Where to Dive in November
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
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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.
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.
Nui Chua National Park
VietnamHighlights: Excellent visibility. Beginning of manta ray season.
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.
Koh Samui
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for all types of diving.
Koh Phangan
ThailandHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for exploring the diverse marine life.
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.