The blue-water shark of WWII legend — once the ocean's most abundant pelagic predator, now Critically Endangered. A handful of Red Sea sites still deliver reliable encounters.
This guide covers the 2 best places in the world to encounter oceanic whitetip sharks from a liveaboard, when to go, what to expect underwater, and how to behave in the water so the encounter is as good for the animal as it is for you. Every recommendation comes from operators who run these dives weekly — not from textbooks.