Guides
Guides to dive regions, liveaboards and single dive sites. They cover depth, water temperature, visibility and the months when conditions are usually best.
Conditions change with the season and from year to year, so check with a local dive centre before you book.
Dive Destinations10 min read
Where to dive in December: 12 scuba destinations with water temperature, wetsuit and main risk for each, plus the Red Sea in winter and the places to skip.
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Where to scuba dive in November: 12 destinations with water temperature, suit and main risk, where to find mantas and reef sharks, and what to avoid.
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Roatán and Utila diving by month: sea and air temperature, rain, northers, hurricane odds from NOAA data, whale shark timing and the best months for each goal.
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Where to see manta rays: 13 dive and snorkel sites with reef or oceanic species, best months from research and park data, and October-November options.
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Palau diving season by month: sea temperature, rain and wind from NOAA data, the typhoon record, mantas and reef sharks in October-November, sites and permits.
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Dahab diving by month: Gulf of Aqaba sea temperature from NOAA data, wind, wetsuit thickness, the main shore sites and the facts behind the Blue Hole Arch.
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Hurghada diving by month: sea and air temperature, wind, wetsuit thickness, the calmest months for exposed reefs and wrecks, and what changes in winter.
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Bonaire shore diving explained: yellow stones and tank pickup, the USD 40 STINAPA nature fee, orientation dive rules, main dive sites, seasons and the chamber.
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Koh Tao diving explained: how the Open Water course runs, dive site depths and levels, the rainy months, whale shark season, reef rules and the island's chamber.
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Great Barrier Reef diving by base and season: Cairns vs Port Douglas, Ribbon Reefs and Osprey Reef liveaboards, the Yongala, stingers, minke whales and reef health.
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Andaman scuba diving by island and season: Havelock and Neil dive sites with depths, try dives for non-swimmers, Open Water courses, permits and the chamber.
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Raja Ampat diving by region and season: Dampier Strait and Misool sites, currents and required level, the marine park fee, liveaboard vs resort, and evacuation.
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Diving in Madeira by site and month: the Garajau reserve and its groupers, the Funchal and Porto Santo wrecks, Desertas rules, sea temperature and fees.
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Nusa Penida diving by site and season: depths and currents at Manta Point and Crystal Bay, manta and mola months, water temperature and the MPA rules.
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Chuuk Lagoon, Thistlegorm, Coolidge, Zenobia, Scapa Flow, Coron, Bikini and Gallipoli compared: depths, training needed, protection rules and wreck safety.
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Mediterranean diving by country: signature dives, depths, park rules and permits, and sea temperature by month for Malta, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Turkey.
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Red Sea diving in Egypt by area: Sharm, Hurghada, Marsa Alam and the offshore parks, with sea temperature by month, Thistlegorm depths and local dive rules.
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What a liveaboard day looks like, the experience operators ask for, safety and cabin checks, nitrox over a week, seasickness, packing and listed prices.
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A 12-month table of where to dive, with the season, sea conditions, water temperature and marine life event behind each pick, plus the ones you can only snorkel.
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The Great Blue Hole, Thistlegorm, Sipadan's Barracuda Point, Blue Corner and Cape Kri: depth, best season, the experience each one needs and how to prepare.
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