can meet the Jackson family. A group of 5 turtles living at the Turtle Bay. Five from 7 Different Types of Sea Turtles Are in Oman There are seven different types of sea turles around the world – and Omani waters are home to five of them. Every year an abundance of turtles migrate to the beaches and shorelines of the Arab Peninsula to dig a hole and lay their eggs. During these months, around 20,000 turtles come to Oman’s beaches. What a big number, right? All of these turtles live inside our Omani Ocean – and they LOVE Daymaniyat Island. The Jackson Family at Turtle Bay Turtle Bay is the best site to snorkel at Daymaniyat Island if you want to see the turtles. Sometimes we can see more than 8 turtles at the same spot, and there are more all around us. We usually can also find the Jackson family, 5 turtles living together. It’s truly a magical sight: swimming in crystal clear, warm water, watching turtles swimming, eating and playing with each other. What are you waiting for? The turtles are here all year around. You can just book your Snorkeling trip with us and we will make sure you can see them! Next Post

Why It’s Worth to Do a Refresher Course! Many of us are in the same situation: Covid made us stuck in our home base, not able to travel and especially not able to Scuba Dive. Since you’ve had a long break from Scuba Diving, it is worth taking a Refresher Course. Get to know why and what the course looks like. Better to Be Over-Prepared than Risk a Problem Even though, your PADI certification never expires, it is better to be over-prepared than risk a problem because you forget something important. If you have been out of the water for a while, your Scuba skills might feel a little rusty and in need of a tune-up. A refresher is a program, where divers receive the assistance and supervision of a dive professional in a pool or shallow water environment while they review the basic skills of diving. It should also include a thorough review of equipment usage and some knowledge development. The Refresher differs from a ‘check dive’ in which a group of divers might be asked to check their weighting and perform a few skills to demonstrate basic diving competence before heading off into deeper water to enjoy a regular dive. Step by Step with a Private Instructor With us, you will be going through step by step with a private instructor. He or she will help you to set up your equipment, will review with you some of the basic skills required for Scuba Diving but will also give you some more pro tips along the way. Then together you will jump into the water, to review some basic but very important skills. You will stay below the surface until the instructor can feel that you feel comfortable again – then you can join the rest of the group for two amazing dives. Use Your Own Judgement Honestly, as from our experience, 90 per cent of the divers who ask to do a refresher don’t really need to do one, and 90 per cent of the divers who refuse a refresher really do. This makes sense: Usually people who belong to the safe, considerate diver (who everyone would love to dive with) tend to book a Refresher – even if they would be fine without it. But usually people who refuse to do a Refresher program are the ones who tend to create problems for everyone. A good diver should be able to use their own judgement to determine whether or not they would benefit from a thorough refresher program or just need an easy check-dive to get themselves back into the water. Are You Asking Yourself Now – Should I Take a Refresher? PADI suggests that divers who did not dive in the last six months should take a Refresher course. In our opinion, this can vary a bit. If a diver was certified Open Water but made no other dives after the course, then a refresher is essential if the next dive is anything more than a few months later. For a diver with less than 20 logged dives then 6 months out of the water would warrant a tune-up of some description. An absence from the water of more than two years should make even experienced divers consider a confined water session before heading out into the depths. Worried about the Handsignals? You feel like taking a PADI Refresher Course with us? Check all the details here  You have been diving within the last six months but you keep on forgetting the Scuba Handsignals? Don’t worry – we got you covered with our Blog post here: The most important Scuba Diving Hand Signals. Next Post

Why Every Diver Should Have a Log Book Travelers collect Passport stamps – Scuba Divers collect Dive Shop stamps. Quite true, isn’t it? Seeing your logbook becoming richer and richer with information’s is a great feeling and a lovely memory of all the dives you did. But have you ever asked yourself, why it is recommended to log your dives? A Proof of Your Experience Dive logs were first used to ensure safe dive planning of repetitive dives. Divers would record the information from previous dives in a logbook, so that they could calculate the safe parameters for their next one. With the advent of dive computers, planning has become largely obsolete. But there are other reasons as well. First of all the Dive logs are proof of your experience as a diver. In order to climb up the PADI leader, you need to prove that you’ve successfully completed a certain number of dives. But not only that, the number of dives you have completed is also a way to proof your diving experience. Many dive shops like us at MolaMola Diving Center are using the number of your dives to make sure your experience level matches the type of diving we plan to do. Another aspect are the information. Let’s say you haven’t been diving for a while and the next Dive Shop you are going to asks you how much weight you need, how many millimeter your last wetsuit was and when your last dive was. Lucky you having logged everything in your logbook where everything is noted down. And last but not least a logbook is a way to capture and preserve your memories. Many divers use their dive log as an underwater journal or diary. They keep their memories and their incredible experiences while Scuba Diving in one place. What Is There to Log The level of detail you choose to go into in your dive log is just as personal as why you keep it. It could be the bare-bones of your dive, or a detailed diary entry of who you dived with, what you saw, and how you felt. A typical entry consists of the dive site, day and time of the dive, duration of the dive and depth. Divers also often log things like water temperature, equipment, and what they saw. f you’re simplifying your log you can stick to these fundamentals; perhaps you’re a regular diver or a dive pro who’s no longer in need of additional information. However, going into more detail can be rewarding, particularly when it comes to weights. If you’re a travel diver who frequents different locations – flitting between warm and cold water, or diving with different cylinders – getting your weighting correct is a minefield. Digital or Paper – It’s Up to You In this modern world, it’s not surprising that digital logbooks have entered the scene making recording a breeze. These modern electronic dive logs also use statistics, graphs, and other tools to help you track and analyze your underwater explorations. But in our opinion, nothing beats the old-fashioned paper logbook. We at MolaMola Diving Center love sitting down with people at the end of our trip to fill the logbook, exchange stamps, talk about what we have seen and what there is more to see when Scuba Diving in Oman. Next Post

Protect What You Love – Why Sustainable Diving Is So Important For us scuba divers, the ocean is our playground. We descend under the surface, we explore, and we often have the privilege of observing beautiful. For these incredible experiences to continue we need to honour the fact that we’re merely guests in the ocean; it’s imperative that we respect what we love. The oceans absorb a quarter of all carbon dioxideOur oceans regulate our climate. Did you know that the oceans absorb a quarter of all the carbon dioxide that humans put into the atmosphere? Over 90% of the additional heat caused by global warming is stored in the Oceans. Also, did you know that Scientists have discovered that many marine invertebrates produce antibiotic, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory substances? The oceans help us – let us help them. Different human activities are putting our oceans under threatIn the entire cosmos, there’s only one blue planet – ours. Unfortunately, different human activities are putting our oceans under threat. Overfishing is reducing fish populations, threatening the supply of nutritious food and changing marine food webs. Approximately 80 percent of the pollution in the oceans comes from land, and coastal zones are especially vulnerable to pollutants. Plastics are also particularly problematic with enormous floating rubbish patches forming in the oceans. Climate change and its related impacts, such as ocean acidification, are affecting the survival of some marine species. Coastal development is destroying and degrading important coastal marine ecosystems such as coral reef, seagrass meadows and mangroves. As divers, we’re blessed with the chance to see what few others see; an entire world underwater, with unique geology, biology, and a life cycle all of its own. But we’ve also got a front-row seat to the negative impact humans have on that world; coral bleaching, underwater debris and garbage, and declining populations of marine animals. There are many steps that we can take as divers, big and small, to protect the future of our blue planet and to make our underwater adventures more sustainable. We need clean and healthy oceans to support our own health and survival, even if we don’t live anywhere near them. Each and every one of us can make a difference, it’s time to take action! That’s why, as MolaMola Diving Center, we are following these easy rules every single day. Help us and save the Ocean together with us: Do not throw trash into the Ocean Do not take anything from the ocean Try to use as less single-use plastic as possible Do not feed the fish Do not touch or chase marine life Do not stand or walk on corals   Next Post

Zebra Shark or Leopard Shark? This is a prime example of how ‘common names’ for animals are not always universal: what some call the leopard shark, others call the zebra shark and vice versa. This can lead to extreme confusion for divers that want to share their love of these sharks with fellow divers in different parts of the world. Marine Biologists use two-part scientific names (often in Latin or Greek) for identifying ocean animals, which provides an important level of specificity when referring to a particular species. Today we are talking about what we call the Zebra shark, the Stegostoma fasciatum. The Zebra Shark has its name because it’ss born with “zebra lines” which change into leopard-like-spots when they reach adulthood. Calmly Resting on the Sea Floor during the Day; Feeding at Night The Zebra shark is a species of carpet shark found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, from South Africa to the Red Sea, to India and Southeast Asia. They are covered in small dark spots, have distinctive ridges running down their bodies, and a tail fin nearly half their total length. Adults typically reach an average length of about 2.4 meters. As nocturnal bottom-feeders, they are usually seen resting on the sea floor or calmly cruising over sand flats and tropical coral reefs during the day. The Zebra Shark is known for its foraging habits; it feeds and moves mostly at night, foraging for crabs, sea urchins, small fish, snails, and other invertebrates hiding in holes and crevices. Sadly the Zebra Shark Is Considered “Endangered” Due to their shallow habitat and relatively low reproductive rate, Stegostoma fasciatum are highly susceptible to population depletion from overfishing. Zebra sharks are caught for their meat, which is eaten fresh or dried and salted like jerky. Its fins are used for shark fin soup or in traditional Chinese medicines. Also caught as bycatch from trawl fisheries, they are considered ‘Endangered’ by the IUCN. We luckily still have quite a few Zebra sharks at Daymaniyat Islands. Lets go see some together while Diving in Oman with us. Next Post