Most AWESOME Diving Spots for Wildlife

From the waters of Mexico, Australia, and South Africa … to a Bay of Pigs in the Caribbean … Here are some of the world’s most awesome diving spots for wildlife

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#6 Humpback Whales
Exceeding 50 feet long (16 m) and weighing some 66,000 pounds (30 metric tons), these big creatures are found in oceans and seas worldwide. Their distinctive physical traits include a knobby head and long pectoral fins. Every year they travel about 16,000 miles (25,000 km) as they migrate from Polar waters to tropical waters to breed. Their journey is followed by whale watchers who observe them from tourists boats or on shore. These are regarded as some of the friendliest marine mammals that have even been known to protect humans from sharks. The best places to join them depends on their migration. Mexico is a good choice from February to April. Madagascar and Polynesia are worthy visiting from July through October. If you have time between November and June, then Hawaii is a good location.

#5 Sea Crocodiles
You know this beast by a more familiar name … the Saltwater crocodile. They’re the world’s largest extant reptiles as well as one of the world’s largest predators. Given their size, power, and take-no-prisoners attitude this doesn’t seem like the best choice for a diving companion. Swimming with Salties is an experience best reserved for true adrenaline junkies, of which there are plenty. Check out Cuba and the Queen’s Garden Dive Site. Locations in Mexico like the XTC Dive Center will usually have guides to accompany you while you’re visiting with the beasts. Maybe the most prudent option is Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Australia. They offer a cage diving experience that allows you to get up close and personal with the salties, but no worries about becoming their lunch.

#4 Pig Beach
While the Bay of Pigs is located in Cuba, there’s another area that can claim the name. Big Major Cay is located within a district of the Bahamas, and is uninhabited by humans. The last thing you’d expect to see running across those pristine beaches is a collection of pigs snorting through the sand. Yet, if you go there, be prepared to make some porcine (por-sine) friends. The porkers might decide to join you in the water. These critters have become famous for their swimming antics, and for hopping onto boats to scarf up food from tourists. How did they manage to wind up running a paradise in the Bahamas? No one knows for sure. The likeliest scenario is that the animals are descendants of pigs that were carried on ships for food, and survived a shipwreck.

#3 Blue Whales
Not only are these animals the largest creatures on the planet, but they’re also the largest organisms ever known to have existed. Going nearly 100 feet long (30 m) and weighing an estimated 380,000 pounds (172 metric tons), that’s easy to believe. They can be found in oceans around the world, but experts say they may have a preference for colder waters where krill is more abundant. Those small crustaceans are the animal’s primary food source, and the whales eat about 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) of them each day. Some of the best places to dive with these enormous critters include northwestern Sri Lanka, the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, off the beaches of Zanzibar in Africa, and the Azore Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

#2 Great White Sharks
If you’re determined to go nose-to-snout with these ferocious predators, you have several options worldwide. One of the most popular locations is Gansbaai (ganz-bie), a small coastal town in South Africa. The waters are swarming with the beasts and are a big tourist draw. Several tours provide cage diving services to observe the sharks as they partake in a feeding frenzy. If that’s too intense, you can watch the action from a boat. Located off the coast of Baja (bah-hah) California, Guadalupe Island (g’wah-dah-LOO-pay) has clear waters for shark-seeing. Cage diving is the only option here, as it is in many locations inhabited by Great Whites. That’s the case Neptune Island in South Australia. Great Whites arrive from May through October searching for seals and sea lions in the area.
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