Where to Dive in April
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Highlights: Manta ray and whale shark season continues. Warm, clear waters.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: Peak season, exceptional visibility, diverse coral reefs and pelagics.
Sulawesi
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to drier season, great for muck diving
Alor Archipelago
IndonesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, diverse marine life
Banda Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, abundant marine life
Hachijo-jima
JapanHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant pelagics, good for macro
Layang-Layang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Continued excellent chances for hammerhead sharks and schooling pelagics
Redang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Peak season for whale sharks (though less common than further south), vibrant coral.
Perhentian Islands
MalaysiaHighlights: Start of the peak season, vibrant corals and abundant reef fish.
Tenggol Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Peak season for whale sharks (though less common than further south), vibrant coral.
Mataking Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Abundant coral gardens and diverse fish life
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesHighlights: End of peak season, still great diving
Balicasag Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued manta ray activity, vibrant coral
Highlights: Warmest water temperatures, abundant marine life.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Continued excellent manta ray sightings. Warmest water temperatures.
Koh Rong Archipelago
CambodiaHighlights: Peak season for clear water and abundant marine life.
Sanya
ChinaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent for pelagic encounters.
Atauro Island
East TimorHighlights: Still great diving, visibility might slightly decrease.
Com
East TimorHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish, good chance for schooling pelagics.
Jacó Island
East TimorHighlights: Excellent visibility, strong chance of encountering schooling fish and larger pelagics due to currents.
K41 - Dive Site near Dili
East TimorHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens, diverse reef fish population.
Port Shelter
Hong KongHighlights: Good visibility, corals starting to flourish.
Sharp Island
Hong KongHighlights: Peak season for clear water and abundant marine life.
Tung Ping Chau
Hong KongHighlights: Good time for spotting larger fish species.
Highlights: Warmer waters, visibility can slightly decrease due to plankton.
Bali
IndonesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for muck diving and reefs.
Komodo National Park
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to drier season, good visibility
Lombok and the Gili Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to dry season, good for exploring reefs
Bangka and Belitung Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Good visibility, diverse coral reefs
Ogasawara Islands
JapanHighlights: Manta ray season, good chance of seeing dolphins
Sipadan Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Warmer water, increased chance of plankton blooms.
Mabul Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Abundant macro life, good chance of seeing frogfish
North Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Transition to wetter season, visibility may decrease slightly
South Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Transition to wetter season, visibility may decrease slightly
Raa Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Transition to warmer waters, still good manta ray activity
Apo Reef
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak of warmer season, good for seeing a variety of reef fish.
Coron
PhilippinesHighlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing larger pelagics
Moalboal
PhilippinesHighlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing thresher sharks
Dauin
PhilippinesHighlights: Warm waters, good for spotting frogfish and cuttlefish
Puerto Galera
PhilippinesHighlights: Still excellent diving, water warms up, good chance of seeing turtles.
Verde Island Passage
PhilippinesHighlights: Warm water, good visibility. Potential for schooling fish.
Panglao Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing schooling fish.
Ulleungdo Island
South KoreaHighlights: Increasing marine life activity, excellent visibility
Kenting National Park
TaiwanHighlights: Good visibility, start of coral spawning season
Penghu Islands
TaiwanHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of coral growth season
Xiaoliuqiu (Lambai Island)
TaiwanHighlights: Peak turtle nesting season, good chance to see juveniles.
Koh Lipe
ThailandHighlights: Still excellent diving conditions, less crowded than peak season.
Nha Trang
VietnamHighlights: Warm water, good chance to see nudibranchs and small reef fish.