Where to Dive in January

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

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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

Port Sudan

Sudan

26-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Hammerhead shark migrations

Sha'ab Rumi

Sudan

25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, potential for hammerhead sharks.

Sanganeb Atoll

Sudan

25-28°C 25-35m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, good for shark encounters.

Angarosh

Sudan

25-28°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Clear waters, good chance of seeing pelagics

Good Diving

Suakin Archipelago

Sudan

28°C 15-25m