Beyond Cancún & Isla Mujeres

1. GrenadaBest Dec–MayGood in the same months (All year)Also macro life, sharks, big schoolsSame kind of diving: wrecks, drift dives, reefs84match
2. GalápagosEcuadorBest Jun–NovGood in the same months (All year)Also macro life, sharks, manta raysSame kind of diving: drift dives, reefs80match
3. Roatán & Bay IslandsHondurasBest Mar–SepGood in the same months (Dec–Oct)Also macro life, sharks, big schoolsSame kind of diving: wrecks, reefs79match
4. Abrolhos Marine ParkBrazilBest Dec–MarGood in the same months (All year)Also macro life, turtlesSame kind of diving: wrecks, reefs74match
5. BelizeBest Mar–JunGood in the same months (Nov–Jul)Also sharks, big schools, whale sharksSame kind of diving: reefs73match
6. Recife & Pernambuco WrecksBrazilBest Dec–MarGood in the same months (Sep–May)Also sharks, big schools, turtlesSame kind of diving: wrecks, artificial reefs73match

How we match: share of the good months in common (up to 25 points), same region (25), marine life seen regularly (20), kinds of diving (15), how many sites suit Open Water divers (10) and water temperature (5). We only suggest destinations in the same region of the world that share at least one kind of diving, and that are not among the busiest dive hubs we identified from dive volumes, dive-centre counts and marine-park visitor numbers.