Where to Dive in June
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Lombok and the Gili Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, calm waters
Redang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Manta ray encounters are frequent, good for macro and wide-angle.
Perhentian Islands
MalaysiaHighlights: Manta ray encounters are common, good for both macro and wide-angle photography.
Tenggol Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Manta ray encounters are frequent, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Green Island
TaiwanHighlights: Peak season for sea turtles, good chance of seeing dolphins
Orchid Island (Lanyu)
TaiwanHighlights: Peak manta ray season, good chance of seeing schooling fish
Caspian Sea - Azerbaijani Coast
AzerbaijanHighlights: Good visibility, warmer water
Zhuhai
ChinaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good chances of sightings
Beidaihe
ChinaHighlights: Peak season for kelp forests and diverse fish populations
Com
East TimorHighlights: Manta ray and mobula ray sightings become more frequent.
Jacó Island
East TimorHighlights: Manta ray and mobula ray sightings are common, especially around cleaning stations.
K41 - Dive Site near Dili
East TimorHighlights: Manta ray and mobula ray sightings are possible, though less frequent than at other sites.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to the wetter season, but still good diving.
Banda Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Start of transition to wetter season, still good diving
Miyako Islands
JapanHighlights: Manta rays still present, sea turtle nesting
Ishigaki
JapanHighlights: Manta rays still present, sea turtle nesting
Shiretoko Peninsula
JapanHighlights: Abundant kelp forests, sea otters, various fish species
Hachijo-jima
JapanHighlights: Peak manta ray season, good visibility, warmer waters
Ogasawara Islands
JapanHighlights: Manta ray season winding down, good for general marine life
Almaty Region Mountain Lakes
KazakhstanHighlights: Pleasant water temperatures. Excellent visibility for exploring submerged landscapes.
Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan Sector
KazakhstanHighlights: Peak summer diving. Warmest water temperatures and excellent visibility.
Lake Issyk-Kul
KyrgyzstanHighlights: Pleasant water temperatures. Excellent visibility for exploring the unique underwater landscapes.
Lake Song-Kul
KyrgyzstanHighlights: Summer begins, good visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Ala-Archa Gorge
KyrgyzstanHighlights: Summer begins, good visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Tioman Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Peak season for clear waters and abundant marine life
Jeju Island
South KoreaHighlights: Peak season for visibility and warmer water.
East Sea
South KoreaHighlights: Peak season for diving, good visibility and marine life.
Ulleungdo Island
South KoreaHighlights: Warm water, good visibility, potential for larger pelagics
Xiaoliuqiu (Lambai Island)
TaiwanHighlights: Continued manta ray sightings, potential for plankton blooms.
Long Dong (Dragon Cave)
TaiwanHighlights: Warmest water, potential for plankton blooms affecting visibility.
Lake Iskanderkul
TajikistanLake Sarez
TajikistanKarakul Lake
TajikistanAydarkul Lake
UzbekistanHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, warm water, good visibility.
Charvak Reservoir
UzbekistanHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, warm water, good visibility.