Where to Dive in March
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Ojamo Mine
FinlandHighlights: Stable, clear water year-round. Excellent for technical diving and exploring mine shafts.
French Polynesia
FranceHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season
Silfra Fissure
IcelandHighlights: Crystal clear ice diving, unique geological formations
Pelong Rocks
BruneiHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale shark sightings
Highlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks. Exceptional visibility.
Atauro Island
East TimorHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, manta ray season.
Kraken Springs
GeorgiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for early spring growth
Highlights: Continued good conditions, possibility of seeing turtles nesting.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: End of rainy season, excellent visibility, abundant marine life.
Sulawesi
IndonesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, macro diving opportunities
Sipadan Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Peak season for schooling fish and reef sharks.
Layang-Layang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Peak hammerhead shark season, excellent visibility
Mataking Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for reef exploration
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesHighlights: Continued excellent diving, good chance of seeing large pelagics
Moalboal
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak season for sardine run and general marine life
Dauin
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for both macro and wider reef shots
Puerto Galera
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, warm water, abundant marine life.
Verde Island Passage
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak dry season, exceptional visibility, warm waters, abundant fish life.
Panglao Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.
Siquijor
PhilippinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for macro and wide-angle photography.
Camiguin
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for underwater photography.
Balicasag Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Highlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.
Nha Trang
VietnamHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal conditions for macro photography.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Peak manta ray season, often seen feeding. Clear waters.
Highlights: Warmest water temperatures, comfortable diving.
Florida Keys
United StatesHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of lobster mini-season.
Ambergris Caye
BelizeHighlights: Excellent visibility, whale shark season peaks
Belize Barrier Reef
BelizeHighlights: Excellent visibility, whale shark season peaks
Lighthouse Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak whale shark season, incredible visibility at the Blue Hole.
Cocos Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant hammerheads, mantas, and other pelagics
Roatán
HondurasHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, whale shark sightings still common
Cayos Cochinos
HondurasHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral formations
Coiba National Park
PanamaHighlights: Humpback whale season begins, incredible marine life
North Coast of Antigua
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Excellent visibility, coral spawning
South Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography and reef exploration.
West Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Peak visibility, very calm seas. Perfect for all levels of divers.
The West Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for macro photography.
The South Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing schooling fish.
Folkestone Marine Park
BarbadosHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for observing marine biodiversity.
Western Blue Cut
BermudaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for drift dives through the cut
Tortola and Surrounding Waters
British Virgin IslandsVirgin Gorda and Neighboring Sites
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season.
Cooper Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant marine life.
Anegada
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life on the reef.
Jost Van Dyke
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for dolphin pods
Norman Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for exploring wrecks
Peter Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral reefs
Grand Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Consistently excellent conditions, ideal for exploring famous dive sites like the Wall.
Little Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks. Excellent visibility.
Jardines de la Reina
CubaHighlights: Ideal conditions for shark encounters and vibrant coral reefs. Visibility is excellent.
Cayo Largo
CubaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season
Porto Marie
CuraçaoHighlights: Best visibility of the year, often see large schools of fish and turtles.
Mushroom Forest
CuraçaoHighlights: Exceptional visibility to appreciate the scale and detail of the formations.
The Cabrits Dive Centre Zone
DominicaHighlights: Peak season for healthy coral reefs and abundant marine life.
Pointe Michel
DominicaHighlights: Peak season for vibrant coral and abundant schooling fish.
Toucari Bay
DominicaHighlights: Peak visibility, vibrant coral formations and abundant fish.
La Romana
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for reef diving and macro life.
Samaná Peninsula
Dominican RepublicHighlights: End of whale season, excellent visibility for exploring reefs and shipwrecks.
Montego Bay Marine Park
JamaicaHighlights: Peak visibility, vibrant coral gardens.
Ocho Rios
JamaicaHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for coral health and marine life observation.
Runaway Bay
JamaicaHighlights: Peak visibility, perfect for underwater photography.
Northwest Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography and reef exploration.
Rendezvous Bay
MontserratHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for exploring the bay's diverse marine life.
Fajardo
Puerto RicoHighlights: Excellent visibility, coral spawning preparations
La Parguera
Puerto RicoHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, excellent for macro photography.
Isla de Mona
Puerto RicoHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, potential for humpback whale sightings offshore.
Desecheo Island
Puerto RicoHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, excellent for photography.
Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.
Charlestown, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for photography.
Oualie Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Peak visibility, great for exploring the shallow reefs.
Sint Maarten Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Prime diving month with consistently clear water and abundant marine life.
French Marine Reserves
Saint MartinHighlights: Manta ray and eagle ray season, vibrant coral gardens.
Union Island
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for macro photography.
Dawn Beach
Sint MaartenHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for photography. Humpback whale migration may be visible offshore.
Speyside, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak visibility. Manta ray season begins, with frequent sightings at sites like the Sisters.
Crown Point, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for coral reefs and marine life.
Charlotteville, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak visibility, often considered the best month for diving in this area.
Southwest Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life.
Store Bay, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Mt. Irvine, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: End of humpback whale migration, excellent visibility.
West Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing reef sharks
Northwest Point
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, strong currents can bring pelagics
St. John
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak season for marine life encounters, including turtles and various fish species
Buck Island, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Peak visibility, warm waters, excellent for coral reefs and marine life.
Galápagos Islands
EcuadorHighlights: Still excellent conditions, good chance to see whale sharks.
Sanganeb Atoll
SudanHighlights: Manta rays begin to appear, exceptional visibility.
Maio Island
Cabo VerdeHighlights: Humpback whale migration, excellent visibility
Bijagos Archipelago
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Excellent visibility, peak whale shark season
Silhouette Island
SeychellesHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for exploring the island's rich marine biodiversity.
Chinhoyi Caves
ZimbabweHighlights: End of rainy season, excellent clarity, ideal for exploring the crystal-clear waters of the Dark Cave and Wonder Hole.
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Peak of the dry season, exceptional diving
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Peak of the dry season, exceptional diving
Musandam Peninsula
OmanHighlights: Excellent visibility, peak whale shark season
Red Sea - Jeddah
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Water starts to warm, excellent visibility and marine activity.
Farasan Banks
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Ras Mohammed National Park
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Ideal visibility, start of warmer currents, good for schooling fish.
Umluj
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions for dugongs and reef diving
Osprey Reef
AustraliaHighlights: Still warm and clear, good chance of seeing sharks and large pelagics
The Flying Fish Cove
Christmas IslandHighlights: End of whale shark season, still fantastic diving.
Thundercliff Cave
Christmas IslandHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Direction Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, peak manta ray season
West Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, peak manta ray season
Western Province
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for pelagics
Mary Island (Mborokua)
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, strong chance of encountering sharks and rays
Pentecost
VanuatuHighlights: End of rainy season, excellent visibility, abundant marine life
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions for wreck exploration
Pohnpei
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, peak manta ray season
Kosrae
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal diving conditions
Yap
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Cocos Island
GuamHighlights: Peak visibility, perfect conditions for encountering pelagic species.
Blue Hole
GuamHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for advanced divers exploring the depths.
Kiritimati Island
KiribatiHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for spotting large pelagics like manta rays and sharks.
Highlights: Peak manta ray season, possible whale shark sightings
Bikini Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season continues, superb wreck visibility
Arno Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Rock Islands
PalauHighlights: Peak visibility, ideal for macro and wide-angle photography
German Channel
PalauHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Chandelier Cave
PalauHighlights: Peak visibility, calm conditions, abundant marine life.
Palmerston Atoll
Cook IslandsHighlights: Peak visibility, calm lagoon waters, abundant fish life.
Huahine
French PolynesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens
Funafuti Atoll
TuvaluHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility
Vrelo Bune
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHighlights: Water clarity improves with warmer temperatures
Villefranche-sur-Mer
FranceHighlights: Marine life becoming more active, clearer waters
Molnár János Cave
HungaryDavidsgja & Lake Thingvallavatn
IcelandHighlights: Melting ice, increased clarity
Ustica Island
ItalyComino
MaltaRussian Arctic
RussiaHighlights: Increasing daylight, ice floes can create interesting dive sites
Saint Martin's Island
BangladeshHighlights: Peak season for coral health and fish diversity
Cox's Bazar
BangladeshHighlights: Peak season for coral health and fish diversity
Muara
BruneiHighlights: Water starts to warm up, potentially attracting more pelagic species.
Labuan Shipwrecks
BruneiHighlights: Slight improvement in visibility, good for wreck photography.
Koh Rong Archipelago
CambodiaHighlights: Water warms up, good for encountering larger marine life.
Com
East TimorHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving, more consistent macro life.
Jacó Island
East TimorHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving, currents can be beneficial for spotting larger marine life.
K41 - Dive Site near Dili
East TimorHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving, good for exploring the reef structure.
Sharp Island
Hong KongHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral and fish life.
Ninepin Islands
Hong KongHighlights: Good visibility for exploring rock formations
Tung Ping Chau
Hong KongHighlights: Increasing marine life activity as waters warm.
Basalt Island
Hong KongHighlights: Increasing marine life activity as waters warm.
Lakshadweep Islands
IndiaHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, whale sharks possible.
Netrani Island
IndiaHighlights: Warmer waters, good visibility, potential for spotting schooling fish.
Lombok and the Gili Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season ends
Alor Archipelago
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to drier season, good visibility
Bangka and Belitung Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to drier season, improved visibility
Cendrawasih Bay
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to drier season, better visibility
Banda Islands
IndonesiaHighlights: Transition to drier season, excellent visibility
Hachijo-jima
JapanHighlights: Warming waters, increased fish activity, whale season winding down
Ogasawara Islands
JapanHighlights: Humpback whale sightings, start of manta ray season
Mabul Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving
Redang Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Clear waters, good chance of seeing larger pelagics.
Perhentian Islands
MalaysiaHighlights: Clear waters, good for exploring the diverse coral gardens.
Tenggol Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Clear waters, excellent for exploring the deeper reefs and walls.
Raa Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Manta ray sightings continue, good for macro life
Apo Reef
PhilippinesHighlights: Warmer waters, still good chances for sharks and rays.
Padre Burgos
PhilippinesHighlights: Peak dry season, excellent visibility, warm water. Potential for whale shark sightings offshore.
Ulleungdo Island
South KoreaHighlights: Spring plankton bloom begins, good visibility
Kalpitiya
Sri LankaHighlights: Continued whale shark sightings, good conditions
Similan Islands
ThailandHighlights: Still good visibility, manta ray sightings continue.
Surin Islands
ThailandHighlights: Manta ray sightings continue, good macro photography opportunities.
Phuket
ThailandHighlights: Water starts to warm up, visibility still good. Beginning of warmer season.
Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
ThailandHighlights: Manta ray sightings still good, water warming up. Visibility can decrease slightly.
Koh Phi Phi
ThailandHighlights: Warmer waters, good for encountering whale sharks and manta rays.
Socorro Island
MexicoHighlights: Humpback whale season winding down, still good chances.
Banco Chinchorro
MexicoHighlights: Good conditions for reef diving, potential for whale sharks
Monterey Bay
United StatesHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, migrating whales may be seen offshore.
Channel Islands
United StatesHighlights: Visibility improves, migrating whales may be seen offshore.
Turneffe Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak whale shark season, excellent visibility.
Glovers Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak whale shark season, vibrant marine life.
Placencia
BelizeHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for larger pelagics
Caño Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Peak dry season, clear waters, large schools of fish
Catalina Islands
Costa RicaHighlights: Dry season, clear waters, good for spotting larger pelagics
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa RicaHighlights: Warmer waters, still good for marine life encounters.
Drake Bay
Costa RicaHighlights: Warmer waters, good chance of encountering large schools of fish.
Pico Bonito National Park
HondurasHighlights: Visibility improves, more diverse marine life
Corn Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Warm waters, still a good chance for whale sharks.
Solentiname Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Warmer waters, good for reef exploration
Sandy Ground
AnguillaHighlights: Warm waters, good chance of seeing turtles and rays.
Shoal Bay
AnguillaHighlights: Warm waters, good for spotting colorful reef fish.
Prickly Pear Cays
AnguillaHighlights: Good visibility, potential for seeing larger fish
South Coast of Antigua
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Calmer seas, good visibility
East Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Visibility improves, currents can still be present but manageable. Excellent for wreck diving.
Northern Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Warm waters, excellent visibility for reef exploration.
Grand Bahama Island
BahamasHighlights: Good visibility for wreck diving and reef exploration.
Exuma Cays
BahamasHighlights: Ideal conditions for exploring underwater caves and swim-throughs
Cat Island
BahamasHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for shark sightings
Castle Harbour
BermudaSalt Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, sea turtle nesting season begins.
Cayman Brac
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Peak dry season, consistently good diving conditions.
Maria la Gorda
CubaHighlights: Excellent visibility. Ideal for macro photography and observing smaller marine life.
Isla de la Juventud
CubaHighlights: Good visibility for exploring reefs and wrecks.
East Point
CuraçaoHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography.
Marie Pampoen
CuraçaoHighlights: Improved visibility, more vibrant coral colors.
Tugboat
CuraçaoHighlights: Clear waters make the wreck and its inhabitants easily visible.
Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve
DominicaHighlights: Continued whale migration
Punta Cana and Bavaro
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Humpback whale season winding down
Monte Cristi
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Visibility starts to improve, warmer waters.
Grand Anse
GrenadaHighlights: Peak season for seeing turtles nesting on nearby beaches.
Moliniere Point
GrenadaHighlights: Turtle sightings are common around the reefs.
Carriacou
GrenadaHighlights: Turtle mating season, increased sightings of hawksbill and green turtles.
Grenada's Atlantic Side
GrenadaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season on nearby beaches.
Cote des Arcadins
HaitiHighlights: Warming waters, good chance to see juvenile fish.
Cap-Haitien and Labadee
HaitiHighlights: Warming waters, increased marine life activity.
Ile a Vache
HaitiHighlights: Warming waters, vibrant coral colors are more pronounced.
Southeast Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Improved visibility, good for exploring volcanic formations.
Colombier Bay
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral reefs.
Pain de Sucre
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, healthy coral gardens.
Anse des Cayes
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Peak season for marine life, vibrant coral formations.
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Good conditions for spotting larger marine life.
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Ideal conditions for observing marine life interactions.
Nisbet Plantation Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Good chance of seeing turtles nesting
Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA)
Saint LuciaHighlights: Turtle mating season begins
Marigot Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal for diving with abundant marine life.
Rodney Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Peak dry season, ideal for diving with abundant marine life.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent chances of sightings.
Bequia
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for macro photography
Mustique
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, vibrant coral gardens
Tobago Cays
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Whale shark sightings may still occur, good overall conditions.
Canouan
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Consistent good conditions for reef diving.
Mayreau
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Good visibility, ideal for spotting reef fish and turtles.
Kingstown and the West Coast
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for photography.
St. Vincent's East Coast
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Good visibility, currents can bring in interesting marine life.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Sint MaartenHighlights: Peak season for manta rays, excellent reef activity.
Simpson Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Increased marine activity, potential for larger pelagics passing by.
Maho Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Increased activity of smaller marine creatures.
Little Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Improved visibility. Good chance to see larger marine life passing by.
South Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Good visibility, potential for eagle rays
Salt Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues
French Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues
Pine Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Humpback whale migration continues
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of turtle nesting season on some beaches
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Good water clarity, popular for drift diving along the walls
Fernando de Noronha
BrazilHighlights: End of dry season, still great conditions
Highlights: Humpback whale season continues, good chance of sightings
Arraial do Cabo
BrazilHighlights: End of summer, visibility improves, good for seeing rays
Ilha Grande
BrazilHighlights: End of summer, visibility starts to improve, good for exploring wrecks
Bonito
BrazilHighlights: Transition from rainy season, still good visibility
San Andres and Providencia
ColombiaHighlights: Good visibility, start of turtle nesting season.
Rosario Islands
ColombiaHighlights: Warm waters, good for spotting juvenile fish.
Malpelo Island
ColombiaHighlights: Continued good hammerhead shark sightings, also whale sharks.
Taganga
ColombiaHighlights: Still great visibility, start of slightly warmer waters.
San Cristobal Island
EcuadorHighlights: End of rainy season, still good chances for marine life sightings.
Los Roques Archipelago
VenezuelaHighlights: Still great diving, slight decrease in visibility
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Good for pelagic sightings, strong currents can bring nutrients
Suakin Archipelago
SudanHighlights: Manta rays can be spotted, good visibility for reef dives.
Bijilo Underwater Park
GambiaHighlights: Warming waters, increased marine activity.
Highlights: Warming waters, increased fish populations around wrecks.
Highlights: Warming waters, increased fish activity near the shore.
Orango Islands
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Continued whale shark presence, warmer waters.
João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Continued turtle nesting, warmer waters.
Casamance Coast
SenegalHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for manta rays
Joal-Fadiouth
SenegalHighlights: Warming waters, excellent visibility, start of barracuda season.
Banana Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of plankton blooms attracting smaller fish.
Turtle Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of plankton blooms attracting diverse marine life.
Sherbro Island
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Warming waters, potential for pelagic sightings.
Freetown Peninsula
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Warmest waters, good for encountering larger marine life.
Benguela
AngolaHighlights: End of rainy season, clearer waters. Pelagic fish becoming more common.
Lobito
AngolaHighlights: Rainy season ending, visibility improves. More diverse reef fish.
Namibe
AngolaHighlights: Rainy season ending. Waters begin to clear. Increased activity of smaller reef fish.
Bioko Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Continued whale shark activity, transition to rainy season.
Corisco Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Continued good visibility, start of the transition to the rainy season.
Annobón Island
Equatorial GuineaHighlights: Still excellent conditions, start of the transition to the rainy season.
Mayumba National Park
GabonHighlights: Peak humpback whale season, dolphin pods
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Good visibility, potential for manta rays
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: End of whale season, visibility remains good.
Gulf of Tadjoura
DjiboutiHighlights: Whale shark season winding down, good visibility
Highlights: End of whale shark season, good visibility
Nosy Tanikely
MadagascarHighlights: Humpback whale calves may be seen near the coast
Île Sainte-Marie
MadagascarHighlights: Humpback whale migration begins, potential for close encounters
Nosy Mitsio
MadagascarHighlights: Humpback whale migration begins, potential for sightings
Cape Maclear
MalawiHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for macro photography of cichlids.
Nkhata Bay
MalawiHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving significantly, excellent cichlid viewing.
Likoma Island
MalawiHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving significantly, excellent for cichlid photography.
Flic en Flac
MauritiusHighlights: Rainy season tapering off, visibility improving.
Grand Bay
MauritiusHighlights: Rainy season subsiding, visibility improving.
Trou aux Biches
MauritiusHighlights: Visibility starts to improve as the rainy season ends.
Belle Mare
MauritiusHighlights: Visibility improves, good chance to see turtles and reef fish.
Le Morne
MauritiusHighlights: Visibility improves significantly. Good for exploring wrecks and outer reefs.
Blue Bay Marine Park
MauritiusHighlights: Visibility improves, good for spotting a variety of reef fish and corals.
Bazaruto Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: End of whale shark and humpback whale season, still good marine life.
Ponta do Ouro
MozambiqueHighlights: Still good for shark diving, visibility can be variable.
Quirimbas Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: End of rainy season, clearer waters
Saint-Gilles
RéunionHighlights: End of summer, good visibility, potential for humpback whale sightings
Saint-Leu
RéunionHighlights: End of summer, good visibility, potential for humpback whale sightings
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: Transition to rainy season, visibility starts to decrease.
Lake Tanganyika
ZambiaHighlights: Water clarity significantly improves, excellent for exploring rocky cichlid habitats.
Aliwal Shoal
South AfricaHighlights: Good chance of seeing ragged-tooth sharks
Sodwana Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Good coral visibility, abundant reef fish
False Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for great white shark sightings (from cage diving)
Mossel Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing dolphins
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Manta ray sightings still good, water warming up.
Hawar Islands
BahrainHighlights: Excellent visibility, pleasant water temperatures, potential for seeing larger fish.
Protaras
CyprusHighlights: Increasing visibility, early spring marine life activity
Highlights: Early spring marine life activity
Qaruh Island
KuwaitHighlights: Spring bloom begins, good visibility, diverse fish life.
Garouh Island
KuwaitHighlights: Spring bloom begins, good visibility, diverse fish life.
Fahal Island
KuwaitHighlights: Spring bloom begins, good visibility, diverse fish life.
Al Fahal Island
OmanHighlights: Improving visibility, good for seeing schools of fish
Al Khor Islands
QatarHighlights: Good visibility for observing the diverse marine life in the islands' ecosystem.
Old Club Reef
QatarHighlights: Excellent visibility for spotting a variety of reef fish.
Khor Al Udaid
QatarHighlights: Water starts to warm up, increased marine activity.
Fujairah
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Increasing marine life activity, potential for whale sharks
Musandam Peninsula
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Increasing marine life, good visibility in fjords
Dubai
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Good conditions for exploring artificial reefs
Great Barrier Reef
AustraliaHighlights: End of coral spawning season, good visibility
Lord Howe Island
AustraliaHighlights: Late summer, still warm and clear, good for exploring
Moreton Island
AustraliaHighlights: End of rainy season, still warm and good visibility
SS Yongala Wreck
AustraliaHighlights: Transitioning out of the wet season, still excellent diving.
Poor Knights Islands
New ZealandHighlights: Autumn brings slightly cooler water but still great visibility.
Tutukaka Coast
New ZealandHighlights: Still great diving, water remains warm and clear.
Ethel Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving. Manta rays still present.
Perpendicular Wall
Christmas IslandHighlights: Visibility improving with reduced rainfall. Currents still present.
West White Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season ends. Good for exploring the reef.
Home Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving.
North Keeling Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Visibility improving as rainy season wanes.
Taveuni
FijiHighlights: Visibility starts to improve as the rainy season tapers off.
Kadavu
FijiHighlights: Rainy season tapering off, visibility improving. Still good for reef diving.
Bligh Water
FijiHighlights: Rainy season tapering off, visibility improving. Good for exploring the many bommies.
Lomaiviti Islands
FijiHighlights: Rainy season tapering off, visibility improving. Good chance of seeing reef sharks.
Great Astrolabe Reef
FijiHighlights: Rainy season tapering off. Visibility improving. Good for drift dives along the reef.
Grande Terre
New CaledoniaHighlights: Rainy season tapering off. Visibility improving. Good for seeing larger pelagics.
Isle of Pines
New CaledoniaHighlights: End of rainy season, water clarity improving
Loyalty Islands
New CaledoniaHighlights: Rainy season winding down, visibility improving
The Barrier Reef
New CaledoniaHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving, calmer seas
Milne Bay
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, schooling fish are common.
Walindi
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Transitioning out of rainy season, visibility improving.
Madang
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility improving as rainy season ends.
Alotau
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Visibility improving as rainy season tapers off.
Guadalcanal
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Rainy season tapering off, visibility improving. Expect vibrant coral.
Florida Islands
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves as the rainy season ends. Expect healthy coral gardens.
Russell Islands
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves as the wet season wanes. Good for exploring diverse underwater topography.
Marovo Lagoon
Solomon IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season lessens
Espiritu Santo
VanuatuHighlights: End of rainy season, visibility improving
Millennium Atoll
KiribatiHighlights: Continued manta ray activity, possible whale shark sightings
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island)
KiribatiHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life
Rongelap Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season peaks, good reef shark sightings
Saipan
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale sharks
Tinian
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for whale sharks
Rose Atoll
American SamoaHighlights: Beginning of humpback whale migration (further offshore)
Rarotonga
Cook IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, good for exploring the outer reef
Aitutaki
Cook IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves, potential for larger fish in the channel
Atiu
Cook IslandsHighlights: Peak visibility, excellent for exploring coral gardens and caves.
Mangaia
Cook IslandsHighlights: Visibility improves as rainy season subsides. Good for exploring the outer reefs.
Fakarava
French PolynesiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing manta rays
Moorea
French PolynesiaHighlights: Humpback whale season continues, lush coral growth
Tikehau
French PolynesiaHighlights: End of rainy season, strong currents in the pass, abundant pelagics
Nuku Hiva
French PolynesiaHighlights: Visibility improves, good for shark encounters
Tetiaroa
French PolynesiaHighlights: End of turtle nesting season, young turtles may be seen.
Highlights: End of rainy season, visibility improves.
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: End of rainy season, still good visibility.
Ducie Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: End of rainy season, still good visibility around the lagoon.
Oeno Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: End of rainy season, still good pelagic sightings
Ha'apai
TongaHighlights: Peak humpback whale season, more frequent sightings and interactions.
Nukufetau Atoll
TuvaluHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing larger pelagics
Nanumanga
TuvaluHighlights: Improved visibility, good for encountering reef sharks and larger fish
Koh Lipe
ThailandHighlights: Warmer waters, good for spotting nudibranchs and other small creatures.
Koh Kood
ThailandHighlights: Warmer waters, good chance to see larger pelagics.
Koh Racha
ThailandHighlights: Warmer waters, good chance to see larger pelagics.