Diving in March
Where to dive in March
66 destinations worth considering in March, based on the season and what marine life is around. Sightings are likelihoods, not promises — each destination page shows the full month-by-month picture and its honest tradeoffs.
At their peak in March
Destinations in season
Maldives
Addu Atoll
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Easy to reach
Indonesia
Ambon
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Bahamas
Andros
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Anilao, Batangas
Land based, Shore dive, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Apo Reef Natural Park
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Maldives
Ari Atoll
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Bahamas
Bimini
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Easy to reach
Brunei
Brunei's Offshore Wrecks
Day trip, Land based · Easy to reach
Cayman Islands
Cayman Brac
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Indonesia
Cenderawasih Bay
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Mexico
Cenotes (Riviera Maya)
Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach
Vietnam
Con Dao Archipelago
Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Coron, Palawan
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach
Mexico
Cozumel
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Egypt
Dahab
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Philippines
Dauin
Land based, Shore dive, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Egypt
Deep South: St John’s & Fury Shoals
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Indonesia
Derawan Archipelago (Derawan, Sangalaki, Kakaban, Maratua)
Land based, Liveaboard, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Donsol & Ticao Pass
Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Australia
Fleurieu Peninsula
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Maldives
Fuvahmulah
Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Honduras
Guanaja
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Thailand
Hin Daeng & Hin Muang
Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach
Egypt
Hurghada & Giftun Islands
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Easy to reach
Mexico
Isla Mujeres
Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach
Thailand
Koh Chang
Day trip, Land based · Moderate to reach
Thailand
Koh Lipe
Day trip, Land based · Moderate to reach
Cambodia
Koh Rong Archipelago
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Moderate to reach
Malaysia
Layang-Layang (Swallow Reef)
Land based, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Belize
Lighthouse Reef
Liveaboard, Day trip, Land based · Moderate to reach
Cayman Islands
Little Cayman
Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Australia
Lord Howe Island
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Malaysia
Mabul & Kapalai
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Malapascua
Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Egypt
Marsa Alam, Elphinstone & Abu Dabbab
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive, Liveaboard · Easy to reach
Myanmar
Mergui Archipelago
Liveaboard · Demanding to reach
Philippines
Moalboal
Shore dive, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Indonesia
Morotai
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Bahamas
Nassau & New Providence
Land based, Day trip, Liveaboard · Easy to reach
Vietnam
Nha Trang
Day trip, Land based · Easy to reach
Maldives
North and South Malé Atolls
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Palau
Palau
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Panglao & Balicasag (Bohol)
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Thailand
Phi Phi & Koh Lanta
Day trip, Land based · Easy to reach
Vietnam
Phu Quoc
Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach
Thailand
Phuket & Racha Islands
Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Puerto Galera
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Indonesia
Pulau Weh
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Indonesia
Raja Ampat
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Honduras
Roatán
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Philippines
Romblon
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh, Ras Mohammed & Tiran
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Iceland
Silfra
Day trip, Shore dive · Easy to reach
Thailand
Similan Islands
Liveaboard, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Malaysia
Sipadan
Land based, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Mexico
Socorro
Liveaboard · Demanding to reach
Philippines
Sogod Bay
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Philippines
Subic Bay
Land based, Day trip · Easy to reach
Thailand
Surin Islands (Mu Ko Surin)
Liveaboard, Day trip, Land based · Moderate to reach
Bahamas
Tiger Beach
Liveaboard, Day trip, Land based · Moderate to reach
Indonesia
Triton Bay
Land based, Liveaboard, Day trip · Moderate to reach
Micronesia
Truk Lagoon
Liveaboard, Land based · Moderate to reach
Honduras
Utila
Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Maldives
Vaavu Atoll
Liveaboard, Land based, Day trip, Shore dive · Moderate to reach
Indonesia
Wakatobi
Land based, Liveaboard, Shore dive · Moderate to reach