Where to Dive in December
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
All Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory
(3)
Eritrea
(4)
Sudan
(5)
Gambia
(5)
Egypt
(8)
Senegal
(5)
São Tomé and Príncipe
(5)
Djibouti
(5)
South Africa
(9)
Cabo Verde
(6)
Mozambique
(7)
Guinea
(4)
Mauritius
(6)
Réunion
(6)
Guinea-Bissau
(3)
Gabon
(3)
Côte d'Ivoire
(4)
Seychelles
(7)
Nigeria
(3)
Sierra Leone
(4)
Equatorial Guinea
(4)
Burundi
(1)
Comoros
(4)
Malawi
(4)
Mayotte
(6)
Tanzania
(4)
Madagascar
(9)
Kenya
(6)
Angola
(4)
Libya
(3)
Ghana
(4)
Zimbabwe
(2)
Namibia
(3)
Tunisia
(5)
Algeria
(5)
Morocco
(6)
Ethiopia
(3)
Zambia
(2)
Botswana
(1)
Uganda
(4)
Rwanda
(1)
Excellent Diving
Petite Côte
Senegal
23-26°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Best diving conditions of the year, very clear water, potential for large pelagics.
Cap-Vert Peninsula
Senegal
23-26°C
15-25m
Mild
Highlights: Good visibility, start of humpback whale season offshore
Casamance Coast
Senegal
23-26°C
15-25m
Mild
Highlights: Good visibility, start of humpback whale season offshore
Good Diving
Saloum Delta
Senegal
25°C
8-15m
Joal-Fadiouth
Senegal
27°C
10-20m