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When to Go Diving
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With only a couple of weeks holiday left for the year, and perhaps children to think about, the most important thing often to consider is what the weather is going to be like at your chosen holiday destination. After all, the last thing you want is to be stuck in torrential rain for eight hours a day, however much of that will be spent below the waves. Here we have the places we offer sorted by season – Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter to give you an idea of the best time to visit from a meteorological perspective. Wherever possible, we have grouped trips based on a combination of the best weather and best diving. It’s important to note that many of these destinations have a lot to offer at different times of the year and the experience from a diving perspective may vary from season to season. We have categorised these trips according only to the very best weather. On each of the individual holiday pages there is a chart that shows you what you can expect from a weather and marine life perspective. Contact us if you want to discuss any of this in more depth. If the types of marine life you are likely to see is of more important to you, visit our ‘What to See’ section, or if you have a particular destination in mind, try our ‘ Where to Go’ section. Top Destinations in Spring (March to May)
 | Dive Mexico - Hotel Maroma Resort and Spa, Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula in south-east Mexico separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea. On the Caribbean side, the coastline offers pure white-sand beaches, calm blue waters and excellent diving.
|  | Dive USA - Little Palm Island, Florida
The Florida Keys are a lot like the Caribbean – except you can get here by car. |  | Dive Belize - Turtle Inn Placencia
A marine park since 2001 thanks to a groundbreaking initiative by Friends of Nature and the Belizean government, this is a site where, at the right time of year, diving or snorkeling with whale shark is virtually guaranteed.
|  | Dive the Maldives - Four Seasons Explorer - Boat
Four Seasons Explorer is hardly recognizable as a liveaboard. It is in fact a floating Four Seasons resort, with all that implies. You don't need to be a diver to enjoy this
|  | Dive the Maldives - Soneva Fushi by Six Senses
Soneva Fushi is set on the privately owned tropical island paradise of Kunfunadhoo in the Northern Maldives, one of the 1,190 islands and atolls which make up this scattered nation, and surely one of the most idyllic of a pretty idyllic bunch.
|  | Dive the Philipines - Amanpulo, Pamalican
Amanpulo is Pamalican. The name means ‘peaceful island’, and you fill find a seemingly endless stretch of the finest white powder sloping into clear turquoise waters. |
Top Destinations in Summer (June to August)
 | Dive Fiji – Vatulele
To the south of Fiji’s main island, accessed by an easy 25-minute seaplane ride, lies Vatulele. Viewed from the air or sea, you would never guess that this island was home to one of the finest resorts and some of the best diving in the islands.
|  | Dive Fiji – Wakaya Club
Life (and the diving) is beautifully simple at the Wakaya Club. This immaculate private island retreat is just 40 minutes by turboprop from Fiji proper, and once there life could not be easier. |  | Dive French Polynesia – Four Seasons Bora Bora
Crystalline turquoise waters, pure white sand, swaying palms, cobalt blue sky…add to all this the colourful and exotic culture of the Polynesians, plus a twist of French, and you have something truly special.
|  | Dive French Polynesia – Pearl Beach Tikehau
The atoll of Tikehau was once described by Jacques Cousteau as richer in fish life than any other lagoon in the world. Although decades have gone by since then, it is still clearly exceptional.
|  | Dive Italy - Hotel Pitrizza, Sardinia
Sardinia offers some of the most exciting and varied diving in the Mediterranean along with endless white-sand coves.
|  | |  | Dive Mozambique – Vamizi
The Maluane Conservation Area comprises three Indian Ocean islands (one being Vamizi) and a 33,000-hectare inland wildlife safari area, but it’s the wildlife beneath the waves that wins hands down. |  | Dive Indonesia - Amanwana, Moyo
Perhaps best described as a five-star nature camp, Amanwana is part of the exclusive Aman group of hotels and is set on the nature reserve of Moyo Island, just to the east of Bali, in Indonesia.. |  | Dive Indonesia – Amanikan - Boat
How about some of the world’s best diving on one of the world’s most luxurious boats? that is what the Aman group are now offering around the waters of Komodo. |  | Dive Indonesia – Silolona - Boat
Named after the magical boat of a local legend, the Silolona provides the ultimate way to dive, snorkel or just visit the remote islands of Indonesia: simple. |  | Dive Indonesia - Wakatobi Dive Resort, Sulawesi
The location could not be more exotic, hanging like an earring off the southern tip of Sulawesi in the Banda Sea. And with about 400 species of coral and 700 species of fish, Wakatobi is not to be missed. |  | Dive Hawaii – Manele Bay, Lanai
Voted one of the top ten best dive destinations in the world by Scuba Diving and Skin Diver magazines, Lanai is second only to the Maui-based dives of Molokoni crater and Molokai. |  | |
Top Destinations in Autumn (September to November)
 | Dive French Polynesia – Four Seasons Bora Bora
Crystalline turquoise waters, pure white sand, swaying palms, cobalt blue sky… add to all this the colourful and exotic culture of the Polynesians, plus a twist of French , and you have something truly special.
| | Dive French Polynesia – Pearl Beach Tikehau
The atoll of Tikehau was once described by Jacques Cousteau as richer in fish life than any other lagoon in the world. Although decades have gone by since then, it is still clearly exceptional. |  | Dive Oman – Six Senses Zighy Bay
Oman has some excellent - and relatively – unspoilt diving along long stretches of its coastline, and there more dive sites being discovered all the time.
|  | Dive Tanzania – Fundu Lagoon, Pemba
Located on Pemba Island, just to the north of Zanzibar, this area is reputed to have the best diving in East Africa, and yet the region is pretty much devoid of other divers, making it all the more special.
|  | Dive the Seychelles – Frégate Island Private
Frégate, named after the graceful Frégate bird, is a near perfect, 740-acre private island in the Seychelles, surrounded by the island's best dive spots.
| Top Destinations in Winter (December to February)
 | Dive Australia – Lizard Island Lodge
Lizard Island, situated at the northern end of the Reef, is home to little more than a Marine Research Station, a luxury hotel, a population of large lizards, and some world-class diving.
|  | Dive Costa Rica – Four Seasons Peninsula Papagayo
This is the finest diving on Central America’s Pacific coast, with the exception of the Cocos Islands, a few hundred miles offshore and only reachable by live-aboard. |  | Dive the Caribbean - Peter Island
Unlike much of the Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands offer exceptional diving coupled with luxury accomodation, and Peter Island is a prime example.
|  | Dive the Caribbean - Turks and Caicos Aggressor II - Boat
The Turks & Caicos Islands has some exceptional diving, with more than 1,000 square miles of coral reef encircling the islands, excellent wall diving and a healthy marine environment.
|  | Dive the Caribbean - Amanyara, Turks and Caicos
The Turks & Caicos Islands has some exceptional diving, with more than 1,000 square miles of coral reef encircling the islands, excellent wall diving and a healthy marine environment.
|  | Dive Mozambique – Marlin Lodge, Benguerra Island
The Maluane Conservation Area comprises three Indian Ocean islands (one being Vamizi) and a 33,000-hectare inland wildlife safari area, but it’s the wildlife beneath the waves that wins hands down. |  | | | Dive the Maldives – Soneva Fushi by Six Senses
Soneva Fushi is set on the privately owned tropical island paradise of Kunfunadhoo in the Northern Maldives, one of the 1,190 islands and atolls which make up this scattered nation, and surely one of the most idyllic of a pretty idyllic bunch. |  | Dive Thailand – Amanpuri, Phuket
The flagship Aman resort, on the island of Phuket, is built on a verdant headland overlooking a white-sand beach and the Andaman Sea. |  | Dive Thailand – Maha Bhetra - Boat
There is nothing quite like the Maha Bhetra, and yet she is clearly Thai. You drift along at a stately eight knots, stretched out on an enormous daybed while some of the world’s most dramatic island scenery slips by. |  | Dive Palau – Palau Pacific, Koror
Located midway between the Philippines and Guam in the western part of the Caroline Islands (this eastern part is known as Micronesia), the nation's claim to fame are now its world-class diving and stunning topography. |
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