Kona Manta Ray Snorkel & Night Dive Tour at Keauhou Bay - Sea Paradise / Sunset Sail & Manta Ray Snorkel Cruise (Group Rate)
Interesting but very commercial
It was great seeing these amazing creatures but this is not so much a see the great manta ray in nature as much as it is a highly commercialized, 'we've figured out how to give you a manta-ray petting zoo experience'. They boat you out, extend a floating ladder with lights (to attract plankton), and then have you float and hold onto the ladder as the rays swim below you. They do come very close to you (and may brush against you) as they eat the plankton. Pretty neat for the first several passes but since you are surrounded by other boats doing the same thing with their own floating ladder-like structures the rays will spend their time with whomever has the brightest lights. After about :30 minutes of this people start getting bored and getting back on the boats. It was fun and interesting and glad we did it but not really "swimming with the rays".
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| Packages: | Sunset Sail & Manta Ray Snorkel Cruise (Group Rate) | ||
| Attended as: | Friends | ||
| Posted on: | 2019/08/20 | ||
| Activity Date: | 2018/04/26 | ||
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're glad you found it fun. Being stationary at the surface of the water is the safest way for us to view the rays.
Mahalo