Dive Review of Aquatic Life DIvers/Bay Club Waikoloa in
Hawaii/Kona

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Aquatic Life DIvers/Bay Club Waikoloa: "Trying Out a New Kona Dive Shop", Dec, 2019, by Catherine Choomack, CO, US ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 11378.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We did the Manta Ray night dive and Pelagic blackwater dive with this group. They are fairly new on the scene and have a couple of nice new dive boats. The Manta Dive was well run and about a dozen or so Mantas made it to the party including the largest female in the area, Big Bertha! The DM got us all situated around the campfire in an orderly fashion and went around and checked our air for us so we could enjoy the show. The Pelagic dive was pretty well run as well. They provided lights but I would advise bringing a different one because there is a good chance yours is brighter. We saw a few cool critters, the usual Siphonophors and other jelly-like critters from the deep water made appearances. Nothing to terribly exciting made it on this one. You just really never known. I did feel safe and secure on my tether so no complaints. All and all if you are looking to try a different dive shop or your favorite one is already booked, give these guys a try.
Websites	Aquatic Life DIvers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, St. Lucia, Cabo, Hawaii, Bahamas, Fiji
Closest Airport	KOA	Getting There	Flew Delta from DEN to KOA with a connection through SEA
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The dives we did were the Manta Ray night and Pelagic Night dives which were fairly controlled and uniform.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	They did have a rinse bucket for cameras and computers. There was not a dedicated table space for cameras. Plenty of mantas to photograph or film.

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Dive Review of Aquatic Life DIvers/Bay Club Waikoloa in Hawaii/Kona

Aquatic Life DIvers/Bay Club Waikoloa: "Trying Out a New Kona Dive Shop", Dec, 2019,

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Dive Review of Aquatic Life DIvers/Bay Club Waikoloa in
Hawaii/Kona