# East Coast

> Across the Hajar mountains to the Gulf of Oman. Coral, turtles and a beach that faces the sunrise instead of the sunset — the only day in the catalog on the other side of the country.

Package A-06 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Water & Marine](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/boat-and-yacht-team-building/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/east-coast/

- **Duration:** 11 hrs door-to-door
- **Ideal start time:** 06:30 pickup — the crossing is two hours and the water is clearest before ten
- **Departure window:** 06:00–07:00
- **Group size:** 15 min — 50 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Fujairah — Al Aqah, Snoopy Island and the east-coast reef
- **Season:** Oct–May
- **Booking lead time:** 14 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 15–29 people | AED 780 | 17 people |
| 30–49 people | AED 690 | — |
| 50+ people | AED 620 | — |

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 27–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 45–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

A public snorkel trip to Snoopy Island is **AED 350–400** and it is a good half-day. It is also a shared boat, a shared beach, and a two-hour drive each way that a company would have to organise for itself.

**The resort day access is what changes the day.** Without it a group of forty spends six hours on a public beach with no shade, no lockers and no showers, and gets back on a coach wet. With it there is a pool, loungers, somewhere to change, and somewhere to sit at two in the afternoon when the sun is at its worst.

**A marine guide in the water is the second thing.** In any group of forty, five people are strong swimmers and eight are nervous. Waves of twelve with a guide alongside is what gets the nervous eight onto the reef, and they are the ones who talk about it afterwards.

**The strategic argument is that it is the other coast.** Every marine package in this catalog — the dhows, the yachts, the fishing — is on the Gulf side, out of Dubai. **This is the Gulf of Oman**, two hours over a mountain range, with actual coral and a genuine chance of turtles. For a company whose team has done every marina in Dubai, it is the sea trip that is not another marina.

## Timeline

- **06:30** — Bus departs client office. Breakfast boxes and coffee on board
- **07:45** — The Hajar crossing — through the mountains, with a stop at the pass
- **08:45** — Arrival at the resort. Branded welcome, resort day access, towels and lockers
- **09:15** — Safety and reef briefing. Snorkel kit fitted
- **09:45** — Snorkelling at Snoopy Island — guided, in waves of twelve, with a marine guide in the water
- **11:30** — Free watersports — kayaks, paddleboards, or the beach
- **12:45** — Beach BBQ lunch
- **14:00** — Free time — pool, beach, or the shade
- **15:30** — Regroup, group photograph on the beach
- **16:00** — Bus departs
- **17:30** — Arrival at drop point

## Included

- Return coach transfer from client office, across the Hajar mountains
- Breakfast boxes and coffee on the outbound journey
- Full-day resort beach access — pool, beach, loungers, towels, lockers, showers
- Guided snorkelling at Snoopy Island with a marine guide in the water
- All snorkel equipment, including prescription-capable masks on request
- Kayaks and paddleboards
- Beach BBQ lunch with full dietary coverage
- Licensed guide for the full day
- Branded beach setup
- Photographer, full day — 60+ retouched stills, and an edited 90-second reel within 5 working days
- Event coordinator on site
- First aid kit and medic on call

## Not included

- Scuba diving (see add-ons)
- Alcohol
- Underwater photography of individuals
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Sea state above 1.2 m or poor visibility on the reef — checked with the dive centre at 16:00 the day before, not from a general forecast. Rain in the Hajar mountains closes the pass route.
- **Fallback:** Poor visibility keeps the day intact — resort access, watersports and lunch all run, snorkelling becomes a shorter shore session, and a AED 90/person reduction applies. A closed mountain pass reroutes via the coast road, adding 45 minutes each way, and the client is told before departure. Full cancellation reschedules free within 90 days.
- **You are told by:** By 17:00 the previous day.

## Customisation options

- Discover Scuba session with an instructor: AED 320/person
- Extend to an overnight at the resort: AED 480/person
- Dhow trip along the coast: AED 140/person
- Underwater photographer for the reef session: AED 1,600
- Turtle conservation briefing with a marine biologist: AED 1,400
- Drone coverage of the beach and reef: AED 500
- Upgrade lunch to a seafood spread: AED 60/person
- Bidiyah mosque and Fujairah fort cultural stop: AED 45/person

## Questions about East Coast

### How much does East Coast cost per person?

AED 780 per person for 15–29 people; AED 690 per person for 30–49 people; AED 620 per person for 50+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 17 people in the 15–29 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 27–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 45–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ people.

### How long does East Coast take, and when does it start?

11 hrs door-to-door. Ideal start: 06:30 pickup — the crossing is two hours and the water is clearest before ten. Departure window: 06:00–07:00. The timeline on this page is door-to-door, so the transfer is already inside it.

### What is not included in East Coast?

Scuba diving (see add-ons); Alcohol; Underwater photography of individuals; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to East Coast if the weather turns?

Trigger: Sea state above 1.2 m or poor visibility on the reef — checked with the dive centre at 16:00 the day before, not from a general forecast. Rain in the Hajar mountains closes the pass route. Fallback: Poor visibility keeps the day intact — resort access, watersports and lunch all run, snorkelling becomes a shorter shore session, and a AED 90/person reduction applies. A closed mountain pass reroutes via the coast road, adding 45 minutes each way, and the client is told before departure. Full cancellation reschedules free within 90 days. You are told: By 17:00 the previous day.

### How far in advance do we need to book East Coast?

The booking lead time is 14 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Fujairah Snorkelling at Snoopy Island: A Team Day](https://offsyte.ae/blog/fujairah-east-coast-team-day-trip/): What a team day snorkelling at Snoopy Island on Fujairah's east coast costs per person, the drive over the Hajar mountains, and what a non-swimmer does.

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