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Kona Diving Company, Dec, 2012, by Joel Snyder, AZ, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 30 Helpful votes). Report 6839.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our first trip with Kona Diving Company. In previous years we have used Jack's, but they seem to have fallen into the large-shop style of recreational diving, and we wanted something a little smaller and more intimate. The staff at KDC were great, both in the shop and on the boat. Everyone was very friendly and helpful; they all seemed to really enjoy the diving we did together. The boat is a bit tight on space, but they managed it well and people seemed to get out of each others way very smoothly. Diving was standard Kona diving---outstanding, incredible, and wonderful, as always. The on-boat guides were all very well informed about dive sites. Our captain and crew picked protected sites because there was a lot of swell/surge coming through before xmas, but we weren't short-changed on any of them. Finding critters was easy, but some of the more interesting specimens were volunteered by our underwater guides too. I don't have bad things to say about Jack's, but on my next trip, I'm going to give Kona Diving Company the first phone call to see if they have room on their boats for me. A great laid-back experience, very safe, very smooth, and very nice folks.
Websites	Kona Diving Company
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Australia, South Pacific, Mexico, Latin America
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No specific restrictions other than "recreational scuba limits, no deco obligation."
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Tanks on board the boat; staff very knowledgeable and helpful with photo subjects and technique.

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Dive Review of Kona Diving Company in Hawaii/Kona

Kona Diving Company, Dec, 2012,

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Dive Review of Kona Diving Company in
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