Where to Dive in February
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Corisco Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Peak visibility, calm seas, excellent for photography.
Annobón Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Peak season for visibility and calm seas, ideal for all diving levels.
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Peak season for turtles and reef fish
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Humpback whale season, pristine conditions.
Highlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Continued exceptional visibility, ideal for exploring the 'Channels'.
Sodwana Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Excellent coral visibility, abundant reef fish
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Continued pristine conditions, ideal for sharks and rays
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Pristine conditions, ideal for exploring the extensive reefs
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, peak manta ray season.
Sharm El Sheikh
EgyptHighlights: Continued good visibility, possibility of seeing dolphins.
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Good for pelagic sightings, strong currents can bring nutrients
Sanganeb Atoll
SudanHighlights: Consistent good visibility, potential for schooling hammerheads.
Angarosh
SudanHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for whale sharks
Bijagos Archipelago
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Good visibility, potential for whale sharks
Orango Islands
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility.
João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Excellent visibility, peak turtle nesting season.
Petite Côte
SenegalHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, potential for whale sharks passing.
São Tomé Southern Coast
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.
Pedras Tinhosas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Whale shark season, excellent conditions.
Moheli Marine Park
ComorosHighlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility
Highlights: Continued whale shark potential
Maskali Island
DjiboutiHighlights: Stable conditions, good for macro photography
Dissei Island
EritreaHighlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.
Nora and Nokra Islands
EritreaHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, potential for larger marine life.
Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark sightings possible
Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for photography
Highlights: Clear waters, ideal for exploring reef systems
Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.
Highlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark season.
Bazaruto Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: Continued whale shark and humpback whale season.
Tofo Beach
MozambiqueHighlights: Continued whale shark and manta ray sightings.
Ponta do Ouro
MozambiqueHighlights: Continued shark sightings, good for large pelagics.
Saint-Gilles
RéunionHighlights: Summer months, good visibility, potential for humpback whale sightings
Saint-Leu
RéunionHighlights: Summer months, good visibility, potential for humpback whale sightings
Praslin
SeychellesHighlights: Whale shark season begins, good chance of sightings.
La Digue
SeychellesHighlights: Whale shark season begins, good chance of sightings.
Silhouette Island
SeychellesHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Zanzibar
TanzaniaHighlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark sightings possible.
Mafia Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for whale shark sightings.
Chinhoyi Caves
ZimbabweHighlights: Continued rainy season, stable conditions within the caves.
Aliwal Shoal
South AfricaHighlights: Good chance of seeing ragged-tooth sharks
Protea Banks
South AfricaHighlights: Peak sardine run, abundant marine life