Where to Dive in April
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Sharm El Sheikh
EgyptHighlights: Peak season for visibility, vibrant coral life.
Dahab
EgyptHighlights: Peak season for visibility and comfortable water temperatures.
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing sharks and large schools of fish
Hamata
EgyptHighlights: Peak season for visibility and marine life, including manta rays.
Maio Island
Cabo VerdeHighlights: Humpback whale migration, excellent visibility
Bijagos Archipelago
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Excellent visibility, whale shark sightings continue
Nosy Tanikely
MadagascarHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens, good for macro photography
Île Sainte-Marie
MadagascarHighlights: Peak humpback whale season, mothers and calves are common
Nosy Mitsio
MadagascarHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for exploring the numerous dive sites, whale shark potential
Flic en Flac
MauritiusHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the calmer season.
Grand Bay
MauritiusHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the best diving season.
Trou aux Biches
MauritiusHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the prime diving season.
Le Morne
MauritiusHighlights: Excellent conditions, very clear water, ideal for drift dives and spotting pelagics.
Ponta do Ouro
MozambiqueHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for shark encounters and reef diving.
Pemba
MozambiqueHighlights: End of rainy season, excellent visibility, whale shark sightings possible
Saint-Gilles
RéunionHighlights: Autumn, excellent visibility, calm seas, start of humpback whale season
Saint-Leu
RéunionHighlights: Autumn, excellent visibility, calm seas, start of humpback whale season
La Possession
RéunionHighlights: Humpback whale season peaks, good chance of sightings
Praslin
SeychellesHighlights: Excellent conditions, whale sharks still present, manta rays starting to appear.
La Digue
SeychellesHighlights: Excellent conditions, whale sharks still present, manta rays starting to appear.
Silhouette Island
SeychellesHighlights: Excellent conditions, manta rays and whale sharks can be encountered.
Outer Islands
SeychellesHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for pelagic sightings
Chinhoyi Caves
ZimbabweHighlights: Peak visibility, the limestone formations are stunning in the clear water.
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Still excellent conditions, transition to slightly more plankton
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Still excellent conditions, transition to slightly more plankton
Ain El Ghazala
LibyaHighlights: Increasing marine life activity, good for macro photography
Susah
LibyaHighlights: Clearer waters, good for photography of smaller marine creatures
Suakin Archipelago
SudanHighlights: Good chance of seeing manta rays and other large pelagics.
Bijilo Underwater Park
GambiaHighlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks.
Highlights: Good visibility for exploring the underwater historical context.
Highlights: Peak season for seeing a variety of reef fish and potentially larger marine animals.
Busua and Dixcove
GhanaAnomabo
GhanaCape Three Points
GhanaJoal-Fadiouth
SenegalHighlights: Peak barracuda season, good chance to see large schools.
Turtle Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Peak visibility, abundant fish life, good chance to see turtles.
Sherbro Island
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Peak warm season, good for exploring reefs.
Freetown Peninsula
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Peak warm season, ideal for exploring diverse underwater landscapes.
Benguela
AngolaHighlights: Excellent visibility. Start of sardine run offshore.
Lobito
AngolaHighlights: Clearer waters. Good for exploring shipwrecks in the area.
Namibe
AngolaHighlights: Excellent visibility. Ideal for exploring the rocky shores and kelp forests.
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Transition to cooler waters, still good diving
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Start of rainy season, potential for plankton blooms.
Nosy Be
MadagascarHighlights: Post-rainy season clarity, excellent diving conditions.
Andavadoaka
MadagascarHighlights: End of humpback whale season, good visibility
Cape Maclear
MalawiHighlights: Stable conditions, great for observing cichlid breeding behaviors.
Nkhata Bay
MalawiHighlights: Stable conditions, great for exploring the diverse cichlid populations.
Likoma Island
MalawiHighlights: Stable conditions, ideal for exploring the unique rock formations and cichlid habitats.
Belle Mare
MauritiusHighlights: End of rainy season, excellent visibility, vibrant coral.
Blue Bay Marine Park
MauritiusHighlights: End of rainy season, excellent visibility within the protected marine park.
Passe en S
MayotteHighlights: Transition to drier season, good visibility, reef sharks
N'Gouja Reef
MayotteHighlights: Transition to drier season, excellent visibility for reef exploration
M'Bouzi Island
MayotteHighlights: Transition to drier season, improved visibility, good for reef sharks
Bazaruto Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, good visibility, manta rays start appearing.
Tofo Beach
MozambiqueHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, good visibility, manta rays are common.
Etang-Salé
RéunionHighlights: End of humpback whale season, excellent visibility
Lake Tanganyika
TanzaniaHighlights: Post-rainy season clarity improves. Excellent for cichlid observation.
Lake Tanganyika
ZambiaHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for photography of diverse cichlid species.
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Warm water, good for macro life, potential for whale shark sightings.