Where to see Hawksbill turtle on dive liveaboards

Discover where divers may see Hawksbill turtle, including the countries, regions, dive sites, and liveaboards linked to this marine creature.

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13 Countries

42 Regions

141 Dive sites

55 Liveaboards

Where divers may see Hawksbill turtle

Explore the countries, regions, dive sites, and dive liveaboards where you can scuba dive with Hawksbill turtle.

Countries and regions where Hawksbill turtle are found:

Country	Regions
Maldives	Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll), South Male Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll), Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll), Meemu Atoll (Mulaku Atoll), Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi Atoll), North Male Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll), Thaa Atoll (Kolhumadulu Atoll), Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu), South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll), Gnaviyani Atoll (Fuvahmulah or Nyaviyani Atoll), Ari Atoll, North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll), Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)
Mexico	San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Islands, Sea of Cortez, Baja California Peninsula, Baja California Sur
Bahamas	Exumas, Grand Bahamas Island, Half Moon Cay (Little San Sal), Nassau
Galapagos Islands	Extreme Northern Region
Belize	Lighthouse Reef, Ambergris Caye, Central Belize, Glover's Reef, Placencia Peninsula
St. Kitts	St. Kitts
St. Maarten	St. Maarten
Saba	Saba
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman Island
Australia	Coral Sea, Northwest region of Western Australia
Cuba	Gulf of Batabanó, Canarreos Archipelago
Micronesia	Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia
Honduras	Cayos Cochinos, Utila, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras

Regions and dive sites where Hawksbill turtle are found:

Region	Dive sites
Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll)	Maakandu manta point (Mudakan Manta Point or Maa Kandu Cleaning Station), Hithadhoo Beru, Kottey (Koattey or Kottey Hithadhoo), HMS British Loyalty Wreck
South Male Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll)	Vadhoo caves (Vaadhoo Caves), Kuda Giri Wreck, Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila)
Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll)	Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel)
Meemu Atoll (Mulaku Atoll)	Kurali Manta Point (Kurali Kandu)
Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi Atoll)	Fushi Kandu (Fushi Channel or "fish soup"), Hithadhoo Manta Point (Hithadhoo Corner)
North Male Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)	Bodu Thila (Boduhiti Thila), Maagiri (or Maa Giri), Kurumba House Reef (Kurumba Faru), Lankan Manta Point (Emas Thila), HP Reef
Thaa Atoll (Kolhumadulu Atoll)	Dhiyamigili Kandu (Dhiyamigili Corner), Difushi Kandu (Dhiffushi Kandu or Fushi Kandu), Fushifaru kandu
Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)	Villigili Kandu (Villingili channel or Viligili kandu), Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Nilandhoo Kandu, Nilandhoo Coral Garden, Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Gemanafushi Beru, Gemanafushi Thila
South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)	Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila), Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali), Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila), Moofushi Manta Point, Dhigurah Beyru, Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila), Five Rocks (Reethi Thila), Vilamendhoo Thila, Angaga Thila, Lily Manta Point, Mahibadhoo Rock (Manta Point)
Gnaviyani Atoll (Fuvahmulah or Nyaviyani Atoll)	Fuvahmulah (Foahmulah) South
Ari Atoll	Panettone
North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll)	Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Moofushi Corner, Hafsa Thila (Hafza Thila), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), Bathala Thila, Dega Thila (Dhega Thila), Hohola Thila, Maalhos Thila (Blue Caves), Maya Thila, Himandhoo Thila
Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)	Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila, Dhigali Haa (Dhigali Thila), Dhigu Thila, Nelivaru Thila, Orimas Thila, Muthaafushi Thila
San Benedicto Island	Cañon
Revillagigedo Islands	San Benedicto Island, Clarion Island
Sea of Cortez	Salvatierra Shipwreck, Swanee Reef, Cerralvo Island (Isla Cerralvo; Jacques Cousteau Island), Bahia de Los Angeles (Bay of Angels), Isla San Ildefonso (San Ildefonso Island), Las Ventanas, Loreto Bay (Loreto National Park), Isla San José, Midriffs Islands
Exumas	Whale Tail Wall, Blacktip Wall, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Thunderball Grotto Cave
Grand Bahamas Island	Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, West End
Half Moon Cay (Little San Sal)	Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal)
Nassau	Nassau, Periwinkle Reef
Extreme Northern Region	Wolf Island, Darwin Island, Shark Bay
Lighthouse Reef	Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye
Ambergris Caye	Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye
Central Belize	Belize Barrier Reef
Glover's Reef	Baking Swash Reef, Long Caye Wall, Split Reefs, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef
Placencia Peninsula	Laughing Bird Caye National Park
St. Kitts	St. Kitts
St. Maarten	St. Maarten
Saba	Saba
Grand Cayman Island	George Town (Mermaid Statue), Babylon, Doc Poulson Wreck, Oro Verde, USS Kittiwake Wreck, North Wall, Big Tunnels, Trinity Caves, Bonnies Arch (crocodile statue), Grand Cayman, East End, West Bay
Cayman Brac	MV Captain Keith Tibbetts, Cayman Brac
Little Cayman Island	Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman
Coral Sea	Great Barrier Reef
Gulf of Batabanó	Isla de la Juventud
Canarreos Archipelago	Cayo Largo
Baja California Peninsula	Magdalena Bay
Baja California Sur	Cabo Pulmo National Park, Isla Danzante (Danzante Island)
Northwest region of Western Australia	Rowley Shoals
Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia	Truk Lagoon
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 Hawksbill turtle are found:

Liveaboard	Dive sites
Adora Liveaboard	Maakandu manta point (Mudakan Manta Point or Maa Kandu Cleaning Station), Hithadhoo Beru, Kottey (Koattey or Kottey Hithadhoo), Vadhoo caves (Vaadhoo Caves), Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel), Kurali Manta Point (Kurali Kandu), Fushi Kandu (Fushi Channel or "fish soup"), Bodu Thila (Boduhiti Thila), Dhiyamigili Kandu (Dhiyamigili Corner), Difushi Kandu (Dhiffushi Kandu or Fushi Kandu), Hithadhoo Manta Point (Hithadhoo Corner), Villigili Kandu (Villingili channel or Viligili kandu), Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Nilandhoo Kandu, Nilandhoo Coral Garden, Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Maagiri (or Maa Giri), Kuda Giri Wreck, Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila), Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali), Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila), Fuvahmulah (Foahmulah) South, Gemanafushi Beru, Fushifaru kandu, Panettone, Moofushi Manta Point, Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Kurumba House Reef (Kurumba Faru), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Dhigurah Beyru, Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila), Moofushi Corner, Hafsa Thila (Hafza Thila), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), Lankan Manta Point (Emas Thila), Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila
Adventure Liveaboard	Cañon, San Benedicto Island, Salvatierra Shipwreck, Swanee Reef, Cerralvo Island (Isla Cerralvo; Jacques Cousteau Island)
All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard	Whale Tail Wall, Blacktip Wall, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Thunderball Grotto Cave, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, West End, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal), Nassau, Periwinkle Reef
All Star Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard	Whale Tail Wall, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Nassau, Periwinkle Reef
All Star Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard	Whale Tail Wall, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Nassau, Periwinkle Reef
All Star Cat Ppalu Liveaboard	Jeep Reef
Aqua Liveaboard	Wolf Island, Darwin Island
Ariyal Liveaboard	Maakandu manta point (Mudakan Manta Point or Maa Kandu Cleaning Station), Villigili Kandu (Villingili channel or Viligili kandu), Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Nilandhoo Kandu, Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Kuda Giri Wreck, Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila), Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali), Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Moofushi Corner, Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), Lankan Manta Point (Emas Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila, Bathala Thila, Dega Thila (Dhega Thila), Dhigali Haa (Dhigali Thila), Dhigu Thila, Gemanafushi Thila, Hohola Thila, Maalhos Thila (Blue Caves), Maya Thila, Nelivaru Thila
Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard	Blacktip Wall, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, West End, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal), Nassau, Periwinkle Reef
Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard	Blacktip Wall, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, West End, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal), Nassau
Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard	Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye, Hol Chan, Belize Barrier Reef, Ambergris Caye, Baking Swash Reef, Long Caye Wall, Split Reefs
Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard	Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye, Hol Chan, Belize Barrier Reef, Ambergris Caye, Baking Swash Reef, Long Caye Wall, Split Reefs, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef
Belize Aggressor V Liveaboard	Baking Swash Reef, Long Caye Wall, Split Reefs, Laughing Bird Caye National Park
Black Manta Liveaboard	Maakandu manta point (Mudakan Manta Point or Maa Kandu Cleaning Station), Villigili Kandu (Villingili channel or Viligili kandu), Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Nilandhoo Kandu, Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden)
Blue Liveaboard	Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali)
Calipso Dive Liveaboard	Wolf Island, Darwin Island
Caribbean Explorer II Liveaboard	St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Saba
Carpe Diem Liveaboard	Maakandu manta point (Mudakan Manta Point or Maa Kandu Cleaning Station), Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel), Kurali Manta Point (Kurali Kandu), Dhiyamigili Kandu (Dhiyamigili Corner), Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), HMS British Loyalty Wreck
Carpe Novo Liveaboard	Maakandu manta point (Mudakan Manta Point or Maa Kandu Cleaning Station), Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel), Kurali Manta Point (Kurali Kandu), Dhiyamigili Kandu (Dhiyamigili Corner), Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), HMS British Loyalty Wreck
Carpe Vita Liveaboard	Maakandu manta point (Mudakan Manta Point or Maa Kandu Cleaning Station), Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel), Kurali Manta Point (Kurali Kandu), Dhiyamigili Kandu (Dhiyamigili Corner), Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Rasdhoo Madivaru (Rashdhoo Madivaru Kandu), HMS British Loyalty Wreck

Top liveaboards for diving with Hawksbill turtle

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

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Black Manta Liveaboard: 86%

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 Black Manta Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 86%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Black Manta 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 Black Manta Liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:10/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:9/10] = 43/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Black Manta Liveaboard is calculated as 43/60 = 86% 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 .