Hawksbill Turtle
The Most Beautiful of the Sea Turtles
Often times considered the most beautiful of all sea turtle species with it’s mottled, colorful shell, the hawksbill sea turtle is one of the smaller species. These graceful creatures are the most tropical of all the turtles and can be found mainly on coral reefs throughout the warmest areas of the world’s oceans. They use their narrow, pointed beak (hence their name) to eat an omnivorous diet, feeding on sponges, sea anemones, and jellyfish.
Diving with hawksbill sea turtles is one of the most desired encounters for most scuba divers and, lucky for most divers, since they don’t venture far from the reef, seeing them while diving on a coral reef is common. The only time they venture away from the safety of the reef is when making the long migration between their foraging area and breeding ground. Want to dive with these beautiful, graceful underwater swimmers? Explore the map below for the best dive sites around the world.
Popular dive sites
Big Fish Wall
23 Logged dives • 20 Sightings Starts with a sandy coral slope, then turns into a wall at 40 to 50 meters. Best dived in moderate current, right shoulder to the reef. Often the dive is finished on the reef top at Big Fish Country or in the channel.Indonesia
Wall Reef
8 Logged dives • 6 Sightings Located 15 minutes north – east of Joy Island. The wall is at the west part of the dive site and starting from a shallow 2 meters top reef and falling down to 25m. The east part of the dive site is a slop with several coral blocks.Maldives
Frijoles
9 Logged dives • 6 Sightings Once the anchor is in position, we descend along the line to about 10 meters. From there you can decide whether you want remain in the shallows along the reef or follow the gravel-covered sand bottom to the deep reef at over 25 meters. Large boulders that pile up underwater and form a complete, elongated reef.Panama
Thakandhoo Corner
13 Logged dives • 7 Sightings This dive is located on the south reef of Takandhoo Island. Suitable for all levels of experience. We start in shallow water on the top reef, heading deeper on the slope to some small caves / openings, ending at the corner of the reef around some interesting rock formations, between 18 and 30 metres deep.Maldives
