Shark diving in Hawaii is among the best in the world. So if you are planning to visit Hawaii, you can go on a trip and meet sharks. Something you will never forget.

Hawaii is actually 132 islands; including the larger islands Maui and Oahu, which has the best shark diving. The islands are located 2400 miles from the continent, which gives it a unique underwater environment.

You can see a lot of different shark species on shark dives in Hawaii. Actually there are about 40 species of sharks in the Hawaiian water. The most frequently encountered are the Sandbar Sharks, Reef Whitetip Sharks, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark and occasionally Tiger Sharks. But even Whale Sharks can be seen near Hawaii.

The water has a beautiful cobalt blue color and the visibility is approximately 200 feet, which is better than most other places in the world. Diving in Hawaii is like diving in Paradise.

An always popular adrenalin-pumping activity is shark cage diving. Hawaii is a great place for this kind of diving (or swimming is probably a better word for this non-scuba diver activity).

The best place to try this special kind of activity is Oahu. You are placed in a floating cage in the water. From here you and up to three other people can encounter the sharks from a very heart pumping distance.

So if you have never tried a shark cage dive, you should try it, if you are on vacation in Oahu. You cannot know when you get the chance again.

Maui is another great diving destination. Actually it is considered one of the best diving spots on the world. Here you can do reef diving or dive close to volcanic craters.

But nothing can be compared to an encounter with huge and amazing Whale Shark. They are certainly not seen on all dive trips, but if you are lucky, you can even see them on a snorkel trip.

If you want to be absolute certain to see sharks, you can go to the Maui Ocean Center aquarium. In the 750,000 gallon fish tanks you can dive among 20 sharks, stingrays and thousands of colorful reef fish.

So if you want to dive with sharks in an aquarium or in the ocean, Maui or Oahu is the places to go.

Morten Elm is writing about cage dive in the Shark Diving Guide. Here you can also read more about great white shark diving in Hawaii.

Tags: adventure, Aquariums, diving, extreme sport, Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, ocean, scuba diving, shark diving, sharks, snorkel, swimming with sharks, travel, whale sharks

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