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