Manta ray dives - Where else?

[japan-diver]

Ishigaki-jima at Manta Scramble, lots of mantas. Keramas islands off of Okinawa-jima also sees quite a few by Kuro-jima.

 

[stevenq99]

Dove with mantas in Puerto Vallarta. Really cool but hit or miss.

 

[Mark_J]

Dumaguete in the Philippines you'll find plenty of Mantas, as well as reliable numbers of Whale Sharks.

 

[neophyte]

In Bora Bora I went on what was advertised as a "Manta Dive" and spent pretty much the whole dive watching a dozen or so of them either pass slowly by or circle around us.

It was amazing!

 

[King_of_All_Tyrants]

I think the R-man was referring to Galapagos. Mobula is apparently a kind of ray similar to the Manta. I saw at least a dozen of them in a school when I was there.

 

[rickyd]

Socorro Islands - note my avatar! ! !

 

[jeraldjcook]

So it seem like the consensus is if I want to stay close to home the Gulf of Mexico or Caribbean is hit or miss. Best bet would be around the Sea of Cortez area. Sound about right? I would love to go to Yap, the Philippines, etc, but it isn't in the cards right now. Thanks everyone.

 

[Doc]

I would love to go to Yap, the Philippines, etc, but it isn't in the cards right now.

If by that you mean, "not in the budget", be sure to price a trip to the Philippines before you decide it's too expensive. As of yet, it's still a bargain.

 

[jeraldjcook]

And time. Wouldn't I lose two days for the flight there and back?

 

[battles2a5]

I saw a big manta in Belize at Lighthouse Caye. Only saw one though...