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With Hammerhead Shark

29 dive sites worldwide feature hammerhead shark encounters, sorted by score.

29 SITES

81.3

Sipadan Island

Malaysia

wallreefcave
79.1

Egyptian Red Sea

Egypt

wreckreefwall
78.8

Maldives

Maldives

channelreefdrift
76.0

Tubbataha Reef

Philippines

wallreefdrift
74.8

South Ari Atoll

Maldives

reefchanneldrift
74.3

Bohol

Philippines

wallreefdrift
73.1

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

muckwreckreef
72.6

St. John's Reef

Egypt

reefwalldrift
72.4

Kimbe Bay

Papua New Guinea

reefwallseamount
71.4

Banda Islands

Indonesia

wallreefdrift
71.3

Alor

Indonesia

muckreefwall
71.2

Vaavu Atoll

Maldives

channeldriftwall
70.3

Safaga

Egypt

reefwreckdrift
70.3

Christmas Island

Australia

wallreefpelagic
70.0

Cabo San Lucas

Mexico

reefwallsand falls
69.1

Milne Bay

Papua New Guinea

reefmuckwall
69.0

Ogasawara (Bonin Islands)

Japan

pelagicwalldrift
68.8

Fuvahmulah

Maldives

pelagicdriftdeep
68.8

Green Island (Lüdao)

Taiwan

reefwalldrift
68.0

Sanganeb Reef

Sudan

reefwalldrift
66.5

Coiba Island

Panama

pelagicreefwall
66.2

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

reefwalldrift
66.0

Revillagigedo

Mexico

pelagicwalldrift
65.8

Suakin Archipelago

Sudan

reefwallwreck
65.8

Socorro Islands

Mexico

pelagicwalldrift
65.6

Layang-Layang

Malaysia

wallreefwreck
63.0

Flower Garden Banks

United States

reef
61.1

Gorgona Island

Colombia

reefwallpelagic
57.9

Aliwal Shoal

South Africa

pelagic
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