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In season

Great right now, in October

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October 5/5 Bali & Nusa Penida

Bali & Nusa Penida

Mola sightings continue; seas stay friendly.
Best: Apr–Novall-levels

Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs

October 5/5 · Glassy spells and long calm days

Galápagos Islands

October 5/5 · Late whale shark window; hammerheads thick.

Komodo

October 5/5 · Trades ease; often a sweet spot of calm seas and fish action…

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras Mohammed

October 5/5 · Many regulars' favorite month.

Brothers, Daedalus & St John's

October 5/5 · Oceanic whitetip peak at the Brothers.

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Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

10 destinations · 41 dive sites
Caribbean & Western Atlantic

Caribbean & Western Atlantic

19 destinations · 106 dive sites
Europe, Atlantic & Mediterranean

Europe, Atlantic & Mediterranean

9 destinations · 45 dive sites
Indian Ocean & East Africa

Indian Ocean & East Africa

12 destinations · 60 dive sites
Pacific Islands & Micronesia

Pacific Islands & Micronesia

16 destinations · 69 dive sites
Red Sea & Middle East

Red Sea & Middle East

9 destinations · 52 dive sites
Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

18 destinations · 111 dive sites
The Americas & Eastern Pacific

The Americas & Eastern Pacific

13 destinations · 63 dive sites

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Whale Shark

Whale Shark

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Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

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Scalloped Hammerhead

Scalloped Hammerhead

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Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

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Napoleon (Humphead) Wrasse
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Species spotlight

Napoleon (Humphead) Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus · IUCN: EN

Every great Indo-Pacific reef has its Napoleon, and divers learn them by name. The fish is unmistakable: a wardrobe-sized wrasse in chalkboard green scribbled with maze lines, thick lips set in permanent diplomacy, the adult's forehead hump rising like a bicorne hat. It ambles rather than swims…

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Wreck of the week

MS Zenobia

Swedish-built RO-RO ferry · sunk 1980 · 16–42 m

The Zenobia managed to become one of the world's most celebrated wreck dives without a single life lost. The brand-new Swedish RO-RO ferry was on her maiden voyage to Syria in mid-1980, loaded with more than a hundred articulated trucks, when her computerized ballast system…

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MS Zenobia
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PADI vs SSI: An Honest Comparison

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Ascent Rates: Why Slow Wins

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The ocean this week

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Young Manta Rays Depend on Coastal Refuges, Study Finds

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New study finds healthy corals can help bleached neighbours recover

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Atlas data brief, written in-house from our own data October diving: Galapagos and Komodo peak, Norway orca season opens in NovemberIn October, the Galapagos Islands (/destination/galapagos) and Komodo (/destination/komodo) both sit at peak rating, making this a strong window for big-animal and current diving.… · Oct 24
Atlas data brief, written in-house from our own data October diving: Galapagos, Komodo and Lembeh at peak, Norway opens in NovemberIn October, Galapagos (/destination/galapagos), Komodo (/destination/komodo) and Lembeh Strait (/destination/lembeh-strait) all sit at peak rating. Moving into November, Arctic… · Oct 23

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The Best Budget Diving Destinations

The Best Budget Diving Destinations

Where a dive dollar goes furthest once you land: honest per-dive and course-cost realities, and the flight math that decides…
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The Best Dive Destinations for Beginners

The Best Dive Destinations for Beginners

Eight destinations where new divers get warm water, mild conditions, and genuinely memorable diving above 18 m, each with its one…
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The Best Diving in Southeast Asia

The Best Diving in Southeast Asia

The Coral Triangle's greatest hits ranked: reef, muck, wrecks, and seasonal windows from Raja Ampat to Richelieu Rock, permits…
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The Best Diving in the Caribbean

The Best Diving in the Caribbean

From Cozumel's drifts to Cuba's untouched mangrove reefs: the Caribbean ranked honestly, with hurricane-season math and the…
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Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

Cairns & the Ribbon ReefsNingaloo ReefCoral Sea & Osprey ReefOkinawa & the Kerama IslandsPoor Knights IslandsTownsville & the YongalaGreen IslandIzu Peninsula

Caribbean & Western Atlantic

BonaireCozumelRiviera Maya & the CenotesBelize Barrier ReefGrand CaymanIsla Mujeres & CancúnRoatánTiger Beach & Grand Bahama

Europe, Atlantic & Mediterranean

Malta & GozoSilfra & IcelandThe AzoresCanary IslandsLarnaca & the ZenobiaScapa FlowArctic NorwayMadeira

Indian Ocean & East Africa

North & South Malé AtollsAri AtollBaa Atoll & Hanifaru BayAliwal Shoal & UmkomaasMafia IslandMauritiusSeychellesSodwana Bay

Pacific Islands & Micronesia

PalauChuuk (Truk) LagoonFakaravaKona, HawaiʻiRangiroaTaveuni & Rainbow ReefBeqa Lagoon & Pacific HarbourEspiritu Santo

Red Sea & Middle East

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras MohammedBrothers, Daedalus & St John'sDahabHurghada & El GounaMarsa Alam & the Deep SouthAqabaDaymaniyat IslandsMusandam Peninsula

Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

Bali & Nusa PenidaKomodoRaja AmpatSipadan & MabulAnilaoCoronKoh TaoLembeh Strait

The Americas & Eastern Pacific

Galápagos IslandsCocos IslandFlorida KeysSea of Cortez & Cabo PulmoSocorro & the RevillagigedosBritish ColumbiaCalifornia Channel IslandsCosta Rica Pacific Coast