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Diving in Beirut Lebanon |
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Although the Middle East has its diver's paradise with the
Red Sea, there is one overlooked place on the Mediterranean coast, a place which
is regaining its rank as the "pearl" of the Middle East: Beirut.
Recovering from recent unrest, the country and its capital are ready to welcome
tourists and travelers to discover their historical, geographical and
culinary wonders. Lebanon has many activities to offer to its residents and visiting foreigners such as: trekking in the desert, rafting, skiing (2 hours from Beirut), sight seeing and hiking, mountain biking, and of course scuba diving in temperate waters allowing diving year round. |
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| Beirut has amazing dive site close by and all diving activities are conducted by speed boat, making the farther dive site a mere 25 minute ride. From a spectacular drop off (400 m down), just 200 m from the shore in front of the American University in Beirut, to world class wrecks such as the "Alice B" and one of the most amazing wreck dives in the Middle East, le "Souffleur" (see our photo above, before it sank!). Le Souffleur was a French World War II submarine torpedoed by the British before it surrendered to the Nazis under the Vichy government. The submarine lies in two pieces at 37m on the sandy bottom, and is a dream dive for Nitrox divers as bottom time can be extended. Marine life on the wreck is simply amazing and it is not rare to see magnificent huge sting rays inside the wreck and around it, eagle rays passing by, moray eels and groupers, all are habitual local residents of the wreck. | ||
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| One of the highlights of the place is "Shark Point" in the summertime, where every year from July to August, following some mysterious migrating patterns, small tooth sand tiger sharks (a harmless species related to the grey nurse shark) gather in the area to the complete delight of local and foreign divers. | ||
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Our Diving Packages in Beirut |
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One week - 7 nights, 5 diving days (10 dives) |
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Package A: with
accommodation in a 3* hotel, 10 minutes from the centre |
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Package B: with
accommodation in the "Riviera" hotel, 4* facility in private
marina. |
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| All packages include: accommodation
with breakfast, 2 speed boat dives per day, tanks, weights and diving
equipment, marina daily access fees. Please ask for availability. Best months for diving in Beirut are: April until October when the weather is hot and dry. The currency is the Lebanese Pound which is worth 1 US$ = 1500 LP |
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