Dive Review of DiveTek in
Hawaii/Kona

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DiveTek, Jun, 2007, by Peter Korn, CA, USA ( 2 reports). Report 3381.
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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	DiveTek (www.divetekadventures.com) was fabulous For a small extra fee, they provided steel tanks for my wife and I (96cuft for me, 116cuft for her - different sizes by my request). They took good care of us, and were especially accommodating of my wife's needs (she has rheumatoid arthritis, and they allowed her to walk down into the water via their stairs, and then helped her don her pre-weighted BC; the reverse returning from the dive). They checked in with us a fair amount at first (good as my wife is still a fairly new diver), then rapidly cut back from that as we demonstrated our competence. I was further amazed at how large & nice their boat was, especially in relation to the number of divers (space for ~40 tanks behind the benches, half covered). We dove with them 2 days. The first day there were three staff (our guide Janice, the owner Keith, and the boat captain), four diving customers, and one staff friend diving (with a rebreather). Second day my wife and I were the only paying customers, with two staff (same guide & captain) and the same rebreathing staff friend. Another accommodation for us: instead of their usual 7:30am departure time they departed at 9am, allowing us time to drive the 90 minutes to Kona from our family's place in Naahlehu (we were the first to book, so our desire set the departure time). My one, minor complaint: our wetsuits didn't get enough of a rinse by the staff, especially as we left them overnight for the second dive. We saw eagle rays, dolphins, octopuses, nudibranchs, trumpet & cornet fish, the beautiful egg rose of a Spanish Dancer, a frog fish, and of course lots of eels (especially at the Garden Eel Cove site) and other local fish. Thanks to our larger capacity tanks, our dives lasted from 53-74 minutes (at max depths ranging from 54-76 feet). The only experience I have had as close as nice to this from an operation was with Living Underwater in Cozumel in 2002. I had more fun diving there (because it was Cozumel), and while their staff was/is great, this staff experience was better - especially given my wife's needs (she wasn't with me in Cozumel).
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Fiji, Cozumel, Monterey, Channel Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limits gently enforced
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	They dedicated a large rinse bucket for my camera (I was the only photographer both days), and handled my gear well.

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Dive Review of DiveTek in Hawaii/Kona

DiveTek, Jun, 2007,

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Dive Review of DiveTek in
Hawaii/Kona