#MANTA RAY NIGHT DIVE KONA FREE#
Manta rays are wild animals, free to come and go as they please. However, like all things in nature, sightings are never a guarantee. We are fortunate and see manta rays a vast majority of the time, regardless of the season. Check our schedule for specific run times. The departure and return times of this charter revolve around sunset which varies seasonally throughout the year.
It’s not uncommon to have mantas start showing up during the afternoon dive! After dive one, get back on board for your surface interval, watch the sun set, and listen to your crew’s in-depth briefing about manta rays and specifics for the night dive. We head up to Makako Bay, just north of Keahole Point and do both dives at the famous Garden Eel Cove. With the amount of light in the water and the detailed briefing from our crew, it’s a great first night dive! We also provide an in-water guide for our snorkeling guests and snorkelers have their own flotation and light source to attract mantas on the surface.ĭuring a 2-tank manta ray charter (our most popular manta ray charter), you get two dives, one in the late afternoon and one at night. To join us as a diver, you must have Open Water Diver certification and recent dive experience (within the last 2 years), but it’s ok if this is your first night dive. This concentrates the mantas favorite food into a smaller area, making it easier for them to eat more with less effort! At the same time, it also encourages them to stay close to the lights where we can observe them.ĭivers sit by the lights on the ocean floor while snorkelers float flat on the surface, leaving the water column open for mantas to swim and feed- often swimming directly over our divers heads or underneath our snorkelers’ bellies! When conditions are right (and they often are), it truly is like an underwater ballet with mantas gracefully performing loops, rolls and flips. By waiting until after dark and putting bright dive lights on the ocean floor, we encourage plankton, which is attracted to light, to gather around our lights. As filter feeders, manta rays specialize in eating plankton. The Kona Coast has a resident population and catalog of more than 200 reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) and we have a unique way of observing them. With wingspans that can reach up to 18 feet across, they are among the largest fish in the sea. Manta rays are gentle giants- filter feeders with no barbs, stingers or teeth. Manta rays are related to, but are not, sting rays. For a single dive, a minimum of 12 hours is suggested.While Kona is home to many amazing animals and opportunities for many incredible dives, there is one that absolutely cannot be missed: the manta ray night dive! Consistently ranked as one of the top dives in the world and many consider it a highlight of their entire lives. Find Answers To Frequently Asked Questionsįlying or Driving to Altitude After Diving: For multiple dives per day or multiple days of diving, a minimum surface interval of 18 hours is suggested before flying or driving to altitude. Manta Dive Experts:Many of our staff at Jack's Diving Locker are PADI Manta Ray Diver Specialty Instructors or certified Manta Naturalists through Hawaii Community College in collaboration with Manta Pacific Research Foundation. This exclusive PADI Specialty Course authored by Keller Laros is only taught at Jack's Diving Locker! Oct 1-Mar 31: 3:00 pm (call after 6am on trip date for meeting location)Īdd more to your manta experience by upgrading to the PADI Manta Ray Diver Specialty Course. Call to inquire.)ĭays: Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday (on request as available)Īpr 1-Sep 30: 3:30 pm (call after 6am on trip date for meeting location)
#MANTA RAY NIGHT DIVE KONA PLUS#
Private Guide: $300 plus tax plus cost of trip (Limited availabilty. Includes 2 guided snorkels, mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, sandwich/juice/water Includes 2 guided dives, tanks, weights, light, sandwich/juice/water ( Rental gear available) If you join us for at least 5 trips you will be automatically enrolled in our Mahalo Club and receive 10% off all future trips! We are now offering new and improved discountsfor many of our repeat guests. Observe in awe as Kona's famous Manta Rays glide in from the darkness to feed on the microscopic plankton attracted to your light.Ĭertified Divers: $229 plus tax (No hidden booking fees, harbor fees, or fuel charges) Then, after dark, you descend into darkness and in the beam of your light watch the nightlife come alive. Come up from your dive or snorkel to enjoy a beautiful Hawaiian sunset, relax, and have a bite to eat. Experience our famous Manta Night Dive & Snorkel trip in Kona, Hawaii for an unforgettable encounter during two dives!įirst, explore the reef and visit the colossal colony of swaying Garden Eels as the sun begins to fade.
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