Where to Dive in February
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
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Atauro Island
East TimorHighlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks.
Highlights: Manta ray and whale shark sightings are common.
Lakshadweep Islands
IndiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, manta rays may start appearing.
Netrani Island
IndiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, calm seas, ideal for exploring the diverse reef.
Sipadan Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, good chance of seeing turtles.
North Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal for manta ray sightings
South Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal for manta ray sightings
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak manta ray and shark season, incredible biodiversity
Apo Reef
PhilippinesHighlights: Prime season for large pelagics and reef sharks.
Pigeon Island National Park
Sri LankaHighlights: Continued good visibility, whale shark sightings possible
Similan Islands
ThailandHighlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks.
Phuket
ThailandHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, peak of the dry season.
Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
ThailandHighlights: Peak manta ray season, often seen feeding. Currents can be strong but rewarding.
Koh Chang
ThailandHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, ideal for macro photography.
Koh Lipe
ThailandHighlights: Peak visibility, potential for whale shark sightings.
Koh Kood
ThailandHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, ideal for macro photography.
Koh Racha
ThailandHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, ideal for spotting turtles and reef sharks.
Koh Tarutao
ThailandHighlights: Peak dry season, exceptional visibility. Possible whale shark sightings.
Whale Island
VietnamHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings
Saint Martin's Island
BangladeshHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish
Koh Rong Archipelago
CambodiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the diverse reefs.
Koh Tang
CambodiaHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for whale shark sightings
Highlights: Excellent visibility, potential for early season whale shark sightings.
Goa
IndiaHighlights: Good visibility, warmer waters, potential for dolphin sightings.
Pondicherry
IndiaHighlights: Increasing visibility, potential for whale shark sightings.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: Rainy season continues, but often short bursts of rain followed by sun.
Banda Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Good visibility, potential for pelagics
Okinawa
JapanHighlights: Winter, cooler water, good visibility, chance of humpback whales
Mabul Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Continued excellent macro photography opportunities
Perhentian Islands
MalaysiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, turtles and reef sharks are frequently seen.
Tenggol Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Good visibility, often good for seeing turtles and reef sharks.
Mataking Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Continued good conditions for whale sharks
Pom Pom Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for macro life
Vaavu Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Excellent visibility, strong possibility of seeing nurse sharks
Mergui Archipelago
MyanmarHighlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, diverse marine life
Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago
MyanmarHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for manta rays
Malapascua Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued excellent thresher shark season.
Moalboal
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued sardine run, excellent visibility for macro
Dauin
PhilippinesHighlights: Consistent macro sightings, good for nudibranchs and critters
Puerto Galera
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued good visibility, excellent for macro photography.
Verde Island Passage
PhilippinesHighlights: Consistent good visibility, ideal for drift diving and exploring vibrant reefs.
Panglao Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for manta rays.
Camiguin
PhilippinesHighlights: Stable conditions, good for exploring volcanic dive sites.
Balicasag Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Good chance of seeing schooling barracuda
Highlights: Continued good visibility, calm seas.
Hikkaduwa
Sri LankaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring shipwrecks.
Trincomalee
Sri LankaHighlights: Calm seas, perfect for spotting reef sharks and turtles.
Koh Tao
ThailandHighlights: Consistent conditions, good for spotting whale sharks.
Koh Lanta
ThailandHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, peak of the dry season. Good for macro and wide-angle photography.
Koh Phi Phi
ThailandHighlights: Calm seas and clear waters, great for spotting leopard sharks.
Koh Samui
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings.
Koh Phangan
ThailandHighlights: Good visibility, potential for spotting larger pelagics.
Koh Samet
ThailandHighlights: Continued good visibility, popular for beginner divers.
Prachuap Khiri Khan
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, possibility of whale shark sightings.
Koh Phayam
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, warm waters. Good chance to see larger marine life.
Nha Trang
VietnamHighlights: Continued good visibility, pleasant water temperatures.
Phu Quoc
VietnamHighlights: Warm water, excellent visibility, abundant reef fish.
Con Dao
VietnamHighlights: Continued excellent visibility, calm seas, good for spotting larger marine life.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent for observing these gentle giants.