Where to Dive in January
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
All Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory
(3)
São Tomé and Príncipe
(5)
Eritrea
(4)
Kenya
(6)
Tanzania
(4)
Réunion
(6)
Sudan
(5)
Egypt
(8)
Equatorial Guinea
(4)
Comoros
(4)
Djibouti
(5)
Mozambique
(7)
South Africa
(9)
Zambia
(2)
Seychelles
(7)
Cabo Verde
(6)
Guinea-Bissau
(3)
Mauritius
(6)
Guinea
(4)
Malawi
(4)
Mayotte
(6)
Madagascar
(9)
Côte d'Ivoire
(4)
Gambia
(5)
Senegal
(5)
Sierra Leone
(4)
Gabon
(3)
Burundi
(1)
Zimbabwe
(2)
Ghana
(4)
Angola
(4)
Libya
(3)
Uganda
(4)
Namibia
(3)
Tunisia
(5)
Algeria
(5)
Morocco
(6)
Nigeria
(3)
Ethiopia
(3)
Rwanda
(1)
Botswana
(1)
Excellent Diving
Sodwana Bay
South Africa
26-29°C
20-30m
Mild
Rainy
Highlights: Excellent coral visibility, abundant reef fish
Aliwal Shoal
South Africa
24-27°C
15-25m
Mild
Rainy
Highlights: Good chance of seeing ragged-tooth sharks
Protea Banks
South Africa
24-27°C
15-25m
Mild
Rainy
Highlights: Sardine run begins, good chance of seeing sharks
Good Diving
False Bay
South Africa
17°C
10-20m
Mossel Bay
South Africa
21°C
10-20m
The Garden Route
South Africa
20°C
10-20m
Cape Peninsula
South Africa
18°C
10-20m
Plettenberg Bay
South Africa
22°C
10-20m