Snoopy Island
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The UAE's snorkelling icon — a beagle-shaped rock ringed by living reef
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Sandy Beach (Dibba)
The classic east-coast base — Snoopy Island floating just offshore
Beaches ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed
📍 Location Al Aqah/Dibba strip, northern Fujairah coast
🕒 Timings Public sand open; hotel day passes daytime
🎟️ Entry Fee Public stretches free; Sandy Beach Hotel day pass ~AED 100–150
⏱️ Duration Full day
🌅 Best Time October–May; mornings for glassy snorkelling
🚇 Getting There The E99 coast road, ~2 hrs from Dubai
📖 About
Sandy Beach is the east coast institution: the relaxed hotel-and-public-beach stretch directly opposite Snoopy Island, whose house reef made this the UAE's original snorkelling shore — turtles, rays and blacktip-reef sightings a swim from your towel.
The Sandy Beach Hotel's day pass adds pool, loungers and its long-running dive centre (gear rental, guided snorkels, boat dives); the free public flanks deliver the same water for nothing. Mountains behind, reef ahead — the formula hasn't needed changing in thirty years.
⭐ Highlights
- Directly opposite Snoopy Island's reef
- The east coast's original dive/snorkel base
- Free public sand or easy day passes
- Turtles and rays in swimming range
💡 Insider Tips
- Morning water wins for clarity and calm.
- Rent proper mask/fins at the dive centre — it changes everything.
- Weekends fill; weekdays feel like the 1990s east coast.
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Hidden Gem Al Aqah Beach
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The east coast's resort bay — Snoopy Island snorkelling from the sand
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