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Stingrays, Eagle Rays, and Occasional Mantas

Blue-spotted rays in the sand, eagle rays in the blue, mantas when the water is right. What we say on the boat — including what we will not promise.

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Boat dive heading out from Havelock Island

Watch the sand

Blue-spotted stingrays sit under a thin layer of sand. You see eyes and a disc. On scuba, keep fins up and look before you settle. Do not land on them. Do not grab the wings. The barb is for defence.

Eagle rays

They move through open water. A pair crossing a channel can be the dive even if the coral was ordinary. Do not sprint after them. You will not catch them, and you will empty the tank.

Mantas and devil rays

Sometimes, in warmer months, with the right plankton. We say possible. We do not sell a locked manta slot. If another operator does, ask what happens when they do not show.

Certified divers see more rays because they spend more minutes in the water. Fun dives add those minutes. First-timers still see rays on lucky intros.

Season: best time to dive.

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