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Which months to see dugongs

Operators stating a season 5Year-round 8Countries 4Sourced 2Published prices 11
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About this list

Dugong seasons differ by country, and even within one country operators give different months. Maptlantis took the 5 operators that name the dugong as a target species and state their program season in months, and counted those months as written. The 8 that only say year-round are counted separately. The months most operators name are Mar–Nov. The countries with the most operators are Egypt (Mar–Nov), Philippines (Sep), Australia (Apr–Nov) and Vanuatu (Aug). For Egypt and Philippines, the season stated by a tourism board, research body or local operator is included with its source and check date. All 11 operators on this list publish prices on their own channels, so you can compare them directly. Estimated prices are not shown. The months are the operating periods operators state, not a promise that the animals will appear. No wildlife program can guarantee an encounter, and even within the same month it depends on the sea and migration routes.

Dugong season by country

The darker a cell, the more of that country's operators name the month as their season. A ringed cell is a month operators single out as the peak. Operators that only say year-round are not counted; their number is shown next to the country. The line under the cells is the season stated by a tourism board, research body or local operator (all twelve cells when year-round); the sources are listed under "Sourced seasons" below.

Dugong season: operators by country and month
CountryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Egypt2 operators · year-round 3Source
Philippines1 operator · year-round 1Source
Australia1 operator · year-round 3
Vanuatu1 operator · year-round 1

Sourced dugong seasons

Seasons stated by tourism boards, research bodies and local operators. Each entry has a source link and a check date, and none is mixed into the operator counts above. An entry with a region name is a source about that region, so it is not used as the whole country's season.

Dugong season in Egypt

Year-round

  1. JanJanuary: in season
  2. FebFebruary: in season
  3. MarMarch: in season
  4. AprApril: in season
  5. MayMay: in season
  6. JunJune: in season
  7. JulJuly: in season
  8. AugAugust: in season
  9. SepSeptember: in season
  10. OctOctober: in season
  11. NovNovember: in season
  12. DecDecember: in season

A few dugongs live in the seagrass beds of Marsa Abu Dabbab bay near Marsa Alam.

Source: Red Sea Project (Red Sea marine conservation project) · Marsa Abu Dabbab · checked Sep 14, 2026

Dugong season in the Philippines

Year-round

  1. JanJanuary: in season, singled out
  2. FebFebruary: in season, singled out
  3. MarMarch: in season, singled out
  4. AprApril: in season, singled out
  5. MayMay: in season, singled out
  6. JunJune: in season
  7. JulJuly: in season
  8. AugAugust: in season
  9. SepSeptember: in season
  10. OctOctober: in season
  11. NovNovember: in season, singled out
  12. DecDecember: in season, singled out

Months the source singles out: Nov–May

The dugongs off Calauit in northern Busuanga can be met all year, and the dry season from November to May is named as the recommended time.

Source: Diverbliss (dive travel blog) · Scuba Diving With Dugongs In Palawan · checked Sep 14, 2026

Seasons as operators wrote them

The table above counts the months read from these listings. The original wording sits next to each one so you can check the reading.

  • CharlotteEgypt
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    3월–11월 권장 · 항로별 확인

    Mar–Nov
  • Viva Sub InternationalEgypt
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    연중 가능 · 3월–11월 권장

    Mar–Nov
  • Reggae Dive CenterPhilippines
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    9월·공식 휴무일 제외

    Sep
  • Island Life AdventuresAustralia
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    4–11월 중심

    Apr–Nov
  • Diving DE 1Egypt
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    연중 · 하우스리프, 일일 미니버스와 정기 보트·특별 원정은 현장 보드·해황별

    Year-round
  • Blue Ocean Dive Centers · Abu DabbabEgypt
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    연중 · 기상·야생동물 출현별

    Year-round
  • Wanderlust BlueEgypt
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    연중 예약 후보 · 월별 시즌 미게시 · 출현 비보장 · 해황·공원·야생동물 출현별

    Year-round
  • Pirate Divers BusuangaPhilippines
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    연중 · 야생동물 이동·해황별

    Year-round
  • Ningaloo Coral Bay BoatsAustralia
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    만타 연중 · 프리다이빙 일정별

    Year-round
  • Perfect Nature CruisesAustralia
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    듀공·돌고래 연중 · 해황 확인

    Year-round
  • Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Cultural AdventuresAustralia
    Operator's wording (Korean)

    연중 · 기온·바람 확인

    Year-round

11 listed operators

How to meet dugongs

Dugongs by country

Other marine life seasons

Frequently asked questions

When is the season for seeing dugongs?

Combining the seasons of 5 operators, most fall in Mar–Nov. The table by country shows how many operators run in each month.

Where is the dugong season backed by a source?

Egypt: year-round (Red Sea Project (Red Sea marine conservation project)) and Philippines: year-round (Diverbliss (dive travel blog)). Each entry links to its source with a check date.

What does a year-round listing mean?

8 operators only say their program runs year-round. That means bookings are taken all year, not that the animals are there all year, so those listings are left out of the monthly count.

If I go in one of these months, will I see dugongs?

That is not guaranteed. The months are when operators say they run programs; actual sightings vary from year to year with sea conditions, water temperature and migration. Ask the operator about recent sightings before you book.