Manta 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. Meeting Time: 5:30pm (call after 6am on trip date for meeting location) Includes guided experience, mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, juice/water/light snackĭays: Monday, Thursday, and on request as available Mahalo Club Rates: After completing 2 trips with us, you will automatically be enrolled in our Mahalo Club and receive a 10% discount or rebate off all trips after that! ( See details and restrictions) Snorkelers: $199 plus tax (No hidden booking fees, harbor fees, or fuel charges)įALL SPECIAL: $149 plus tax (Sep 20-Oct 5 and Oct 16-Nov 13) This is a thrilling experience for those who seek adventure!

Dive into the water and experience it for. They have very large mouths, but no sharp teeth. Imagine getting up close and personal with a 35-year-old manta on an Anelakai manta ray night snorkel adventure. Manta rays are filter feeders and feed on plankton attracted to light. Slip into the water with your snorkel guide and float above majestic manta rays as they somersault, glide, and pivot in the light below. Take a boat ride in the late afternoon along the Kona coast to the manta viewing site. Lat: 19° 40' 10.1532' Long: -156° 1' 20.Experience our famous Manta Night Snorkel for an unforgettable encounter! At light, turn left on Kealakehe Pkwy into entrance of Honokohau Marina Take HI-19/ Queen Kaahumanu Hwy, north towards the Kona International Airport Check-in at our boat named, **THE MANTA** slip C-1, just left of the boat ramp Park on the right side of the boat ramp near the pavilion / bathrooms After passing Gentry's Sea Store Deli / Gas Station, turn left

**Take the first right** and follow the road around At light, turn right on Kealakehe Pkwy into entrance of Honokohau Marina Turn right onto HI-19/ Queen Kaahumanu Hwy, go 3.5 miles Look for a Manta Ray Dives of Hawaii sign. check-in times (exact check-in time will be emailed to you for your trip):Ĭheck in at Honokohau Harbor, Slip C-1. Join us aboard Fair Wind’s luxury vessel, Hula Kai, for one of the most exhilarating experiences in Hawaii, Kona’s First-Class Manta Adventure Mantas are very gentle no teeth, stingers, or barbs. Put this dive on your bucket list and dont forget your brightest lightSubscribe. Top quality scuba dive gear (BCD, regulator, full wetsuit) is available for rent. For those of you who want to zone out to pretty manta ray encounters.

Snacks, soft drinks, ice water and hot cocoa.

Top quality snorkel gear, wetsuit shorties and flotation devices.

Snorkel or scuba dive with manta rays after sunset.

Ride alongs (observers) are welcome on board as well. In a water depth of about 30-40 feet, both snorkelers and certified scuba divers can view the manta rays up close. Here is how this adventure works: Groups of manta rays mingle nightly off of Makako Bay (Garden Eel Cove) to feed on the plankton that appears to soak up the glow given off by underwater dive lights. Mantas can grow up to 16 feet in length and weigh up to 1,600 pounds, but they have nothing that bites or stings, so they can be closely observed. It is often described as 'surreal.' Hawaii's Kona Coast is home to over 240 resident manta rays, and each one of them has been identified and named! This is possible as each manta ray has unique black and white markings on their underside. Departing from Honokohau Harbor, located just north of Kailua-Kona, their boat will take you to a location just offshore on the Kona Coast where manta rays like to hang out at night.Ī manta ray night dive has been featured on numerous Travel, National Geographic and Discovery Channel programs. Join the friendly crew of Manta Ray Night Dives of Hawaii for an adventure of a lifetime. Please visit our Big Island Tours page for This Big Island Tour is currently unavailable for booking on our site. Manta Ray Night Dives of Hawaii - Manta Ray Night Dive & Snorkel

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