Where to see Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) on dive liveaboards

Discover where divers may see Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari), including the countries, regions, dive sites, and liveaboards linked to this marine creature.

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12 Countries

41 Regions

112 Dive sites

31 Liveaboards

Where divers may see Spotted eagle rays

Explore the countries, regions, dive sites, and dive liveaboards where you can scuba dive with Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari).

Countries and regions where Spotted eagle rays are found:

Country	Regions
Maldives	Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll), South Malé Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll), Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll), Meemu Atoll (Mulaku Atoll), Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi Atoll), North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll), Thaa Atoll (Kolhumadulu Atoll), Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu), South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll), Ari Atoll, North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll), Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)
Mexico	San Benedicto Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur
Bahamas	Exumas, Nassau, Eleuthera, Great Abaco Island, Grand Bahamas Island, Half Moon Cay (Little San Sal), Great Bahama Bank
Galapagos	Baltra Island, Extreme Northern Region, Santiago Island, Santa Cruz Island
Belize	Turneffe Atoll, Lighthouse Reef, Ambergris Caye, Central Belize, Glover's Reef
St. Kitts	St. Kitts
St. Maarten	St. Maarten
Saba	Saba
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman Island
Costa Rica	Cocos Island
Micronesia	Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia
Honduras	Utila, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras

Regions and dive sites where Spotted eagle rays are found:

Region	Dive sites
Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll)	Hithadhoo Beru, Kottey (Koattey or Kottey Hithadhoo)
South Malé Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll)	Vadhoo caves (Vaadhoo Caves), Guraidhoo Kandu (Guraidhoo Corner), Embudhoo Express (Embudhoo Kandu), Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila)
Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll)	Dhevana Kandu or Devana Kandu (Felidhoo Atoll or Second Channel), Alimatha house reef (Often night dive), Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel)
Meemu Atoll (Mulaku Atoll)	Vahuravalhi Kandu (VVanhuravalhi Kandu), Kurali Manta Point (Kurali Kandu)
Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi Atoll)	Fushi Kandu (Fushi Channel or "fish soup")
North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)	Bodu Thila (Boduhiti Thila), Kurumba House Reef, Lankan Manta Point (Emas Thila)
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, Gema out (blue water dive), Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Gemanafushi Beru
South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)	Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali), Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila), Moofushi Manta Point, Dhigurah Beyru, Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila)
Ari Atoll	Panettone
North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll)	Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Moofushi Corner, Hafsa Thila (Hafza Thila), Rasdhoo Madivaru
Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)	Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila
San Benedicto Island	3 Hermanos
Sea of Cortez	Fang Ming wreck, Las Ventanas, Loreto bay (Loreto National Park)
Exumas	Exuma Cays, Cathedral, Amberjack Reef, Pillar Wall, Blacktip Wall, Cracked Coral Head
Nassau	Lost Blue Hole, Nassau
Eleuthera	Whale Tail Wall, Monolith, Cave Rock
Great Abaco Island	Hole in the Wall
Baltra Island	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island)
Extreme Northern Region	Wolf Island, Darwin Island, Shark Bay
Santiago Island	Cousins Rock
Grand Bahamas Island	Freeport, West End
Half Moon Cay (Little San Sal)	Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal)
Turneffe Atoll	Turneffe Reef, Baking Swash Reef, Split Reefs, Emerald Forest Reef
Lighthouse Reef	Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye, Long Cave Wall, Southwest Cave Wall, Grouper Flats
Ambergris Caye	Hol Chan, Ambergris Caye
Central Belize	Belize Barrier Reef
Glover's Reef	16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef
Santa Cruz Island	Punta Carrion, Isla Santiago
St. Kitts	St. Kitts
St. Maarten	St. Maarten
Saba	Saba
Grand Cayman Island	George Town (Mermaid Statue), Babylon, USS Kittiwake Wreck, North Wall, Big Tunnels, Trinity Caves, Bonnies Arch (crocodile statue), Stingray City, East End, West Bay
Cayman Brac	Cayman Brac
Little Cayman Island	Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman
Cocos Island	Cocos Island
Great Bahama Bank	Bimini Bank
Baja California Sur	Cabo Pulmo National Park
Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia	Truk Lagoon
Utila	Halliburton Wreck, Jack Neil Point, Old Bank, CJ’s Drop-off, Duppy Waters, Raggedy Cay
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 Spotted eagle rays are found:

Liveaboard	Dive sites
Adora Liveaboard	Hithadhoo Beru, Kottey (Koattey or Kottey Hithadhoo), Vadhoo caves (Vaadhoo Caves), Guraidhoo Kandu (Guraidhoo Corner), Dhevana Kandu or Devana Kandu (Felidhoo Atoll or Second Channel), Alimatha house reef (Often night dive), Miyaru Kandu (Shark Channel), Vahuravalhi Kandu (VVanhuravalhi Kandu), 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), Villigili Kandu (Villingili channel or Viligili kandu), Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding), Nilandhoo Kandu, Nilandhoo Coral Garden, Gema out (blue water dive), Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel), Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Embudhoo Express (Embudhoo Kandu), Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali), Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila), Gemanafushi Beru, Fushifaru kandu, Panettone, Moofushi Manta Point, Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), Kurumba House Reef, Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila), Dhigurah Beyru, Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila), Moofushi Corner, Hafsa Thila (Hafza Thila), Rasdhoo Madivaru, Lankan Manta Point (Emas Thila), Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila
Adventure Liveaboard	3 Hermanos, Fang Ming wreck
All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard	Exuma Cays, Lost Blue Hole, Cathedral, Nassau, Amberjack Reef, Pillar Wall, Whale Tail Wall, Hole in the Wall, Monolith
Aqua Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Wolf Island, Darwin Island, Cousins Rock
Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard	Exuma Cays, Lost Blue Hole, Cathedral, Nassau, Amberjack Reef, Pillar Wall, Monolith, Freeport, West End, Blacktip Wall, Cracked Coral Head, Cave Rock, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal)
Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard	Exuma Cays, Lost Blue Hole, Cathedral, Nassau, Amberjack Reef, Pillar Wall, Monolith, Freeport, West End, Blacktip Wall, Cave Rock, Cave Reef (Little San Sal), Empress Pinnacles (Little San Sal)
Belize Aggressor III Liveaboard	Turneffe Reef, Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye, Hol Chan, Belize Barrier Reef, Ambergris Caye
Belize Aggressor IV Liveaboard	Turneffe Reef, Lighthouse Reef, The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye, Hol Chan, Belize Barrier Reef, Ambergris Caye, Baking Swash Reef, Split Reefs, Long Cave Wall, Southwest Cave Wall, Emerald Forest Reef, 16th & 17th Century Shipwrecks Off Glover's Reef Atoll, Glover Reef, Grouper Flats
Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard	Exuma Cays, Lost Blue Hole, Cathedral, Nassau, Amberjack Reef, Pillar Wall, Whale Tail Wall
Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard	Exuma Cays, Lost Blue Hole, Cathedral, Nassau, Amberjack Reef, Pillar Wall, Whale Tail Wall
Calipso Dive Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Wolf Island, Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion
Caribbean Explorer II Liveaboard	St. Kitts, St. Maarten, Saba
Cat Ppalu Liveaboard	Exuma Cays, Lost Blue Hole, Cathedral
Cayman Aggressor IV Liveaboard	George Town (Mermaid Statue), Cayman Brac, Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Babylon, USS Kittiwake Wreck, North Wall, Big Tunnels, Trinity Caves, Bonnies Arch (crocodile statue), Stingray City, East End, West Bay
Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard	Cocos Island
Danubio Azul Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Wolf Island, Darwin Island
Dolphin Dream Liveaboard	West End, Bimini Bank
Galapagos Aggressor III Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Wolf Island, Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion
Galapagos Master Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Wolf Island, Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion
Galaxy Diver II Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Wolf Island, Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion, Isla Santiago, Shark Bay

Top liveaboards for diving with Spotted eagle rays

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

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Calipso Dive Liveaboard: 73%

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 Calipso Dive Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 73%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Calipso Dive 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 Calipso Dive Liveaboard are ( [Boat:8/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Diving:10/10]+ [Food:8/10] + [Drinks:9/10] + [Non-diver:2/10] = 44/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Calipso Dive Liveaboard is calculated as 44/60 = 73% 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 .