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Diving with the greatest predators underwater - sharks

Shark Awareness Day is upon us! To honor these powerful, majestic creatures, here are the world’s best dive spots for amazing shark encounters. Humans have always been fascinated by these large predators. Seeing a shark underwater can be a heart-pounding, thrilling, and unforgettable experience. Get your underwater camera ready and come explore some of the best places on the planet to encounter sharks!

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Dive sites

Discover the underwater wonders waiting to be explored

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SS Yongala Wreck (★4.6)

SS Yongala Wreck - The boat is now an artificial reef with amazing marine life that are supersized compared to seeing them on the Great Barrier Reef. You cannot penetrate or touch the wreck as it is a grave site but this doesn’t take away from this amazing dive. Can have very strong currents.
Aqualung

Long Caye Aquarium (★4.6)

This is a great little wall dive with the reef starting in just 20 feet of water (good for snorkelers) but then drops off into hundreds of feet deep. The visibility is great, and there is much to see!
Oceana Diving, 0000 Ponta do Ouro

Atlantis (★4.2)

The structures on this reef remind one of the a sunken city with huge square boulders simulating lego blocks that have been placed on the ocean floor. Whip Corals and large Green, Black and White tree corals grow from between the crevices and the side walls of the reef.
TOPDIVE Tahiti, 98713 PAPEETE

La Vallée blanche, Tahiti (★4.2)

One of the most beautiful dive of Tahiti for its fauna. Grey sharks, white tip, black tip, lemon and sometimes even the majestic tiger shark. The dive is particularly recommended for drift diving.
DIVEMEX, 77710 Playa del Carmen

Jardines (★4.4)

A great site for beginning divers and snorkelers as this reef is shallow, clear, and has little to no current. One of the most beautiful dives in Playa del Carmen, Jardines reef offers many small caves and shelters for schools of fish to hide. Lots of reef life here to see.
MS BUCEO - CENTRO DE BUCEO, 1870 AVELLANEDA

Stuart Cove’s Shark Arena (★4.6)

Also known as “The Arena,“ this is the most popular site of Stuart Cove’s famous Shark Adventure. During the dive, you will kneel on the sand bottom and form a semicircle in front of the professional shark feeder who will place a bait box in the center to attract the sharks.
ScubaXcursion, 4180 Scottburgh

Aliwal Shoal (★4.1)

Aliwal Shoal is a fossilized Sand Dune with interesting and unique mountain like reef structures that holds many swim throughs, gullies and crevices to explore. The reef is only accessible by boat, there is no shore entries. The surf launch is part of the adventure. Boats are 8.5m Rubber Ducks/Ribb
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Gordon Rocks, Galapagos (★4.5)

Near to the Santa Cruz Island and also known as the “washing machine”, you find the Gordon Rocks. Due to currents and upwellings, this dive site is suitable for advanced divers. On this site you will see hammerhead sharks and the famous oceanic sunfish (mola mola).
Tauchsportzentrum Niederrhein, 46562 Voerde

Alcyone, Cocos Island (★4.4)

Alcyone is an underwater mountain off Cocos Island. Strong to very strong current is always possible. Descent on the rope. There is a maximum depth of 30 meters. Great dive experience required! This is a great dive site that is always worth it as everything is possible here!

Marine Life

Encounter these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat

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Whale Shark
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Great White Shark
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Tiger Shark
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Mako Shark
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Blue Shark
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Great Hammerhead Shark
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Thresher Shark
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Bull Shark
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