Dive Review of Wanna Dive in
Hawaii/Kona Coast

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Wanna Dive, Aug, 2008, by Robert Halem, CA, USA ( Contributor 18 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 4271.
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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
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Comments	This was an excellent operation in terms of both dive sites and customer care. I did both the evening Manta dive and a morning two tank dive. The evening dive was the classic Kona Manta dive, a twilight dive at Garden Eel Cove, followed by the Manta dive after dark at the same location. This was my second attempt at a Manta dive. I was assured that the Manta show up about 90% of the time, last year they didn't. This year it was looking that I was a bad omen for Mantas. We had broken the "campfire" where everyone sits with lights aimed up and were headed for the reef to look for morays when someone sighted one Manta. One was all it took. She (I think it was a she) stayed in our area for 30-40 minutes, constantly swooping right over our heads and then heading up a little to do loops and rolls. It is quite an experience, to have that two foot wide mouth heading right at your face, only to peel off a foot or two away. On some passes, she even brushed across my head. You aren't supposed to touch them, but what can you do when they touch you? Those 40 minutes are some of the best time I have ever spent underwater. Two days later, I went out with Steve (Captain & Owner) and Bob (DM) again. This was for a normal morning two tank dive. We dove Shark Fin where we went down about 120 feet looking for some special fish (that didn't appear) and then slowly swam up so that our total time wasn't significantly reduced. The second dive at Thunder Cave include a very short entry into a cave (about 15 feet). The surge causes it to feel like a rumbling thunder when you are in the cave. Who said that water wasn't compressable. One of the highlights of this trip was the whale shark that swam across above us while we were on the reef. What a big fish!! All in all, this is a first class operation with care for the environment, and interest in the underwater creatures and excellent service to the divers. It is a six-pac boat, so there isn't a lot of space so book early. My only complaint, and it was a very minor one, was that there should be more munchies on board during the surface interval and for the ride home. Not a big issue since I always bring my own along.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Monterey, Florida, Cancun, Carribean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Keep the DM informed of air status, notify at 1500 and 700.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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	No table, boat is too small, but rinse tank and great care taken for your camera.

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Dive Review of Wanna Dive in Hawaii/Kona Coast

Wanna Dive, Aug, 2008,

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Dive Review of Wanna Dive in
Hawaii/Kona Coast