Where to Dive in November
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.
Silfra Fissure
IcelandHighlights: Crystal clear ice diving, unique geological formations
Atauro Island
East TimorHighlights: Peak season for manta rays and whale sharks.
Dili
East TimorHighlights: Excellent visibility, warm water, good chance of seeing pelagics.
Highlights: Start of the peak diving season, excellent visibility and calm seas.
Lakshadweep Islands
IndiaHighlights: Start of the peak season, superb visibility and calm waters.
Netrani Island
IndiaHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent visibility and calm seas, ideal for macro photography.
Raja Ampat
IndonesiaHighlights: Prime season, incredible biodiversity, manta ray congregations.
North Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, whale sharks possible
South Male Atoll
MaldivesHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, whale sharks possible
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
PhilippinesHighlights: Start of manta ray season, abundant marine life
Panglao Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season.
Siquijor
PhilippinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing manta rays.
Camiguin
PhilippinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for manta rays.
Pigeon Island National Park
Sri LankaHighlights: Peak season for whale sharks and manta rays
Similan Islands
ThailandHighlights: Start of peak season, excellent visibility, manta rays and whale sharks.
Surin Islands
ThailandHighlights: Start of peak season, excellent visibility, manta rays and whale sharks.
Phuket
ThailandHighlights: Excellent diving conditions return, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
ThailandHighlights: Excellent diving conditions return, high probability of manta ray and whale shark encounters.
Koh Lanta
ThailandHighlights: Excellent diving conditions return, clear waters and abundant marine life. Good chance of seeing turtles and reef sharks.
Krabi
ThailandHighlights: Start of the high season, exceptional visibility and calm seas.
Koh Phi Phi
ThailandHighlights: Start of the high season, exceptional visibility and calm seas, ideal for all dive sites.
Koh Chang
ThailandHighlights: Start of peak season, excellent conditions, good for manta ray sightings.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Excellent visibility. Beginning of manta ray season.
Highlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Socorro Island
MexicoHighlights: Excellent conditions for encountering giant mantas and sharks.
Lighthouse Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, ideal conditions for exploring the atoll.
Roatán
HondurasHighlights: Peak season for whale shark sightings, superb visibility
Coiba National Park
PanamaHighlights: Whale shark season continues, abundant marine life
Grand Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility and calm seas return. Ideal for all types of diving.
Porto Marie
CuraçaoHighlights: Visibility returns to excellent levels, ideal for exploring the extensive reef.
Mushroom Forest
CuraçaoHighlights: Visibility returns to excellent as the dry season starts.
Bayahibe
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Visibility improves, good for reef diving
La Romana
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Prime diving season begins, exceptional visibility and calm seas.
Samaná Peninsula
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Prime diving season begins, exceptional visibility and calm seas, start of whale migration.
Port Salut and Les Cayes
HaitiHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant reef fish.
Montego Bay Marine Park
JamaicaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life.
Ocho Rios
JamaicaHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, beginning of peak season.
Runaway Bay
JamaicaHighlights: Prime diving season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Northwest Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Peak turtle nesting season, high chance of spotting them.
Rendezvous Bay
MontserratHighlights: Ideal for exploring the shallow reefs and observing marine life.
Fajardo
Puerto RicoHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, excellent visibility
Vieques
Puerto RicoHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent visibility, bioluminescent bay tours
Colombier Bay
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season.
Pain de Sucre
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season, abundant reef life.
Sandy Point, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season.
Charlestown, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season.
Oualie Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season.
Sint Maarten Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, start of the dry season. Ideal for wreck diving.
French Marine Reserves
Saint MartinHighlights: Start of the dry season, prime diving conditions with excellent visibility and marine life.
Store Bay, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of whale shark season.
Mt. Irvine, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of whale shark season.
Grace Bay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of humpback whale migration.
West Caicos
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Start of manta ray season, excellent visibility
Northwest Point
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Start of manta ray season, good for drift diving
St. John
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions, potential for manta ray sightings
Galápagos Islands
EcuadorHighlights: Warm season begins, excellent visibility and marine life.
Los Roques Archipelago
VenezuelaHighlights: Start of the dry season, superb diving
Los Frailes
VenezuelaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, large congregations possible
Sangareya Bay
GuineaHighlights: Peak season for marine life, exceptional visibility
Ilhéu das Rolas
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent conditions
São Tomé Northern Coast
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good for macro life
Dissei Island
EritreaHighlights: Best visibility of the year, ideal for photography.
Nora and Nokra Islands
EritreaHighlights: Peak season for clarity and marine activity.
Sodwana Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent coral visibility
Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Peak of the dry season, ideal for all types of diving
Peros Banhos
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Peak of the dry season, ideal for all types of diving
Salomon Atoll
British Indian Ocean TerritoryHighlights: Excellent visibility, calm seas, start of manta ray season.
Eilat
IsraelHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the coral reefs
Aqaba
JordanHighlights: Late autumn, great visibility and comfortable temperatures
Musandam Peninsula
OmanHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, good for all levels
Daymaniyat Islands
OmanHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing larger marine life
Red Sea - Jeddah
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Ideal diving temperatures and visibility, abundant marine life.
Farasan Banks
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Prime diving conditions, potential for whale shark sightings.
Yanbu
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Prime diving conditions, good chance of seeing larger pelagics.
Ras Mohammed National Park
Saudi ArabiaHighlights: Prime diving conditions, good chance of seeing large schools of fish.
Osprey Reef
AustraliaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, abundant pelagic activity
Moreton Island
AustraliaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, abundant marine life
The Flying Fish Cove
Christmas IslandHighlights: Prime time for whale sharks and manta rays.
Thundercliff Cave
Christmas IslandHighlights: Start of manta ray season, excellent conditions
Direction Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Start of manta ray season, excellent conditions
West Island
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHighlights: Start of manta ray season, excellent conditions
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Start of dry season, exceptional visibility
Pohnpei
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season
Kosrae
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life
Yap
Federated States of MicronesiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season
Blue Hole
GuamHighlights: Excellent conditions for advanced diving in the Blue Hole.
Highlights: Manta ray season, potential for whale sharks, abundant pelagics
Bikini Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, world-class wreck diving
German Channel
PalauHighlights: Peak manta ray season, high chance of encounters
Chandelier Cave
PalauHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, great visibility.
Blue Holes
PalauHighlights: Great visibility, calm conditions for exploring the Blue Holes.
Koh Lipe
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, pristine waters and abundant marine life.
Koh Racha
ThailandHighlights: Start of the peak season, excellent conditions and potential for manta ray sightings.
Prachuap Khiri Khan
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, excellent visibility and calm seas.
Koh Tarutao
ThailandHighlights: Start of the peak season, excellent visibility and calm seas.
Koh Phayam
ThailandHighlights: Start of the peak season, excellent visibility and calm seas.
French Polynesia
FranceHighlights: Manta rays still present, good for reef exploration
Saint Martin's Island
BangladeshHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant marine life
Koh Rong Archipelago
CambodiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing whale sharks during this period.
Sanya
ChinaHighlights: Pleasant temperatures and clear waters, good for macro photography.
Highlights: Pleasant temperatures and clear waters, ideal for exploring the extensive coral systems.
Kraken Springs
GeorgiaHighlights: Transition to cooler water, still good visibility
Sai Kung
Hong KongHighlights: Continued great visibility, good chance to see larger pelagics.
Port Shelter
Hong KongHighlights: Pleasant diving conditions, potential for larger marine life.
Sharp Island
Hong KongHighlights: Consistently good diving conditions, potential for larger fish.
Goa
IndiaHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent visibility and calm seas.
Ogasawara Islands
JapanHighlights: Manta ray season, good chance of seeing dolphins
Sipadan Island
MalaysiaHighlights: End of manta ray season, but still good marine life.
Pom Pom Island
MalaysiaHighlights: Good chance of seeing turtles and schooling fish
Mergui Archipelago
MyanmarHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, whale shark sightings possible
Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago
MyanmarHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray and whale shark season begins
Karachi Coast
PakistanHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season
Anilao
PhilippinesHighlights: Excellent visibility and calm seas, ideal for photography.
Apo Reef
PhilippinesHighlights: Calm seas and good visibility, ideal for exploring the reef.
Malapascua Island
PhilippinesHighlights: Excellent visibility and calm seas, good for thresher sharks and macro life.
Coron
PhilippinesHighlights: Great visibility, good for exploring wrecks and reefs
Moalboal
PhilippinesHighlights: Sardine run becoming more prominent, excellent macro opportunities
Dauin
PhilippinesHighlights: Great macro opportunities, good chance of seeing pygmy seahorses
Puerto Galera
PhilippinesHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, excellent visibility.
Verde Island Passage
PhilippinesHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing. Strong currents can bring exciting encounters.
Highlights: Manta ray season continues, good for macro.
Ulleungdo Island
South KoreaHighlights: Cooler water, good for observing resident species, good visibility
Hikkaduwa
Sri LankaHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good chance of sightings.
Weligama
Sri LankaHighlights: Whale shark season begins, excellent chance of sightings.
Trincomalee
Sri LankaHighlights: Blue whale migration season begins, potential for sightings.
Green Island
TaiwanHighlights: Water cooling, good for seeing a variety of fish
Koh Tao
ThailandHighlights: Peak season, excellent visibility, good for spotting whale sharks.
Nha Trang
VietnamHighlights: Excellent visibility, calm seas, ideal for exploring reefs.
Phu Quoc
VietnamHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent visibility and calm waters.
Con Dao
VietnamHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent visibility and calm waters.
Banco Chinchorro
MexicoHighlights: Peak manta ray season, good chance of whale sharks
Veracruz Reef System
MexicoHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for seeing larger marine life
Flower Garden Banks
United StatesTurneffe Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, great for spotting larger pelagics.
Glovers Reef Atoll
BelizeHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent opportunities to see larger marine life.
Cocos Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Hammerhead shark season, good for large schools
Caño Island
Costa RicaHighlights: Start of dry season, excellent visibility, humpback whale season begins
Catalina Islands
Costa RicaHighlights: Start of dry season, excellent visibility, humpback whale season begins
Gulf of Papagayo
Costa RicaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Drake Bay
Costa RicaHighlights: Start of dry season, excellent conditions for diving at Caño Island.
Pico Bonito National Park
HondurasHighlights: Calm seas, excellent for exploring the reef
Solentiname Islands
NicaraguaHighlights: Start of dry season, excellent diving conditions
Bocas Del Toro
PanamaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring shipwrecks
San Blas Islands
PanamaHighlights: Dry season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Scrub Island
AnguillaHighlights: Good visibility, start of whale migration season
Prickly Pear Cays
AnguillaHighlights: Good visibility, start of whale migration season
South Coast of Antigua
Antigua and BarbudaHighlights: Manta ray season begins
South Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Conditions are excellent as the dry season begins. Manta ray sightings become more frequent.
East Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Conditions are good for drift diving and exploring the diverse marine life.
West Coast of Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Conditions are excellent for relaxed diving. Abundant marine life.
Northern Aruba
ArubaHighlights: Visibility improves, start of manta ray season.
Grand Bahama Island
BahamasHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, start of shark season.
Nassau
BahamasHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, start of shark season.
Carlisle Bay
BarbadosHighlights: Excellent visibility, abundant sea turtle population
The West Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, start of the dry season.
The South Coast
BarbadosHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent conditions.
Folkestone Marine Park
BarbadosHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent conditions for marine life observation.
South Shore
BermudaHighlights: Early season whale shark sightings possible offshore
Eastern Blue Hole
BermudaCastle Harbour
BermudaTortola and Surrounding Waters
British Virgin IslandsVirgin Gorda and Neighboring Sites
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season continues, excellent diving conditions.
Cooper Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season, excellent reef diving.
Anegada
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance to see rays.
Salt Island
British Virgin IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, great encounters possible.
Cayman Brac
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility and calm seas. Ideal for exploring the wreck and walls.
Little Cayman
Cayman IslandsHighlights: Manta rays begin to return. Excellent reef diving.
Jardines de la Reina
CubaHighlights: Visibility improves significantly. Shark activity remains high.
Isla de la Juventud
CubaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for photography.
Bay of Pigs
CubaHighlights: Excellent visibility for exploring wrecks and reefs.
East Point
CuraçaoHighlights: Excellent visibility, manta ray sightings are common.
Marie Pampoen
CuraçaoHighlights: Visibility improves significantly, good for exploring the reef structure.
Playa Kalki
CuraçaoHighlights: Transition to drier season, excellent visibility returns.
Tugboat
CuraçaoHighlights: Visibility improves significantly as the dry season begins.
The Cabrits Dive Centre Zone
DominicaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season, good for spotting larger fish.
Pointe Michel
DominicaHighlights: Dry season begins, good visibility, potential for manta rays.
Toucari Bay
DominicaHighlights: Dry season begins, excellent visibility, good for encountering schooling fish.
Punta Cana and Bavaro
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Whale shark sightings possible offshore
Monte Cristi
Dominican RepublicHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Moliniere Point
GrenadaHighlights: Manta ray season winding down, excellent visibility.
Carriacou
GrenadaHighlights: End of manta ray season, good visibility for exploring.
Grenada's Atlantic Side
GrenadaHighlights: Late manta ray season, good chance of seeing them.
Flamingo Bay
GrenadaHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for seeing larger reef fish.
La Gonave Island
HaitiHighlights: Excellent visibility, potential for seeing larger reef fish and rays.
Cote des Arcadins
HaitiHighlights: Start of the dry season, calm seas and clear water.
Cap-Haitien and Labadee
HaitiHighlights: Start of the dry season, calm and clear waters.
Ile a Vache
HaitiHighlights: Start of the dry season, calm seas and clear water.
Port Antonio
JamaicaHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, warm and clear waters.
Southeast Montserrat
MontserratHighlights: Excellent for exploring underwater caves and overhangs.
La Parguera
Puerto RicoHighlights: Great diving conditions, good chance of seeing larger pelagics.
Isla de Mona
Puerto RicoHighlights: Great diving conditions, good chance of seeing large schools of fish.
Desecheo Island
Puerto RicoHighlights: Great diving conditions, good chance of seeing pelagic species.
Rincón
Puerto RicoHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray sightings
Lorient
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray sightings
Ile Fourchue
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season, good for drift dives.
Anse des Cayes
Saint BarthélemyHighlights: Excellent conditions return, often with calm seas and clear water.
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Conditions are excellent, good for exploring the diverse marine life.
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, calm seas and clear water.
Nisbet Plantation Beach, Nevis
Saint Kitts and NevisHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent diving conditions
Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA)
Saint LuciaHighlights: Dry season begins, excellent diving conditions
Anse Cochon
Saint LuciaHighlights: Dry season begins, excellent diving conditions
Marigot Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, start of the dry season.
Rodney Bay
Saint LuciaHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, start of the dry season.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Saint MartinHighlights: Start of the dry season, excellent diving conditions.
Creole Rock
Saint MartinHighlights: Good conditions returning, start of whale season offshore
Bequia
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Conditions are excellent, good for spotting turtles and rays
Mustique
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent conditions, good for spotting turtles and rays
Tobago Cays
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Manta ray season begins, excellent visibility.
Canouan
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for spotting larger pelagics.
Mayreau
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing manta rays.
Union Island
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Manta ray sightings continue, good for pelagic species.
St. Vincent's East Coast
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHighlights: Visibility improves, currents can be beneficial for spotting marine life.
Man of War Shoal Marine Park
Sint MaartenHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing turtles.
Simpson Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Excellent conditions for wreck and reef exploration.
Maho Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the shallow reefs.
Dawn Beach
Sint MaartenHighlights: Visibility starts to increase significantly. Beginning of the dry season.
Little Bay
Sint MaartenHighlights: Increasing visibility as the dry season begins. Good for exploring the reef.
Speyside, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Increasing visibility. Beginning of the dry season. Good for spotting larger pelagics.
Crown Point, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Excellent diving conditions return, good chance to see larger pelagics.
Charlotteville, Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, often good for seeing larger marine life.
Southwest Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoHighlights: Good diving conditions, often a good time to see a variety of marine life.
French Cay
Turks and Caicos IslandsHighlights: Good reef diving, turtle nesting
St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Manta ray season begins, consistently good visibility
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Good conditions for exploring the Frederiksted Pier and other dive sites
Buck Island, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin IslandsHighlights: Great visibility, comfortable water temperatures, start of manta ray season.
Villa Traful
ArgentinaHighlights: Excellent visibility, pleasant water temperatures
Fernando de Noronha
BrazilHighlights: Late dry season, still fantastic diving conditions
Highlights: Humpback whales begin to arrive, plankton still present
Easter Island
ChileHighlights: Pre-summer, excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures.
Highlights: Pre-summer, excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures.
Punta de Choros
ChileHighlights: Pre-summer, excellent visibility and pleasant temperatures.
San Andres and Providencia
ColombiaHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent diving conditions.
Rosario Islands
ColombiaHighlights: Good visibility, potential for encounters with larger marine life.
Malpelo Island
ColombiaHighlights: Continued excellent hammerhead shark sightings, also whale sharks.
San Cristobal Island
EcuadorHighlights: Warmer waters, good visibility, sea lion pups are abundant.
Stanley
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility and increasing marine activity.
Cape Pembroke
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the coastline and its inhabitants.
Jason Islands
Falkland IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the rich underwater ecosystems of the Jason Islands.
South Georgia Island
South Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsHighlights: Abundant marine life, good visibility
South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsHighlights: Best chance for clearer waters and marine life
Mochima National Park
VenezuelaHighlights: Excellent visibility and warm waters
Morrocoy National Park
VenezuelaHighlights: Good conditions for spotting larger marine life
Isla Margarita
VenezuelaHighlights: Good conditions for spotting larger marine life
Marsa Alam
EgyptHighlights: Manta rays still possible, good for reef exploration
Tiran Island
EgyptHighlights: Comfortable temperatures, good visibility for pelagics
Ain El Ghazala
LibyaHighlights: Transition to cooler waters, good for spotting larger fish
Susah
LibyaHighlights: Transition to cooler waters, potential for larger fish
Sanganeb Atoll
SudanHighlights: Manta rays begin to return, excellent visibility.
Suakin Archipelago
SudanHighlights: Manta rays begin to return, good visibility.
Grand-Béréby
Côte d'IvoireHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
San Pédro
Côte d'IvoireHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Sassandra
Côte d'IvoireHighlights: Prime time for whale shark and manta ray sightings. Very good visibility.
Cape Point
GambiaHighlights: Prime time for spotting manta rays and other large pelagics. Very good visibility.
Fajara Beach
GambiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for spotting various reef fish and invertebrates. Manta ray season can extend here.
Bijilo Underwater Park
GambiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of the dry season, good for photography.
Highlights: Excellent visibility, dry season, ideal for wreck diving and historical exploration.
Highlights: Excellent visibility, dry season, ideal for photography and observing diverse birdlife from below.
Orango Islands
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park
Guinea-BissauHighlights: Peak manta ray season, excellent visibility.
Petite Côte
SenegalHighlights: Prime diving season, clear waters and abundant marine life.
Cap-Vert Peninsula
SenegalHighlights: Good visibility, turtle nesting season offshore
Casamance Coast
SenegalHighlights: Good visibility, turtle nesting season offshore
Joal-Fadiouth
SenegalHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, great diving conditions.
Banana Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Great diving conditions, good chance to see manta rays.
Turtle Islands
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Great diving conditions, good chance to see manta rays and turtles.
Sherbro Island
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Prime diving conditions, abundant marine life.
Freetown Peninsula
Sierra LeoneHighlights: Abundant marine life and clear waters.
Mayumba National Park
GabonHighlights: Peak manta ray season, whale shark sightings
Príncipe Island
São Tomé and PríncipeHighlights: Transitioning to rainy season, visibility still good.
Highlights: Peak manta ray season
Maskali Island
DjiboutiHighlights: Peak manta ray season, good for schooling fish
Nosy Tanikely
MadagascarHighlights: Increased plankton, attracting smaller fish and invertebrates
Île Sainte-Marie
MadagascarHighlights: Increased plankton, attracting smaller marine life, start of rainy season
Nosy Mitsio
MadagascarHighlights: Increased plankton, attracting smaller marine life, start of rainy season
Cape Maclear
MalawiHighlights: Pre-rainy season, excellent visibility and warm water.
Nkhata Bay
MalawiHighlights: Pre-rainy season, excellent visibility and warm water.
Likoma Island
MalawiHighlights: Pre-rainy season, excellent visibility and warm water, peak cichlid activity.
Flic en Flac
MauritiusHighlights: Manta ray season continues, good visibility.
Grand Bay
MauritiusHighlights: Manta ray sightings are possible, good for macro photography.
Trou aux Biches
MauritiusHighlights: Manta ray sightings are common, good for macro life.
Bazaruto Archipelago
MozambiqueHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, whale sharks may start appearing.
Tofo Beach
MozambiqueHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing, whale sharks may start appearing.
Ponta do Ouro
MozambiqueHighlights: Manta rays start to appear, good for shark diving.
La Possession
RéunionHighlights: Start of the warmer season, good marine life activity
Mahe
SeychellesHighlights: Warmer waters, good for spotting turtles and reef sharks
Praslin
SeychellesHighlights: Peak whale shark season, good chance of sightings.
La Digue
SeychellesHighlights: Peak whale shark season, good chance of sightings.
Silhouette Island
SeychellesHighlights: Peak whale shark season, good chance of sightings.
Pemba Island
TanzaniaHighlights: End of manta ray season, transition to short rains, visibility may decrease.
Mossel Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Cape fur seals are active, good chance of seeing dolphins
Plettenberg Bay
South AfricaHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of seeing seals and dolphins
Hawar Islands
BahrainHighlights: Excellent visibility, comfortable water temperatures, good for spotting a variety of marine life.
Fasht Al Adhm
BahrainHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of whale shark season
Abu Thalma
BahrainHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of whale shark season
Persian Gulf
IranHighlights: Excellent visibility and pleasant water temperatures
Kish Island
IranHighlights: Excellent visibility and pleasant water temperatures
Caesarea
IsraelHighlights: Transition to cooler waters, still good for historical sites
Palmachim
IsraelHighlights: Transition to cooler waters, still good diving
Qaruh Island
KuwaitHighlights: Late autumn, great visibility, diverse marine life, comfortable water temperatures.
Garouh Island
KuwaitHighlights: Late autumn, great visibility, diverse marine life, comfortable water temperatures.
Fahal Island
KuwaitHighlights: Late autumn, great visibility, diverse marine life, comfortable water temperatures.
Al Fahal Island
OmanHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for exploring the reef
Mirbat
OmanHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for exploring the varied coastline
The Pearl-Qatar
QatarHighlights: Ideal diving conditions, good chance of seeing larger pelagics.
Al Khor Islands
QatarHighlights: Prime time for diving with clear waters and abundant marine life.
Old Club Reef
QatarHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable water temperatures, great for photography.
Fuwarit Beach
QatarHighlights: Excellent visibility and comfortable temperatures.
Fujairah
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Ideal water temperatures, good for all dive types
Musandam Peninsula
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Pleasant temperatures, excellent visibility in the fjords
Sharjah
United Arab EmiratesHighlights: Good conditions for spotting diverse marine life
Kamaran Island
YemenHighlights: Peak manta ray season, good chance of whale sharks.
Highlights: Peak season for large pelagics and clear waters.
Hanish Islands
YemenHighlights: Peak manta ray season, good chance of whale sharks.
South West Rocks
AustraliaHighlights: Warm water, excellent visibility, chance of seeing migrating whales offshore
Lord Howe Island
AustraliaHighlights: Late spring, water warming, good for exploring the outer reefs
Jervis Bay
AustraliaHighlights: Warm waters returning, good for all types of diving
SS Yongala Wreck
AustraliaHighlights: Warmer water, good marine life diversity.
Poor Knights Islands
New ZealandHighlights: Warmer water, good for exploring the diverse reef systems.
Bay of Islands
New ZealandHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, good visibility, increasing marine activity.
Goat Island
New ZealandHighlights: Excellent diving conditions, good visibility, increasing marine activity.
Kaikoura
New ZealandHighlights: Excellent visibility and mild temperatures. Abundant marine life.
Marlborough Sounds
New ZealandHighlights: Excellent visibility and mild temperatures. Ideal for exploring the sounds.
Stewart Island
New ZealandHighlights: Excellent visibility and mild temperatures. Ideal for exploring the rugged coastline.
Tutukaka Coast
New ZealandHighlights: Excellent conditions as summer approaches, abundant fish.
Ethel Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing. Start of the wet season.
Perpendicular Wall
Christmas IslandHighlights: Manta ray season. Currents can be strong, especially with the start of the wet season.
West White Beach
Christmas IslandHighlights: Good for shore dives, though visibility can start to decrease with the onset of the wet season.
Mamanuca Islands
FijiHighlights: Manta ray season, transition to rainy season
Yasawa Islands
FijiHighlights: Manta ray season, transition to rainy season
Kadavu
FijiHighlights: Manta ray season. Increased chance of sightings at cleaning stations.
Bligh Water
FijiHighlights: Manta ray season. Increased activity at cleaning stations. Start of the rainy season.
Isle of Pines
New CaledoniaHighlights: Transition to warmer months, good for exploring wrecks
Loyalty Islands
New CaledoniaHighlights: Warming waters, good for exploring diverse dive sites
The Barrier Reef
New CaledoniaHighlights: Warming waters, good for exploring different sections of the reef
Milne Bay
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Manta ray season is in full swing. Expect good sightings of schooling fish.
Walindi
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Hammerhead sharks still around, good macro life.
Madang
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Good macro opportunities, start of rainy season.
Alotau
Papua New GuineaHighlights: Good macro opportunities, start of rainy season.
Espiritu Santo
VanuatuHighlights: Manta rays still present, visibility starts to decrease slightly
Efate
VanuatuHighlights: Manta rays still present, visibility starts to decrease
Pentecost
VanuatuHighlights: Manta ray season, potential for schooling pelagics
Ambrym
VanuatuHighlights: Manta ray season, potential for schooling pelagics
Apra Harbor
GuamHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good chance to see them feeding.
Tumon Bay
GuamHighlights: Manta ray season begins, potential sightings in the bay.
Cocos Island
GuamHighlights: Manta ray season begins, good chance of sightings at cleaning stations.
Piti Bomb Holes
GuamHighlights: Excellent conditions for exploring the bomb holes.
Kiritimati Island
KiribatiHighlights: Great conditions for exploring the abundant marine life around Kiritimati.
Millennium Atoll
KiribatiHighlights: Manta ray season, good for pelagic sightings
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island)
KiribatiHighlights: Manta ray season in full swing
Majuro Atoll
Marshall IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of manta ray season
Saipan
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Good conditions, consistent marine life
Tinian
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Good conditions, consistent marine life
Rota
Northern Mariana IslandsHighlights: Excellent visibility, start of whale shark season offshore
Aunu'u
American SamoaHighlights: Start of manta ray season, often seen feeding.
Ta'u
American SamoaHighlights: Start of manta ray season, often seen feeding.
Ofu and Olosega
American SamoaHighlights: Start of manta ray season, often seen feeding.
Rose Atoll
American SamoaHighlights: Increased chance of seeing larger pelagics
Moorea
French PolynesiaHighlights: Manta ray season, transition to rainy season, potential for plankton blooms
Tikehau
French PolynesiaHighlights: Rainy season, manta rays are common, strong currents in the pass
Highlights: Good diving conditions as the year winds down.
Tamakautoga
NiueHighlights: Good diving conditions as the year winds down.
Oeno Island
Pitcairn IslandsHighlights: Transition to rainy season, still good visibility
Koh Samui
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for all types of diving.
Koh Phangan
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life.