Species Guide

Where to Dive
With Manta Ray

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

85 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
77.1

North Malé Atoll

Maldives

reefchanneldrift
76.2

Khao Lak

Thailand

reefwalldrift
76.0

Tubbataha Reef

Philippines

wallreefdrift
74.9

Phuket

Thailand

reefwreckdrift
74.9

Baa Atoll

Maldives

reefchanneldrift
74.8

South Ari Atoll

Maldives

reefchanneldrift
73.8

Kerama Islands

Japan

reefwalldrift
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
72.3

Flores

Indonesia

reefwalldrift
71.2

Vaavu Atoll

Maldives

channeldriftwall
70.6

Nouméa Lagoon

New Caledonia

reefwalldrift
70.3

Lanai

United States

reefwallcave
70.3

Christmas Island

Australia

wallreefpelagic
69.8

Rowley Shoals

Australia

walldriftreef
69.3

Julian Rocks

Australia

reefpelagicmacro
69.2

Azores

Portugal

blue waterreefvolcanic
69.2

Molokini Crater

United States

wallreefdrift
68.5

Okinawa

Japan

reefpelagic
68.2

Utila

Honduras

wallreefwreck
68.0

Sanganeb Reef

Sudan

reefwalldrift
67.8

Atauro Island

Timor-Leste

reefwalldrift
67.6

Navy Pier

Australia

piermacroreef
67.6

Sha'ab Rumi

Sudan

walldriftpelagic
67.0

Lakshadweep

India

reefwalldrift
66.7

Yonaguni

Japan

reefpelagic
66.5

Coiba Island

Panama

pelagicreefwall
66.4

Pohnpei

Federated States of Micronesia

reefwalldrift
66.4

Mergui Archipelago

Myanmar

reefwallpelagic
66.3

Niihau

United States

reefwalldrift
66.2

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

reefwalldrift
66.2

Bunaken

Indonesia

reefwreckmuck
66.0

Kosrae

Federated States of Micronesia

reefwalldrift
65.9

Nosy Be

Madagascar

reefpelagic
65.8

Ha'apai

Tonga

reefwallwhale swimming
65.8

Suakin Archipelago

Sudan

reefwallwreck
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
63.7

Arraial do Cabo

Brazil

reefwreckcave
63.6

Quirimbas Archipelago

Mozambique

reefwalldrift
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
61.1

Gorgona Island

Colombia

reefwallpelagic
60.3

Djibouti

Djibouti

pelagicreefdrift
60.0

Mohéli Marine Park

Comoros

reefwalldrift
59.9

Île Sainte-Marie

Madagascar

reefwallwreck
59.7

Tofo Beach

Mozambique

pelagic
59.6

Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

pelagic
59.5

Farasan Islands

Saudi Arabia

reefdriftpelagic
59.5

Bora Bora

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
59.1

Rangiroa

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
59.0

Fakarava

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
58.7

Kiribati

Kiribati

reefchanneldrift
58.7

Moorea

French Polynesia

reefdriftpelagic
58.5

SS Yongala

Australia

wreckpelagic
58.1

Dahlak Archipelago

Eritrea

reefwreckwall
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