Where to Dive in July
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Highlights: Peak season for visibility and marine life encounters.
Nosy Be
MadagascarHighlights: Cooler, but visibility remains excellent. Whale shark season.
Nosy Tanikely
MadagascarHighlights: Continued whale shark and manta ray activity, cooler water
Île Sainte-Marie
MadagascarHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent visibility, good for seeing larger pelagics
Nosy Mitsio
MadagascarHighlights: Continued manta ray activity, excellent visibility, ideal for macro and wide-angle photography
Belle Mare
MauritiusHighlights: Cooler water but still excellent visibility. Humpback whale migration may be visible offshore.
Le Morne
MauritiusHighlights: Cooler water but superb visibility. Whale shark sightings are possible.
Blue Bay Marine Park
MauritiusHighlights: Cooler water but excellent visibility. Good for macro photography.
Passe en S
MayotteHighlights: Manta ray season continues, whale sharks possible
N'Gouja Reef
MayotteHighlights: Manta ray season, whale sharks possible, great for macro
M'Bouzi Island
MayotteHighlights: Manta ray season continues, whale sharks possible
Quirimbas Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: Humpback whale migration, manta rays
Saint-Gilles
RéunionHighlights: End of humpback whale season, excellent visibility
Saint-Leu
RéunionHighlights: End of humpback whale season, excellent visibility
Etang-Salé
RéunionHighlights: Manta ray season, peak visibility, explore lava tubes
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for drift dives along the walls.
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Warm waters, good for reef exploration and potential pelagics
Hammamet
TunisiaHighlights: Warmest month, good for exploring underwater landscapes
Luanda
AngolaHighlights: Cooler, but very clear waters. Good for spotting larger pelagics.
Annobón Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Post-rainy season, clear waters, potential for turtle sightings.
Mayumba National Park
GabonHighlights: Good visibility, potential for large pelagics
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving, sea turtle nesting.
Anjouan
ComorosHighlights: Good visibility, potential for manta rays and whale sharks
Highlights: Good visibility, plankton blooms attracting smaller marine life
Highlights: Excellent visibility, good for reef exploration
Highlights: Good visibility, vibrant coral reefs
Highlights: Good visibility, abundant reef fish
Highlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for spotting marine life.
Bazaruto Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: Humpback whale migration begins, manta rays still present.
Tofo Beach
MozambiqueHighlights: Humpback whale migration begins, manta rays still present.
Ponta do Ouro
MozambiqueHighlights: Humpback whale migration begins, good shark sightings.
Zanzibar
TanzaniaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for macro life and reef exploration.
Mafia Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for reef diving and macro life.
Lake Bunyonyi
UgandaHighlights: Peak dry season, offering some of the best visibility for exploring the lake's unique features.
Ssese Islands, Lake Victoria
UgandaHighlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility
Lake Kariba
ZimbabweHighlights: Cooler water, but still great visibility for exploring the unique Kariba environment.
Chinhoyi Caves
ZimbabweHighlights: Coolest water temperatures, but excellent visibility for cave diving.
Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
NamibiaHighlights: Peak season for visibility and marine life encounters
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Manta ray feeding season, good chance of sightings
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Manta ray feeding season, good chance of sightings