Where to see Nurse sharks on dive liveaboards

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

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10 Countries

30 Regions

71 Dive sites

31 Liveaboards

Where divers may see Nurse sharks

Explore the countries, regions, dive sites, and dive liveaboards where you can scuba dive with Nurse sharks.

Countries and regions where Nurse sharks are found:

Country	Regions
Maldives	Meemu Atoll (Mulaku Atoll), Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi Atoll), Thaa Atoll (Kolhumadulu Atoll), Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu), North Male Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll), South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll), North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll), South Male Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll), Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)
Mexico	San Benedicto Island, Sea of Cortez
Bahamas	Nassau, Eleuthera, Exumas, Grand Bahamas Island, Half Moon Cay (Little San Sal), Great Bahama Bank
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
Cuba	Canarreos Archipelago
Micronesia	Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia

Regions and dive sites where Nurse sharks are found:

Region	Dive sites
Meemu Atoll (Mulaku Atoll)	Vahuravalhi Kandu (VVanhuravalhi Kandu)
Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi Atoll)	Fushi Kandu (Fushi Channel or "fish soup"), Hithadhoo Manta Point (Hithadhoo Corner)
Thaa Atoll (Kolhumadulu Atoll)	Difushi Kandu (Dhiffushi Kandu or Fushi Kandu), Fushifaru kandu
Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)	Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Gemanafushi Beru
North Male Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)	Hullumale Neru - Tiger Shark Point (Shark Tank or Madimiyaru & Hulhumale Shark Point), Kurumba House Reef (Kurumba Faru)
South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)	MV Kudhimaa Wreck, Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila), Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila)
North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll)	Fesdhu Lagoon (Manta night dive)
South Male Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll)	Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila)
Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)	Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dhigu Thila
San Benedicto Island	3 Hermanos
Nassau	Lost Blue Hole, Nassau
Eleuthera	Jake's Hole, Monolith, Hole in the Wall
Exumas	Whale Tail Wall, Amberjack Reef, Barracuda Shoals, Blacktip Wall, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Thunderball Grotto Cave
Grand Bahamas Island	Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, Tiger Beach, West End
Half Moon Cay (Little San Sal)	Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal)
Lighthouse Reef	Lighthouse Reef, Half Moon Caye
Ambergris Caye	Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye
Central Belize	Belize Barrier Reef
Glover's Reef	Baking Swash Reef, Emerald Forest Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Southwest Caye Wall, Split Reefs, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef
Placencia Peninsula	Gladden Spit
St. Kitts	St. Kitts
St. Maarten	St. Maarten
Saba	Saba
Grand Cayman Island	George Town (Mermaid Statue), Babylon, Oro Verde, North Wall, Trinity Caves, Grand Cayman, Stingray City, East End, West Bay
Cayman Brac	Cayman Brac
Little Cayman Island	Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman
Great Bahama Bank	Bimini Bank
Canarreos Archipelago	Cayo Largo
Sea of Cortez	Loreto Bay (Loreto National Park)
Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia	Truk Lagoon

Liveaboards and the dive sites they visit where Nurse sharks are found:

Liveaboard	Dive sites
Adora Liveaboard	Vahuravalhi Kandu (VVanhuravalhi Kandu), Fushi Kandu (Fushi Channel or "fish soup"), Difushi Kandu (Dhiffushi Kandu or Fushi Kandu), Hithadhoo Manta Point (Hithadhoo Corner), Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Hullumale Neru - Tiger Shark Point (Shark Tank or Madimiyaru & Hulhumale Shark Point), MV Kudhimaa Wreck, Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila), Gemanafushi Beru, Fushifaru kandu, Fesdhu Lagoon (Manta night dive), Kurumba House Reef (Kurumba Faru), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila), Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila)
Adventure Liveaboard	3 Hermanos
All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Jake's Hole, Monolith, Whale Tail Wall, Amberjack Reef, Barracuda Shoals, Blacktip Wall, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Thunderball Grotto Cave, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, Tiger Beach, West End, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal), Nassau, Hole in the Wall
All Star Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Amberjack Reef, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Nassau
All Star Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Amberjack Reef, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Nassau
All Star Cat Ppalu Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef
Ariyal Liveaboard	Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Hullumale Neru - Tiger Shark Point (Shark Tank or Madimiyaru & Hulhumale Shark Point), Fesdhu Lagoon (Manta night dive), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Dhigu Thila
Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Monolith, Amberjack Reef, Barracuda Shoals, Blacktip Wall, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, Tiger Beach, West End, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal), Nassau
Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard	Lost Blue Hole, Monolith, Amberjack Reef, Barracuda Shoals, Blacktip Wall, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island, Tiger Beach, West End, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal), Nassau
Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard	Lighthouse Reef, Half Moon Caye, Hol Chan, Belize Barrier Reef, Ambergris Caye, Baking Swash Reef, Emerald Forest Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Southwest Caye Wall, Split Reefs
Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard	Lighthouse Reef, Half Moon Caye, Hol Chan, Belize Barrier Reef, Ambergris Caye, Baking Swash Reef, Emerald Forest Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Southwest Caye Wall, Split Reefs, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef
Belize Aggressor V Liveaboard	Baking Swash Reef, Emerald Forest Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Southwest Caye Wall, Split Reefs, Gladden Spit
Black Manta Liveaboard	Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden)
Caribbean Explorer II Liveaboard	St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Saba
Cayman Aggressor IV Liveaboard	George Town (Mermaid Statue), Cayman Brac, Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Babylon, Oro Verde, North Wall, Trinity Caves, Grand Cayman, Stingray City, East End, West Bay
Dolphin Dream Liveaboard	Tiger Beach, West End, Bimini Bank
EcoPro Mariana Liveaboard	Fesdhu Lagoon (Manta night dive), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila)
EcoPro Seascape Liveaboard	Fesdhu Lagoon (Manta night dive), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila)
Felicity Liveaboard	Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Hullumale Neru - Tiger Shark Point (Shark Tank or Madimiyaru & Hulhumale Shark Point), Fesdhu Lagoon (Manta night dive), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Dhigu Thila
Horizon 3 Liveaboard	Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden)

Top liveaboards for diving with Nurse sharks

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

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 .