The Royal Diving Center, inaugurated by HM the late King Hussein in November 1985, is located on the southern part of the Jordanian Coastline and was established to develop the sport of diving in Jordan within high safety and technical standards offering diving training to the Jordanian public at affordable prices and providing foreign divers with proper high quality diving facilities and tours.

All this was done while at the same time conserving the natural environment and Eco-systems in the area.

The Royal Diving Club provides safe, comfortable, clean pleasant surroundings, with its' own private beach, showers and locker rooms, classroom, toilets, and an excellent swimming pool is available with a cafeteria for drinks and meals.

The club is located on private sandy beach south of Aqaba and fronts onto one of the most beautiful dive sites along the whole of the 27 km of coastline and the most easily accessible. Trips along the coast to the dive sites by bus are organized twice a day. Diving all day 09:00 until 20:00, seven days a week.

RDC has qualified instructors, who are available to train PADI, BSAC, CMAS and can lead experienced divers on spectacular underwater safaris. Courses for Children or a timid spouse can be organized on request to teach the safe use of mask, fins and snorkel, first in the pool and then the spectacular Red Sea.