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Diving in Jeddah
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Private resorts all along the northern coast offer the best access to the sea for shore diving. Some expatriates visiting Jeddah book a weekend diving package with a hotel in the city and nearly all Jeddah's hotels offer some kind of access to northern beaches by bus. The most popular are Al Nakeel Beach, Blue Beach, Sheraton Beach and the Al Bilad Beach. Durrat Al Arus, the only PADI Gold Palm Resort in the Kingdom, offers a five star hotel situated on a Red Sea lagoon and villas that front the Kingdom's only 18 hole golf course with green grass. There is one half mile of beach diving available, or boats can be arranged to the outer reefs through the dive shop at Durrah Marina. The top hotels in Jeddah have contacts with the dive shops and can arrange instruction for beginners and recreational dives for qualified divers. Many offer private beaches from which to shore dive.
You can also book space on one of the excursion boats that go out further to more colourful and secluded sections of the reef. However, before going on these boats, it is necessary to get a letter from your sponsor authorising you to make the trip and to bring along a passport or Igama and your Saudi Dive Permit.
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Fishing
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Whether you are looking for some quiet time away from the hustle and bustle or a focus for a family outing, fishing will definitely be enjoyed by all whether a novice or experienced angler. Spend unforgettable time and enjoy. The warmth of the sun while you live the excitement of Deep Sea or Bottom fishing
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Hajj & Umrah
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Hajj is an imperative duty (fard) for all Muslims who have the resources. It is to be performed during the days of Hajj once in a lifetime. Umrah can be performed anytime during the year. It is comprised of Tawaf of the Ka'bah and Sa'yee of the Safa and Marwah hills.
Suppose you came to Makkah, performed Umrah and are now wearing ordinary clothes. Near Bab al-Umrah of al-Haram, take Bus # 2, 15, or 16 to Masjid-e-Umrah (Masjid-e-Aisha) to wear ihram for subsequent Umrahs.
People are discouraged to fill out their thermoses with zamzam water from the coolers in Masjid-e-Nabvi and Masjid-ul-Haraam although many people do just the same. In Masjid-ul-Haraam, there is a special area where there are taps to fill out containers with the sacred water. But even this place is all the times crowded, so the best time to go there is 3 or 4 o' clock in the morning.
The highway between Jeddah and Makkah is about 80km long. Before reaching the boundry of Makkah the highway sign points out for Non-Muslims to take the right exit,as it`s against Islam to let the non Muslims to enter the Holy City. The distance between this exit and the holy Mosque is 27km.
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