Kona (buceo nocturno con mantarrayas)
A night dive in which the lights of the boats and the divers concentrate plankton and, with it, reef manta rays that feed by barrel-rolling a few metres away. The divers stay still on the sandy bottom while the mantas pass overhead.
Depth
8–15 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
25 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Night Diver
Approx. price
180 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- All year round
- Approx. price
- 180 USD / dive
The iconic night dive where lights draw plankton and up to a dozen giant manta rays come to feed above the divers.
Did you know
Es de los poquísimos encuentros con megafauna considerados prácticamente garantizados, y el mecanismo es indirecto: no se ceba a los animales, se atrae al plancton del que se alimentan. La otra especialidad de Kona es el blackwater diving, inmersiones nocturnas en mar abierto sobre fondos de cientos de metros.
Sources consulted: Kona Honu Divers; Bluewater Dive Travel; beunderwater.com
Location
See on the interactive map22 species documented in Kona (buceo nocturno con mantarrayas)
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
Foca monje de Hawái
Neomonachus schauinslandi
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Calamar hawaiano de espadín
Euprymna scolopes
Cirujano amarillo
Zebrasoma flavescens
Coral negro de Hawái
Antipathes griggi
Delfín girador
Stenella longirostris
Delfín listado
Stenella coeruleoalba
Delfín manchado
Stenella attenuata
Falsa orca
Pseudorca crassidens
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