Most manta ray snorkeling trips include a guided tour to the location, gear, and floatation devices. Whether you want to splurge and experience the animals up close or relax and watch them feed from a nearby viewing platform, options are available that suit both your time and bank account.
Thankfully, visitors have plenty of options based on price, availability, and timing to see the manta rays. Visitors to the resort can watch the rays feed from the resort’s viewing platform, but for an up-close experience, getting in the water with these amazing animals is the best option. Directly below the Outrigger Kona Resort at Keauhou, these manta rays are often attracted to the plankton that moves near the surface as the resorts spotlights turn on and the sun begins to set. Several locations on the Kona side of the Big Island allow for manta ray viewing and activities, but so-called ray bay is the hotspot. Manta Ray Dives and Snorkeling – an Unforgettable Experienceįew other places in the world make viewing manta rays up close so easy and accessible, but only Hawaii allows you to experience the rays at night, while they feed. Because they live to be nearly 50 years old and return regularly to the same locations, many of the manta rays in Hawaii have been given their own names.
Surviving on a diet of mostly plankton, Kona manta rays feed with their mouths wide open and reside in the coastal waters around the islands for the entirety of their lives.
The rays are incredibly graceful and gentle and watching them swim is more like watching a bird in flight than a marine animal swimming. While their wingspans can reach up to 18 feet, most manta rays around Kona average between 10-12 feet in wingspan. The manta rays native to the waters of Hawaii are of the Manta alfredi species, the second largest in the world. Swimming, diving, and snorkeling with the manta rays off the Big Island coast is a remarkable activity you can enjoy with your family or friends, making memories that will last a lifetime. So upsetting to see Customer service ruining what would have been a good trip.One of the most memorable and fascinating activities to seek out on your Big Island adventure doesn’t take you far from the comforts of Kailua-Kona, but you’ll feel as though you’ve been transported to another place and time. BE AWARE, IF YOU BOOK, YOU ARE NOT GETTING A REFUND!!!! Also, don't expect anyone to return your messages if there is a problem. I finally reached out to Dan at Manta Adventures and was told "we are no to going to refund sorry we have a wait list of over 50 people and we could have used the spots for these eligible people please do not send any more emails". After the trip I gave it a few days and after seeing no refund I reached out to Viator and was told no refund as it was past the cancellation time frame, which it wasn't, just no one returned my call. I showed up the next day for trip, and at check in asked about the refund, and was told ' sure, thats no big deal, we will make a note and let the captain know'. I let them know that I was traveling here and had no means of finding wetsuits, could I please get a refund on those. I then tried the messaging platform the next day and was told I could bring them but I would have to find a wet suit to fit them. I called the number on the website 2 days prior to let them know that I had 2 kids that were 5 and 6, and needed to take them off the trip as well as a senior( so she could stay and watch the children). I found out 2 days prior to our trip that the ages are 7 and up. Got to see Manta Rays up close and personal and loved every minute with my family. the actual experience underwater was fantastic. Let's start with the 2 stars of enjoyment.
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