The special situation in Yemen and Socotra have also consequences for diving.

The local Nature Reserve Authority (SCDP), requires one of their staff to accompany all diving-activities. This means you need always to have a guide with you, which is formally not qualified at all, but has knowledge of the dive-site and is helpful in arrangements (boats etc.)

This means, the guide will show you the places, but organzing of the dive incl safety-standards is fully up to you. Consequently, Socotra is only advisable for experienced divers.

The guide has to be paid  USD 50 per day, flat rate, no matter if 1 person or a whole group.

Additionally a SCDP-rule says, only 4 divers are allowed at the same time in the water at the same spot.

The local villages demand the right, divers have to use a boat from their village. These boats are huri, 5-6 m long and about 1 m wide.Re-entering these boats from water needs a bit of a trained diver. One boat can take 4 divers.

Ecosocotra operates a small diving center in Dihamri, the only place on the island from where a good reef is accessable from shore.The center is small, but fully equipped:

Compressor , electric powered

25 Cylinders 12 litre Aluminium,INT (bring adapter if necessary)

15 sets of Mares jackets and regulators (with octopus and pressure gauge)

Limited number of computers

Limited number of wetsuits (2mm shorties)

Drift-buoys for everyone

Weights and belts for everyone.

We organize:

-Accomodation (in Hadibo or Dihamri)

-Equipments

-The mandatory guide

-Cars incl.driver (and cook if necessary)

-Tours, one or multiday

-We can be helpful arranging your flights

Contact for more information and rates: socotra.eco@gmail.com