Where to see Whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) on dive liveaboards

Discover where divers may see Whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus), including the countries, regions, dive sites, and liveaboards linked to this marine creature.

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5 Countries

25 Regions

69 Dive sites

19 Liveaboards

Where divers may see Whitetip reef sharks

Explore the countries, regions, dive sites, and dive liveaboards where you can scuba dive with Whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus).

Countries and regions where Whitetip reef sharks are found:

Country	Regions
Maldives	Addu Atoll (Seenu Atoll), North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll), South Malé Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll), Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll), Meemu Atoll (Mulaku Atoll), Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi 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	Baja California Peninsula, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, San Benedicto Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur
Galapagos	Baltra Island, Extreme Northern Region, Santiago Island, Santa Cruz Island
Costa Rica	Cocos Island
Micronesia	Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia

Regions and dive sites where Whitetip reef sharks 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)
North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)	Fishtank (Fish Factory or Stingray City), Bodu Thila (Boduhiti Thila), Hullumale Neru - Tiger Shark Point (Shark Tank or Madimiyaru & Hulhumale Shark Point), Maagiri (or Maa Giri), Kurumba House Reef, Lankan Manta Point (Emas Thila)
South Malé Atoll (South Kaafu Atoll)	Guraidhoo Kandu (Guraidhoo Corner), Embudhoo Express (Embudhoo Kandu), Kuda Giri Wreck, Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru), Kadooma Thila (Cocoa Thila)
Vaavu Atoll (Felidhu Atoll)	Dhevana Kandu or Devana Kandu (Felidhoo Atoll or Second Channel), 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"), Hithadhoo Manta Point (Hithadhoo Corner)
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, Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Gemanafushi Beru
South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)	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)
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
Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)	Dhonfanu Thila (Dhonfan Gaa or Dhonfan Thila), Dharavandhoo Thila
Baja California Peninsula	Cabo San Lucas, San Jose Del Cabo
Socorro Island	Cabo Pearce, Punta Tosca, Red Rocks, El Canyon
Revillagigedo Islands	Socorro Island, San Benedicto Island, Clarion Island
San Benedicto Island	Roca Partida, Lava Flow
Baltra Island	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), North Seymour Island
Extreme Northern Region	Darwin Island, Shark Bay
Santiago Island	Cousins Rock, Bartolome Punta
Santa Cruz Island	Punta Carrion, Los Gemelos, Isla Santiago
Cocos Island	Cocos Island
Sea of Cortez	Isla San Ildefonso (San Ildefonso Island), Carpenter Rock, Loreto bay (Loreto National Park)
Baja California Sur	Cabo Pulmo National Park
Chuuk - Federated States of Micronesia	Truk Lagoon

Liveaboards and the dive sites they visit where Whitetip reef sharks 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), Fishtank (Fish Factory or Stingray City), Guraidhoo Kandu (Guraidhoo Corner), Dhevana Kandu or Devana Kandu (Felidhoo Atoll or Second Channel), 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), 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, Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden), Hullumale Neru - Tiger Shark Point (Shark Tank or Madimiyaru & Hulhumale Shark Point), Maagiri (or Maa Giri), Embudhoo Express (Embudhoo Kandu), 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, 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	Cabo San Lucas, Cabo Pearce, Punta Tosca, Socorro Island, Roca Partida, Lava Flow, San Benedicto Island
Aqua Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Cousins Rock
Calipso Dive Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion
Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard	Cocos Island
Danubio Azul Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Bartolome Punta, North Seymour Island
Galapagos Aggressor III Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion, Bartolome Punta
Galapagos Master Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion, Los Gemelos
Galaxy Diver II Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion, Isla Santiago, Shark Bay
Humboldt Explorer Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion
MV Nautilus Belle Amie Liveaboard	Cabo San Lucas, Cabo Pearce, Punta Tosca, Roca Partida, Red Rocks, El Canyon, Isla San Ildefonso (San Ildefonso Island), Carpenter Rock
Nautilus Explorer Liveaboard	Cabo San Lucas, Cabo Pearce, Punta Tosca, Socorro Island, Roca Partida, San Benedicto Island, Red Rocks, El Canyon, Carpenter Rock, San Jose Del Cabo, Loreto bay (Loreto National Park), Cabo Pulmo National Park
Nautilus Gallant Lady Liveaboard	Cabo San Lucas, Socorro Island, Isla San Ildefonso (San Ildefonso Island), Carpenter Rock
Nautilus Under Sea Liveaboard	Cabo San Lucas, Cabo Pearce, Punta Tosca, Socorro Island, Roca Partida, San Benedicto Island, Red Rocks, El Canyon, Isla San Ildefonso (San Ildefonso Island), Carpenter Rock, San Jose Del Cabo, Loreto bay (Loreto National Park)
Nortada Liveaboard	Isla Baltra (Baltra Island), Darwin Island, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion
Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard	Cocos Island
Pacific Master Liveaboard	Truk Lagoon
Rocio del Mar Liveaboard	Cabo San Lucas, Socorro Island, Roca Partida, San Benedicto Island, Isla San Ildefonso (San Ildefonso Island), San Jose Del Cabo, Clarion Island
Sea Hunter Liveaboard	Cocos Island

Top liveaboards for diving with Whitetip reef sharks

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

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Nautilus Gallant Lady Liveaboard: 83%

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 Nautilus Gallant Lady Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 83%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Nautilus Gallant Lady 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 Nautilus Gallant Lady liveaboard are ( [Boat:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Diving:10/10]+ [Food:8/10] + [Drinks:9/10] + [Non-diver:8/10] = 50/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Nautilus Gallant Lady liveaboard is calculated as 50/60 = 83% 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 .