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Dive Review of Kona Diving Company/Kona Seaflower condo Kailua Bay Rst in
Hawaii/Kailua-Kona

Kona Diving Company/Kona Seaflower condo Kailua Bay Rst, Jun, 2013,

by Kira Bacerdo, NY, US ( 1 report). Report 7021.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations N/A Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments The good: A very accommodating, professional dive operation with great customer service!!! Respectful, knowledgeable, patient, friendly, fun loving but safety & eco-conscious boat and dive shop crew. Want to share their love of all things big and small--obvious and hidden. Go out of their way to help you find the critters you hope to see, as well as focus on your comfort and skill level. Full set-up & breakdown, as well as clean up-to-date rental gear. Yummy wraps, soup & cocoa mixes, cold drinks, snacks & Homemade walnut brownies.

The bad: not a single thing really!

Bring a love for very unusual small critters and really take the time to seek them out in nooks and crannies.. Not as many free swimming fish variations that you can't already see snorkeling here.

Leave your wetsuit home/ rent their heavy 5 mil full wetsuits. It can get chilly especially if you have a long dive profile and go on 2-tank dives.

Night manta ray dive-worth bringing a video camera if you've got the buoyancy control down.
Websites Kona Diving Company   Kona Seaflower condo Kailua Bay Rst

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 51-100 dives
Where else diving Kona-Hawaii, Mexico (Cozumel, playa del Carmen, cenotes), Curaçao, Grand Cayman, Belize (Turneffe Islands, glovers & lighthouse reefs, placencia, la Paz), Costa Rica, Dominican Republic (La Romana, puerto plata), St Thomas, North Boston, jersey Shore, Florida Keys.
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm, choppy
Water Temp 70-80°F / 21-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 5
Water Visibility 100-300 Ft/ 30-91 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Stay with dive group and safety stop at 500-750 psi left. Early breathers can leave first-- long breathers can stay longer.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins Schools Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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