Dive Review of Kona Diving Company (formerly Bottom Time) in
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Kona Diving Company (formerly Bottom Time), Aug, 2011, by Wellington Lee, DC, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 6222.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Crew is excellent. They forgot nothing and were a step ahead on everything. Setup and rinse all your gear, taking care of it between dives. Briefings are informative and eco-conscious. Lots of food: wraps, sodas, hot tea, coffee, cocoa, soup, trail mix, godlfish! Boat is a bit cramped, head is emergency use only. The Manta Ray night dive is amazing. I did two nights in a row. First night only one manta, but it liked us. Second night we had 5, some 16 feet plus in wing span, passing within inches of my mask and doing backflips for 30 minutes. They supply all divers with UK kinetics light cannons, which are great. My personal Sola 1200 was effective at attracting plankton and mantas. The brighter the better. DM Katie took great care of my family who were did the manta night snorkle while we were on scuba. My mother was extremely nervous and unsure of her swimming/snorkling abilities and Katie spent extra time patiently making sure she was comfortable in the water and able to enjoy the Manta night snorkle. (a monumentous achievement). For the night snorkle, there is a surfboard mounted with lights and hold fast lines. They also supplied pool noodles. The mantas swam with the snorklers passing within inches for 20 min. A priceless experience for non-divers. Daylight dives were decent. Several octopus, potters and flame angels. Coral coverage was good, though, typical of hawaii, of limited variety and color.
Websites	Kona Diving Company (formerly Bottom Time)
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan, Cocos, Maldives, Bahamas, Cozumel, Belize, Florida Keys, NC, Northern VA.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	77-78°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back to the boat with 500 psi, dives were guided but allow for flexibility.
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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boat has two medium sized dedicated fresh water camera buckets. Divers were briefed on camera rinse bucket policies. There is very limited dry storage for cameras, the center table is mostly used for food. A large SLR with strobes may need to be put in the cabin or left in the rinse bucket.

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Dive Review of Kona Diving Company (formerly Bottom Time) in Hawaii/Kona

Kona Diving Company (formerly Bottom Time), Aug, 2011,

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Dive Review of Kona Diving Company (formerly Bottom Time) in
Hawaii/Kona