Beyond the Florida Keys

1. GrenadaBest Dec–MayGood in the same months (All year)Also big schools, sharks, macro lifeSame kind of diving: reefs, wrecks84match
2. Roatán & Bay IslandsHondurasBest Mar–SepGood in the same months (Dec–Oct)Also big schools, sharks, macro lifeSame kind of diving: reefs, wrecks82match
3. Recife & Pernambuco WrecksBrazilBest Dec–MarGood in the same months (Sep–May)Also big schools, sharks, raysSame kind of diving: artificial reefs, wrecks77match
4. Salish Sea (Vancouver, Victoria & Nanaimo)CanadaBest Sep–MayGood in the same months (All year)Also macro lifeSame kind of diving: reefs, artificial reefs, wrecks76match
5. Abrolhos Marine ParkBrazilBest Dec–MarGood in the same months (All year)Also macro life, turtlesSame kind of diving: reefs, wrecks74match
6. GalápagosEcuadorBest Jun–NovGood in the same months (All year)Also big schools, sharks, macro lifeSame kind of diving: reefs71match

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.