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Scuba Diving with Manta Rays in Kona Hawaii. |
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Dive or snorkel with manta rays in Kona, it's an exciting and surreal experience |
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Kona, Hawaii offers the adventure of a lifetime snorkeling or scuba diving with mantas. Come to the Big Island and get some close-up and personal time with these amazing rays. |
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Click here to see a brief video of a manta ray on the manta dive |
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Join us on our boat for an afternoon cruise and dive followed by a night time dive or snorkel with the fabulous manta rays of the Kona coast. Considered to be one of the world's best dives, we regularly get people that have dived all over the globe that say this is one of the most amazing dives they've ever done. This is a great dive for any certified diver that's had some recent water time, it's not just a great night dive, it's an easy one, we take our share of divers who are straight out of certification class on this dive. You must be certified to do this as a dive, otherwise snorkeling is a great option.
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Looking for something memorable to do on your vacation? This is a favorite of both divers and non-divers alike. Manta Rays are a large plankton eating fish found in tropical waters of the world. In Kona we are lucky enough to have a local population of mantas which have realized that plankton is attracted to divers' lights. Kona is the only spot in the world, of which I am aware, where this type of manta dive occurs. Most every night in Kona you can find at least one dive op, often several, giving their divers a treat of a lifetime...a chance to spend some close-up time with manta rays. Divers will settle down onto the bottom in a spot the mantas frequent and wait with lights turned on. Plankton (small larvae of fish, shrimp and other critters) will collect on the lights and the mantas zoom in on the lights like a buffet table. Snorkelers will also enjoy this experience, as they can float above the divers and have a chance to be belly to belly with these fabulous creatures. The manta rays we typically see run roughly 7-13 feet across in size, it's quite impressive to be within inches of these guys. While there are no guarantees we will see mantas on any given day, on a year round basis we're seeing them far more often than not, my guess is about 85-90 percent of the time overall. If there are no mantas, we do have a great backup plan...the dive turns into a night dive. There are lots of critters (fish, shrimps, crabs, eels, nudibranchs and slugs) to see which come out only at night, many of them unlike those you see during the day. On most days we will watch the mantas for roughly 35-40 minutes and then do a 10-15 minute night dive taking the roundabout way back to the boat. This is a great dive for the relatively inexperienced certified diver to be introduced to a night dive...calm shallow water (usually 25 feet or so) with lots of lights around (it's surprising how much you can see without your light). My only recommendation is that the night dive should probably not be the first dive on your vacation if you haven't been diving in the last few weeks, we run a late afternoon dive prior to the night dive to help get people back into the swing of things. If you haven't dove in ages, it's always helpful to do a two tank day trip first... Kona has great daytime scuba diving too!
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2 tank.... Late afternoon dive followed by a Manta night dive.......................$135+ tax Snorkelers....................................................................................................$99+ tax Private (up to 6 divers) 2 tank Manta dives, certified divers only......................$675+ tax Private (up to 6 divers) 1 tank Manta dives, certified divers only....................$550+ tax NOTE: For the 1 tank dive and private snorkel charters, it is a very good idea to have recent (last few weeks) diving or snorkeling under your belts. Private (up to 6 snorkelers) Manta Snorkel.........................................................$500+ tax Prices include Lights for everyone, and tanks and weights for the divers, snorkeling gear is provided if necessary. BCD, regulator set and wetsuit available for $25 |
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We currently offer Manta trips on Monday and Friday evenings, however, if you have a group of 4-6 and want another night... let me know and I'll try to make it happen if it doesn't conflict with our schedule. |
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If you would like to dive or snorkel with manta rays, give us a call or send us an e-mail and we'll set it up. |