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Dive sites: Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark dive sites — depth, conditions, and required training level.

Belize

South Water Caye Marine Reserve

Dangriga · Stann Creek District · Belize

A UNESCO-protected marine reserve on the Belize Barrier Reef where pristine coral gardens, patrolling eagle rays, and resident nurse sharks thrive on a remote caye accessible only by boat from Dangriga.

Maldives

reef

Alimatha House Reef Night Dive

Felidhoo · Vaavu Atoll · Maldives

A legendary Maldivian night dive where nurse sharks and giant stingrays gather in the dozens under dock lights, creating one of the most intense and accessible shark encounters in the Indian Ocean.

Mexico

reef

The Canyon San Cristobal

San Miguel de Cozumel · Quintana Roo · Mexico

A dramatic coral canyon on Cozumel's leeward coast where swim-throughs and overhangs shelter nurse sharks, turtles, and enormous sponges.

Panama

reef

Bocas del Toro

Bocas Town · Bocas del Toro Province · Panama

A Caribbean archipelago with protected coral gardens, nurse shark nurseries, and dolphin encounters among mangrove-fringed islands.

Trinidad and Tobago

drift

Diver's Dream

Speyside · Tobago · Trinidad and Tobago

A renowned drift dive site off Tobago's northeast coast where strong currents deliver a procession of eagle rays, nurse sharks, and tarpon along a sloping reef wall decorated with giant barrel sponges and deep-water gorgonians.