Where to see Hard coral (Scleractinia) on dive liveaboards

Discover where divers may see Hard coral (Scleractinia), including the countries, regions, dive sites, and liveaboards linked to this marine creature.

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9 Countries

34 Regions

131 Dive sites

81 Liveaboards

Where divers may see Hard coral

Explore the countries, regions, dive sites, and dive liveaboards where you can scuba dive with Hard coral (Scleractinia).

Countries and regions where Hard coral are found:

Country	Regions
Maldives	Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll), South Male Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll), Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll), Thaa Atoll (Kolhumadulu Atoll), Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu), North Male Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll), South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll), Ari Atoll, North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll), Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)
Egypt	Marsa Alam, Straits of Gubal, Elba Reef, Fury Shoals, Hurghada, Rocky and Zabargad Islands, Siyul Islands, Dahab, St. John's
Bahamas	Nassau, Exumas
Belize	Turneffe Atoll, Lighthouse Reef, Ambergris Caye, Glover's Reef, Placencia Peninsula
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman Island
Australia	Coral Sea, Northwest region of Western Australia
Cuba	Canarreos Archipelago
Micronesia	Marshall Islands
Honduras	Cayos Cochinos, Utila, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras

Regions and dive sites where Hard coral are found:

Region	Dive sites
Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll)	Hithadhoo Beru, Kottey (Koattey or Kottey Hithadhoo)
South Male Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll)	Vadhoo caves (Vaadhoo Caves), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila)
Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll)	Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel)
Thaa Atoll (Kolhumadulu Atoll)	Dhiyamigili Kandu (Dhiyamigili Corner), Fushifaru kandu
Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)	Nilandhoo Coral Garden, Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Gemanafushi Beru
North Male Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)	Maagiri (or Maa Giri), Kurumba House Reef (Kurumba Faru)
South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)	Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), MV Kudhimaa Wreck, Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila), Dhigurah Beyru, Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila)
Ari Atoll	Panettone
North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll)	Fesdu Wreck (Fasdhoo Wreck), Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Hafsa Thila (Hafza Thila), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), Maya Thila
Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)	Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila, Dhigu Thila
Marsa Alam	Abu Dabab, Elphinstone Reef, Ras Disha, Shaab Sharm, Mangrove Bay, Marsa Shouna, Marsa Torombi, Shaab Marsa Alam, Gota Marsa Alam, Habili Marsa Alam
Straits of Gubal	Abu Nuhas Reef, Beacon Rock, Shaab Mahmoud, Shag Rock, Big Gubal Island, Malak, Small Crack, Small Gubal Island, The Barge, Shaab Ali
Elba Reef	Elba Reef, Abu Fendera Reef, Hyndman Reef, Habili Shalal, Il Kamash, Serenaka Island
Fury Shoals	Sataya Reef, Dangerous Reef, Malahi, Shaab Claudio, Shaab Maksur, Abu Galawa Kebira
Hurghada	Shaab El Erg, Umm Gamar, Gota Abu Ramada, Giftun Island, Abu Hasheesh Island, Abu Ramada Island, Carless Reef, El Fanadir, Shaab Abu Nugar, Umm Usk, El Fanous, Small Giftun Island
Rocky and Zabargad Islands	Zabargad Island, Rocky Island, Turtle Bay (Zabargad)
Nassau	Lost Blue Hole, Periwinkle Reef
Exumas	Whale Tail Wall, Austin Smith Wreck, Barracuda Shoals, Cathedral, Cracked Coral Head
Siyul Islands	Siyul Kebira
Dahab	Blue Hole, Canyon of Dahab, Gabr el Bint
St. John's	Gota Kebir, Gota Soraya, Habili Ali, Habili Gadir, Paradise Reef, St. John's Caves, Gota'a Mymora, Gota'a Wasta, Habili Gaffar
Turneffe Atoll	Turneffe Reef
Lighthouse Reef	Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole
Ambergris Caye	Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye
Glover's Reef	Emerald Forest Reef, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef
Placencia Peninsula	Laughing Bird Caye National Park
Grand Cayman Island	George Town (Mermaid Statue), Babylon, Oro Verde, North Wall, Big Tunnels, Trinity Caves, Grand Cayman, East End, West Bay
Coral Sea	Great Barrier Reef
Canarreos Archipelago	Cayo Largo
Northwest region of Western Australia	Rowley Shoals
Marshall Islands	Bikini Atoll
Cayos Cochinos	Pelican Point, Toon Town
Utila	Hawksbill Bank, Halliburton Wreck, Jack Neil Point, Cannery Bank, Old Bank, CJ’s Drop-off, Duppy Waters, Raggedy Cay, Black Hills
Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras	Coco’s Sea Mount, Odyssey Wreck, Wreck of the Aguila, Mary’s Place, Taviana’s Wall

Liveaboards and the dive sites they visit where Hard coral are found:

Liveaboard	Dive sites
Adora Liveaboard	Hithadhoo Beru, Kottey (Koattey or Kottey Hithadhoo), Vadhoo caves (Vaadhoo Caves), Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel), Dhiyamigili Kandu (Dhiyamigili Corner), Nilandhoo Coral Garden, Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Maagiri (or Maa Giri), Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), MV Kudhimaa Wreck, Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila), Gemanafushi Beru, Fushifaru kandu, Panettone, Fesdu Wreck (Fasdhoo Wreck), Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Kurumba House Reef (Kurumba Faru), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Dhigurah Beyru, Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila), Hafsa Thila (Hafza Thila), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila
Alia Soul Liveaboard	Abu Dabab, Abu Nuhas Reef, Beacon Rock, Elba Reef, Elphinstone Reef, Ras Disha, Sataya Reef, Shaab El Erg, Shaab Mahmoud, Shaab Sharm, Shag Rock, Umm Gamar, Zabargad Island
All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Austin Smith Wreck, Barracuda Shoals, Cathedral, Cracked Coral Head, Periwinkle Reef
All Star Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Austin Smith Wreck, Cathedral, Periwinkle Reef
All Star Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Austin Smith Wreck, Cathedral, Periwinkle Reef
All Star Cat Ppalu Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Cathedral
All Star Ghani Liveaboard	Abu Nuhas Reef, Elphinstone Reef, Shaab El Erg, Shaab Mahmoud, Shag Rock, Umm Gamar, Big Gubal Island, Gota Abu Ramada, Malak, Mangrove Bay, Marsa Shouna, Siyul Kebira, Small Crack, Small Gubal Island, The Barge
All Star Scuba Scene Liveaboard	Abu Nuhas Reef, Elphinstone Reef, Shaab El Erg, Shag Rock, Gota Abu Ramada, Mangrove Bay, Marsa Shouna, Small Crack
Alsuraya Liveaboard	Abu Dabab, Abu Nuhas Reef, Elphinstone Reef, Shaab Mahmoud, Umm Gamar, Zabargad Island, Gota Abu Ramada, Marsa Shouna, Giftun Island, Marsa Torombi, Rocky Island, Shaab Marsa Alam
Amelie Adventures Liveaboard	Abu Nuhas Reef, Shaab El Erg, Umm Gamar, Small Gubal Island, Giftun Island, Abu Hasheesh Island, Abu Ramada Island, Carless Reef, El Fanadir, Shaab Abu Nugar, Umm Usk
Amelie Liveaboard	Abu Nuhas Reef, Shaab El Erg, Umm Gamar, Small Gubal Island, Giftun Island, Abu Hasheesh Island, Abu Ramada Island, Carless Reef, El Fanadir, Shaab Abu Nugar, Umm Usk
Aphrodite Liveaboard	Abu Dabab, Abu Nuhas Reef, Elphinstone Reef, Sataya Reef, Zabargad Island, Rocky Island, Abu Fendera Reef
Ariyal Liveaboard	Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila), Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), Dharavandhoo Thila, Dhigu Thila, Maya Thila
ASHRAFI Liveaboard	Abu Nuhas Reef, Shaab El Erg
AVO Liveaboard	Abu Dabab, Abu Nuhas Reef, Elphinstone Reef, Sataya Reef, Shaab El Erg, Shaab Mahmoud, Shaab Sharm, Zabargad Island, Gota Abu Ramada, Marsa Shouna, Small Gubal Island, Rocky Island, Shaab Marsa Alam, Blue Hole, Canyon of Dahab, Dangerous Reef, El Fanous, Gabr el Bint, Gota Kebir, Gota Soraya, Habili Ali, Habili Gadir, Malahi, Paradise Reef, Shaab Claudio, St. John's Caves
Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Austin Smith Wreck, Barracuda Shoals, Cathedral, Cracked Coral Head, Periwinkle Reef
Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Austin Smith Wreck, Barracuda Shoals, Cathedral
Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard	Turneffe Reef, Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye, Emerald Forest Reef
Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard	Turneffe Reef, Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye, Emerald Forest Reef, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef
Belize Aggressor V Liveaboard	Emerald Forest Reef, Laughing Bird Caye National Park

Top liveaboards for diving with Hard coral

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving with Hard coral.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Aphrodite Liveaboard: 80%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Aphrodite Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 80%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Aphrodite Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Aphrodite Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:6/10] = 39/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Aphrodite Liveaboard is calculated as 39/60 = 80% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .