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Ditch your scuba gear and hang on tight to the shark diving cage with just your snorkel and fins for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The tropical Hawaiian waters are home to more than 40 species of sharks, such as sandbar sharks, gray reef sharks and white-tipped reef sharks. Immerse yourself in 250 feet of water in a cosy group size of not more than eight. Most service operators provide a safety diver to be attached to all groups, so be assured that you and your friends will be well taken care of.

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The area is home to the photogenic sand tiger sharks, who look as if they are smiling at your photos when they swim with their mouths open. North Carolina’s seabeds are littered with shipwrecks that provide an ideal home for sharks and other marine life by acting as artificial reefs. Visibility is amazing almost all-year round, and you’ll get unparalleled views of these ferocious-looking but docile creatures. Note that most agencies here require you to be a certified open water diver.

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Find yourself face to face with great white sharks as you take the plunge in submersible deep dive cages. The island prides itself as being the top destination for great white shark spotting, with up to nine sharks swimming around the cages. At 30 feet deep, these sharks are often relaxed and curious at human presence, often going really close to the cages for a closer look. Cages adopt the hookah system, or otherwise known as a surface supplied air system which ensures maximum safety for both divers and sharks.

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Get the best of pristine beaches, vibrant aquatic life and the warm ocean when you take a trip to French Polynesia. When you get dropped off from your boat, begin your descent in the midst of bottlenose dolphins and sea turtles. Go down further and look out for schools of grey reef sharks, tunas and manta rays. Its lagoons and reefs are rich in nutrients and provide excellent underwater topography for animals to thrive. If you’re not diving, head to shore and explore the island paradise for all its natural beauty.

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Divers at Monad Shoal, Malapascua get up at 4am just to make a dive. Why bother? Well, this is so that dive boats are able to reach the dive spot at dawn, just when the thresher sharks begin to emerge from the depths for cleaning by tiny cleaning fish. The smaller fish help rid the parasites off the body of thresher sharks. It’s important to keep silent and not startle the sharks, as thresher Sharks are known to be timid and shy. These sharks have distinctive long and angled tails which they use to stun fish during hunting.

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The crown jewel of the Coral Sea Marine Park, this underrated reef is an oasis for a range of rare and beautiful sea life. Osprey reef is the 2000 metre high summit of a sea mountain rising from the ocean floor, and its geological conditions makes it a haven for colourful corals and marine species to flourish together. Grey reef whaler sharks, whitetip reef sharks, silvertip sharks and hammerhead sharks comb the area all year round. This dive spot is recommended for advanced and experienced divers.

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Cold currents and warmer tropical waters collide to form a prime habitat for large biodiversity. Certain species call these waters home all year round, while others are migratory species. Pick from either a diving or snorkelling trip, and be guaranteed to spot reef or hammerhead sharks no matter your choice. Most hammerheads are found in large groups, sometimes up to 300 in one school. As they swim overhead, they cast a spectacular shadow similar to a solar eclipse. To get the full experience, book a liveaboard for a week to get to more remote dive spots.

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You’ll be amused to know the tiger sharks that roam the shallow waters have names. Most of them are female, and it’ll be interesting to see if these feminine names actually help calm nerves divers. Marine photographers and videographers make regular pilgrimages to Tiger Beach for the dive of a lifetime. The white sand on the seabed makes a great contrast with the blue waters, resulting in majestic footage to tell the tale. The site is suited for beginner divers who do not have experience in deep water diving and are comfortable with uncaged dives.

Conclusion

Contrary to popular belief, sharks do not go around hunting for humans to devour. As long as you have implemented the necessary precautions, diving with sharks can be an enthralling experience. Take the first step towards it by enrolling in our Condo Swimming Lessons to boost your water confidence.

I’m Isabel, your friendly uni student who’s always waddling knee deep in readings and projects. But I’ll go through hell and high water to have regular suppers with my friends. You can find me with a film camera in one hand and a flat white in the other on the weekends. Also am able to rescue you if you ever capsize from a sea kayak.