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Mark an item off your bucket list and join us for an incredible encounter with the Kona Manta Rays at night. Our certified PADI Instructors/Dive Masters will guide you through two dives at two different sites for the best scuba diving experience on the big island.
The best place to see Manta Rays is in Kona, Hawaii, in the Night Dive (for Snorklers and Scuba divers alike).
Manta Village (south of Kona) This is the original manta ray night dive location. Manta village is located off the coast in from of the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa in Keauhou , about 7 miles south of Kona. It is the location with the highest success rate in manta ray sightings.
The giant oceanic manta ray can grow to a disc size of up to 7 m (23 ft) across with a weight of about 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) but average size commonly observed is 4.5 m (15 ft) . It is dorsoventrally flattened and has large, triangular pectoral fins on either side of the disc.
Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus Manta. The larger species, M. birostris, reaches 7 m (23 ft) in width, while the smaller, M. alfredi, reaches 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) .