Not So Local Dives

We also do alot of diving away from the North East, places include Oban with the Puffin Divers, Lochaline, both in Scotland. Malta with the Maltaaqua Dive centre, and also we do trips to the Red Sea.

Oban, Scotland,

Water temperature:
4°C (39°F) from January to March to 14°C (64°F) from July to September

Suit:
A drysuit is highly recommended

Visibility:
5 - 20 metres (15 - 65 feet)

Type of diving:
Wreck and wall dives

Marine life:
Whales, porpoises, seals, dogfish, pollack, wrasse, conger eels, octopus, cuttlefish, jellysfish, crabs, sea urchins, brittle stars, starfish, sponges

When to go:
June to September if you don't like cold water!


Lochaline West Pier

This is an excellent shore dive on a drop-off to over 90 metres. Sponges, anemones, soft corals and lots of fish make this a very enjoyable dive (for more about the sea life, see the link from the Hotel Beach, below).

The site is well known as a deep dive training location. Please note that this is a working pier, and is also enjoyed by rod and line fishermen - beware of entanglement in old lines.

Dive Site: Lochaline Pier

Location: Lochaline, near Mull

Description: Shore dive

Depth: ??
Visibility: 10 - 15 metres (30 - 50 feet)

Rating: ***

South from Fort William and across Loch Linnhe on the Corran Ferry there is a very nice shore dive at the pier at Lochaline.


Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai Peninsula, the Red Sea

Water temperature:
20°C (68°F) in February to 27°C (81°F) from July to October

Suit:
3mm or 5mm wetsuit (November - April), shortie for rest of the year

Visibility:
20 - 60 metres (65 - 200 feet), 30 - 40 metres (100 - 130 feet) on average

Type of diving:
Reefs, walls, wrecks

Marine life:
Turtles, blue spotted rays, jacks, snappers, barracudas, lionfish, reef fish, colourful coral

When to go:
Any time of year, although if you are after really warm water it is best to visit the Red Sea between June and September. Air temperatures reach 40°C (104°F) in August and fall to 20°C (68°F) in the winter, which may also dictate when you travel