Where to Dive in December
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Petite Côte
SenegalHighlights: Best diving conditions of the year, very clear water, potential for large pelagics.
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Manta ray season continues, start of turtle nesting
Dissei Island
EritreaHighlights: Excellent conditions continue, potential for whale sharks.
Nora and Nokra Islands
EritreaHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, ideal for all types of diving.
Sodwana Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent coral visibility
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, very little rain
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, very little rain
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Peak manta ray season, crystal clear waters.
Sharm El Sheikh
EgyptHighlights: Cooler water, but still great for diving. Potential for hammerhead sharks.
Hurghada
EgyptHighlights: Cooler water, but still great for diving. Good chance to see dugongs.
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Good for pelagic sightings, strong currents can bring nutrients
Sha'ab Rumi
SudanHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good for shark sightings.
Sanganeb Atoll
SudanHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good for shark sightings.
Suakin Archipelago
SudanHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good for diverse reef and wreck diving.
Sassandra
Côte d'IvoireHighlights: Continued excellent conditions for pelagic encounters and reef diving.
Cape Point
GambiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions for pelagic encounters and exploring shipwrecks.
Fajara Beach
GambiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life around Fajara Beach.
Bijilo Underwater Park
GambiaHighlights: Prime diving conditions, high chance of seeing diverse marine life.
Highlights: Prime diving conditions, high chance of seeing diverse marine life around the historical structures.
Highlights: Prime diving conditions, high chance of seeing a variety of marine life and observing the rich bird ecosystem.
Sangareya Bay
GuineaHighlights: Good visibility, continued marine life activity
Bijagos Archipelago
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good visibility
Lagos Lagoon
NigeriaHighlights: Best visibility of the year, ideal for exploring the lagoon.
Cap-Vert Peninsula
SenegalHighlights: Good visibility, start of humpback whale season offshore
Casamance Coast
SenegalHighlights: Good visibility, start of humpback whale season offshore
Mayumba National Park
GabonHighlights: Manta ray season continues, start of humpback whale migration
São Tomé Northern Coast
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: End of manta ray season, start of turtle nesting
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Start of rainy season, good for macro life.
Highlights: Continued manta ray sightings, potential for whale sharks
Moucha Island
DjiboutiHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for pelagic life
Maskali Island
DjiboutiHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale sharks
Flic en Flac
MauritiusHighlights: Warm water, good for diving, but occasional rain showers.
Grand Bay
MauritiusHighlights: Warm water, good for diving, but expect occasional rain.
Trou aux Biches
MauritiusHighlights: Warm water, good for diving, but expect occasional rain.
Bazaruto Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: Continued manta ray and whale shark sightings.
Tofo Beach
MozambiqueHighlights: Continued manta ray and whale shark sightings.
Ponta do Ouro
MozambiqueHighlights: Good for shark diving and general reef exploration.
Saint-Gilles
RéunionHighlights: Summer, good visibility, potential for early humpback whale sightings
Saint-Leu
RéunionHighlights: Summer, good visibility, potential for early humpback whale sightings
La Possession
RéunionHighlights: Good marine life activity, potential for early whale shark sightings
Mahe
SeychellesHighlights: Good marine life activity, potential for early whale shark sightings
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Short rains continue, visibility can be variable.
Durban
South AfricaHighlights: Summer diving, warm waters and excellent visibility
Plettenberg Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Peak summer diving, warm water, great visibility, abundant marine life