Diving and Snorkeling with the Manta Rays of Kona could possibly be the highlight of your vacation. It is the most famous dive in the Hawaiian Islands. Rated also as one of the top ten dives in the world, it is often described as surreal. The dive is conducted in a calm, protected bay in shallow water. The dive boats park around the perimeter of a sandy area which is about thirty feet deep. All the divers gather together and sit on the bottom. The snorkelers float above. The plankton can now be concentrated in one area because it is attracted to our lights. The Mantas, who feed on plankton, cruise between the divers and snorkelers doing continuous flips and scooping up mouthfuls of plankton at their nightly buffet. Kona's local Mantas can reach 15 ft. wingspan and over 1000 lbs.
We offer two Manta trip options:
Night Manta Snorkel or Dive from 6-8pm
check in time 5:45pm
This Manta trip is great for if you have both divers and snorkelers in your party, if you are bringing younger children, or if you are just hoping to catch the beautiful Hawaiian sunset over the ocean from a boat. We all go out on the same boat. Our cruise up to the site takes between 20-30 minutes depending on conditions. We watch the sunset while briefing you about these incredible animals, and get in the water when the sun is down. In water time is 45 minutes. We are back between 8-8:15pm
Night Manta Snorkel from 8:30-10:30pm
check in time is 8:15pm
This Manta trip offers a special opportunity to go and see Manta rays with a lot less of the crowd. Being one of the most popular activities in kona the Manta ray site does tend to get busy. However we are one of the few boats that offers a second trip, which means a lot less people and more mantas to ourselves! Often times we have the whole site to ourselves. This trip is perfect for individuals or groups that don’t mind staying out a little late. We also recommend this trip as a private trip for even more seclusion to soak up all the incredible Manta viewing!
We offer two Manta trip options:
Night Manta Snorkel or Dive from 6-8pm
check in time 5:45pm
This Manta trip is great for if you have both divers and snorkelers in your party, if you are bringing younger children, or if you are just hoping to catch the beautiful Hawaiian sunset over the ocean from a boat. We all go out on the same boat. Our cruise up to the site takes between 20-30 minutes depending on conditions. We watch the sunset while briefing you about these incredible animals, and get in the water when the sun is down. In water time is 45 minutes. We are back between 8-8:15pm
Night Manta Snorkel from 8:30-10:30pm
check in time is 8:15pm
This Manta trip offers a special opportunity to go and see Manta rays with a lot less of the crowd. Being one of the most popular activities in kona the Manta ray site does tend to get busy. However we are one of the few boats that offers a second trip, which means a lot less people and more mantas to ourselves! Often times we have the whole site to ourselves. This trip is perfect for individuals or groups that don’t mind staying out a little late. We also recommend this trip as a private trip for even more seclusion to soak up all the incredible Manta viewing!
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The dive is conducted just after sunset, which usually falls between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm depending on the time of year. We do the Manta Ray dive and snorkel charter 7 nights a week.