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Big Island Divers: "Kona Blackwater Dive & Manta Ray Night Dive", Apr, 2018, by Vickie Ellett, OR, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 10235 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	Dive #2: We also made manta ray night dive with TORPEDO TOURS, booked through KONA HONU. We had 3 divers and 4 snorkelers, just our group on the boat. If you haven't made this dive, you should. It's a bit crazy, multiple boats, and seems like about 100 people in the water. But to see those majestic rays, 5-6 at a time, is not to be missed. A big moray eel, and Hawaiian seal added to the fun. We had several first time snorkelers, and first time at night, dive guides did a good job and everyone had a good time. Most of the dive is spent kneeling down on the bottom, so wear a good wetsuit, you will get cold. Kona Honu has a good short video on their website, that will give you a taste of the dive. Also recommend snorkeling at Kahalu'u Beach Park, right in town. About a zillion people, good variety of fish, and not too crowded once you get out in the water. picnic tables, showers, snacks, some shade, limited parking, so you may have to drop people off and park up the road. Vis & water temps varied.I hope this review isn't too confusing. I made 2 night dives, both very different-don't really fit in the form.
Websites	Big Island Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Oregon, Washington, California, Galapagos, Palau, Raja Ampat/Indonesia, Caribbean.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	76-°F / 24-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive #1: Made "Blackwater Dive", night dive, boat goes 3 miles straight out from island, 6 divers, drift tethered, 45'deep below the boat. saw some interesting/odd creatures. I would have gone again, but they were booked .
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Crew was very helpful w/camera. And we had our own rinse bucket.

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Dive Review of Big Island Divers in Hawaii/Big Island - Kona

Big Island Divers: "Kona Blackwater Dive & Manta Ray Night Dive", Apr, 2018,

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Dive Review of Big Island Divers in
Hawaii/Big Island - Kona