Dive Review of Aloha Divers/Fairmont Orchid in
Hawaii/Kona -Big Island

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Aloha Divers/Fairmont Orchid, May, 2006, by Dave Eckenberger, va, USA . Report 2861.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Mike And Earl run a great operation and cater to your skill level and can arrange amazing up close and personal large animal encounters. They know this area so well that they can find most things on the reef upon reguest. I saw nearly all endemic Butterfly Fish over 6 dives and they could find octopi on nearly every dive. There were lots of turtles and eels as well as eagle rays. Both men have a deep love and appreciation for the ocean and everything in it and their enthusiasm was contagious. Highly recommended to anyone on Kona looking for a great diving experience.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii. Eluthera, Turks & Cacios, Honduras, Nassau, Cay Sal, Walkers Key , Fla. Keys, Martinque, BVI's, San Salvador, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman Etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	70-120 Ft/ 21-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Typical adavanced open water <130 ft (allowed to dive computer - Nitrox 32)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Aloha Divers/Fairmont Orchid in Hawaii/Kona -Big Island

Aloha Divers/Fairmont Orchid, May, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Aloha Divers/Fairmont Orchid in
Hawaii/Kona -Big Island