Where to Dive in March
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
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
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.