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