Where to see Southern stingrays on dive liveaboards
Discover where divers may see Southern stingrays, including the countries, regions, dive sites, and liveaboards linked to this marine creature.
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Where divers may see Southern stingrays
Explore the countries, regions, dive sites, and dive liveaboards where you can scuba dive with Southern stingrays.
Countries and regions where Southern stingrays are found:
| Country | Regions |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sea of Cortez |
| Bahamas | Nassau, Exumas, Grand Bahamas Island, Great Bahama Bank |
| Belize | Lighthouse Reef, Ambergris Caye, Glover's Reef, Placencia Peninsula |
| St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| St. Maarten | St. Maarten |
| Cayman Islands | Grand Cayman Island, Little Cayman Island |
| Honduras | Cayos Cochinos, Utila, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras |
Regions and dive sites where Southern stingrays are found:
| Region | Dive sites |
|---|---|
| Sea of Cortez | Salvatierra Shipwreck |
| Nassau | Lost Blue Hole, Periwinkle Reef |
| Exumas | Whale Tail Wall, Cracked Coral Head, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef |
| Grand Bahamas Island | Grand Bahamas Island, West End |
| Lighthouse Reef | Lighthouse Reef |
| Ambergris Caye | Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye |
| Glover's Reef | Baking Swash Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Split Reefs, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll |
| Placencia Peninsula | Laughing Bird Caye National Park |
| St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| St. Maarten | St. Maarten |
| Grand Cayman Island | George Town (Mermaid Statue), Oro Verde, Grand Cayman, Stingray City, West Bay |
| Little Cayman Island | Little Cayman |
| Great Bahama Bank | Bimini Bank |
| Cayos Cochinos | Toon Town |
| Utila | Hawksbill Bank, Halliburton Wreck, Jack Neil Point, Cannery Bank, Old Bank, CJ’s Drop-off, Duppy Waters, Raggedy Cay |
| Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras | Odyssey Wreck, Wreck of the Aguila, Mary’s Place, Taviana’s Wall |
Liveaboards and the dive sites they visit where Southern stingrays are found:
| Liveaboard | Dive sites |
|---|---|
| Salvatierra Shipwreck | |
| Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Cracked Coral Head, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Grand Bahamas Island, West End, Periwinkle Reef | |
| Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Periwinkle Reef | |
| Lost Blue Hole, Whale Tail Wall, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Periwinkle Reef | |
| Lost Blue Hole, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef | |
| Lost Blue Hole, Cracked Coral Head, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Grand Bahamas Island, West End, Periwinkle Reef | |
| Lost Blue Hole, Exuma Cays, Jeep Reef, Grand Bahamas Island, West End | |
| Lighthouse Reef, Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye, Baking Swash Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Split Reefs | |
| Lighthouse Reef, Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye, Baking Swash Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Split Reefs, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll | |
| Baking Swash Reef, Grouper Flats, Shark Point, Split Reefs, Laughing Bird Caye National Park | |
| St. Kitts, St. Maarten | |
| George Town (Mermaid Statue), Little Cayman, Oro Verde, Grand Cayman, Stingray City, West Bay | |
| West End, Bimini Bank | |
| Toon Town, Hawksbill Bank, Halliburton Wreck, Jack Neil Point, Cannery Bank, Old Bank, CJ’s Drop-off, Duppy Waters, Raggedy Cay, Odyssey Wreck, Wreck of the Aguila, Mary’s Place, Taviana’s Wall | |
| Salvatierra Shipwreck |
Top liveaboards for diving with Southern stingrays
The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving with Southern stingrays.
How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard: 78%
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 All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 78%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.
Cayman Aggressor IV
SDE Rating: 67%
From: £244 /day
Cabins: 9· Guests: 18
Length: 108 ft
Belize Aggressor IV
SDE Rating: 67%
From: £248 /day
Cabins: 10· Guests: 20
Length: 138 ft
Belize Aggressor III
SDE Rating: 67%
From: £250 /day
Cabins: 9· Guests: 18
Length: 110 ft
Bahamas Aggressor II
SDE Rating: 67%
From: £243 /day
Cabins: 10· Guests: 20
Length: 110 ft
Dolphin Dream Liveaboard
SDE Rating: 62%
From: £413 /day
Cabins: 6· Guests: 12
Length: 85 ft