![]() 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. 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. Click here to Learn more about contactContact.Click here to Learn more about green fins policyGreen Fins Policy.Click here to Learn more about our boatsOur Boats.Click here to Learn more about our crewOur Crew.Click here to Learn more about about usAbout Us.Click here to Learn more about booking policiesBooking Policies.Click here to Learn more about mantas of konaMantas of Kona.Click here to Learn more about diving in konaDiving in Kona.Click here to Learn more about infoInfo.Click here to Learn more about all coursesAll Courses.Click here to Learn more about padi enriched air nitrox specialtyPADI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty. ![]()
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