Beyond Maui

1. OahuUnited StatesBest May–OctGood in the same months (All year)Also macro life, sharks, turtlesSame kind of diving: artificial reefs, wrecks, caverns and cenotes85match
2. Taveuni & Rainbow ReefFijiBest Apr–OctGood in the same months (All year)Also macro life, sharks, manta raysSame kind of diving: reefs74match
3. Fakarava & RangiroaFrench PolynesiaBest Jun–JulGood in the same months (All year)Also whales, sharks, manta raysSame kind of diving: reefs70match
4. PalauBest Dec–AprGood in the same months (Oct–May)Also macro life, sharks, manta raysSame kind of diving: wrecks, caverns and cenotes66match
5. Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesiaBest Oct–AprGood in the same months (All year)Also sharks, turtlesSame kind of diving: wrecks65match
6. Poor Knights IslandsNew ZealandBest Dec–AprGood in the same months (All year)Also macro lifeSame kind of diving: reefs64match

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.