Species Guide

Where to Dive
With Manta Ray

47 dive sites worldwide feature manta ray encounters, sorted by score.

47 SITES

81.4

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

reefwalldrift
81.1

Palau

Palau

walldriftwreck
78.8

Maldives

Maldives

channelreefdrift
78.5

Fiji

Fiji

reefwallshark
78.4

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

driftreefwall
76.0

Tubbataha Reef

Philippines

wallreefdrift
73.1

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

muckwreckreef
69.2

Azores

Portugal

blue waterreefvolcanic
68.5

Okinawa

Japan

reefpelagic
68.2

Utila

Honduras

wallreefwreck
66.7

Yonaguni

Japan

reefpelagic
66.2

Bunaken

Indonesia

reefwreckmuck
65.9

Nosy Be

Madagascar

reefpelagic
65.8

Andaman Islands

India

reefwreckpelagic
65.7

Tonga

Tonga

whale encountersreefcave
65.6

Layang-Layang

Malaysia

wallreefwreck
65.0

Hawaii (Kona)

United States

reef
64.3

Hin Daeng & Hin Muang

Thailand

cavepelagic
64.2

Mahe & Praslin

Seychelles

reefpelagic
64.2

Similan Islands

Thailand

cavepelagic
64.1

Derawan Islands

Indonesia

reefwreckmuck
63.9

Wakatobi

Indonesia

reefwreckmuck
63.7

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

reefdriftpelagic
63.0

Yap

Micronesia

reef
63.0

Flower Garden Banks

United States

reef
62.8

Lembeh Strait

Indonesia

reefwreckmuck
62.7

Amed

Indonesia

reefdriftmuck
62.7

Tulamben

Indonesia

reefdriftmuck
62.0

Pemba Island

Tanzania

reefpelagic
62.0

Nusa Penida

Indonesia

reefdriftmuck
61.6

Richelieu Rock

Thailand

cavepelagic
61.4

Cenotes (Yucatan)

Mexico

pelagic
61.2

Koh Tao

Thailand

cavepelagic
59.7

Tofo Beach

Mozambique

pelagic
59.6

Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

pelagic
59.5

Bora Bora

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
59.1

Rangiroa

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
59.0

Fakarava

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
58.7

Moorea

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
58.5

SS Yongala

Australia

wreckpelagic
58.0

Isla Mujeres

Mexico

pelagic
57.9

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

wreckpelagic
57.6

Catalina Islands

Costa Rica

pelagic
57.5

Cabo Pulmo

Mexico

pelagic
56.5

Guadalupe Island

Mexico

pelagic
56.0

Isla de la Plata

Ecuador

pelagic
53.7

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

pelagic
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