One of Vietnam's last dugong refuges with protected turtle nesting beaches
26–29°C · vis 20mbeginner
Region
Diving in Southeast Asia
15 curated dive destinations across 6 countries including Cambodia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia. Conditions peak around Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr and Dec.
Côn Đảo · photo Tycho
- Destinations
- 15
- Countries
- 6
- Peak season
- Jan–Dec
Common encountersNudibranchsBarracudaSea turtlesOctopus & cuttlefishTrevally & jacks
Destinations in this region
Sheer purple-coral wall with manta rays and occasional whale sharks
27–29°C · vis 30madvanced
Four hours offshore to Koh Tang, where the water finally clears
27–31°C · vis 20mbeginner
Gulf of Thailand training hub with deeper pinnacles for whale sharks
27–30°C · vis 25mbeginner
Remote liveaboard-only archipelago with the shark-rich Burma Banks seamount
26–29°C · vis 25mintermediate
High nudibranch diversity in granite boulder fields off the Vietnamese coast
24–30°C · vis 25mbeginner
An 85 m car ferry upright at 12–30 m beside the reef that sank her
27–30°C · vis 30mintermediate
Shallow granite and sand macro in Vietnam's south-western gulf
27–30°C · vis 20mbeginner
Volcanic gas bubbles through the sand off a current-swept island
27–30°C · vis 35mintermediate
Turtle-nesting beaches and a shallow wreck on Malaysia's calm northeast coast
27–30°C · vis 20mbeginner
Thailand's top-rated pinnacle dive, prime whale shark season Feb-Apr
27–30°C · vis 30mintermediate
A vertical chimney runs up through the rock from 18 m to 6 m
28–30°C · vis 30mintermediate
Granite boulder swim-throughs with seasonal manta and whale shark passes
27–30°C · vis 30mintermediate
Thailand's best shallow hard-coral gardens, in five to twelve metres
27–30°C · vis 30mbeginner
Sheltered South China Sea reefs popular with Singapore and KL divers
26–30°C · vis 20mbeginner