© Jordan L. (#277891)
Garden Eel Cove
★★★★★
(1,589)
This is THE place to night dive with manta rays. One of the most famous dives in Kona allows you to kneel on the bottom in about 35 feet of water in the dark of night while a huge light is set in the middle of all the divers that attract phytoplankton and krill so the mantas swoop in right over you to feed.
This dive is all about the huge manta rays! You may also see some eagle rays that come in the mix and some nice coral.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock-crisod
1.2k Sightings
J
67
F
46
M
128
A
94
M
117
J
96
J
117
A
88
S
134
O
116
N
81
D
73
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
573 Sightings
J
33
F
24
M
50
A
56
M
65
J
37
J
82
A
56
S
44
O
41
N
33
D
52
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
383 Sightings
J
17
F
8
M
26
A
39
M
37
J
38
J
46
A
45
S
30
O
43
N
31
D
23
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
108 Sightings
J
7
F
7
M
8
A
10
M
16
J
0
J
29
A
11
S
0
O
10
N
0
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
72 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
8
J
10
J
14
A
15
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
7
iStock-stephnea
Spinner Dolphin
41 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
10
A
11
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
296 Sightings
J
16
F
15
M
26
A
27
M
34
J
20
J
47
A
29
S
21
O
25
N
10
D
26
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 30
Shutterstock-s_a_j
Sand Eel
230 Sightings
J
6
F
9
M
16
A
24
M
25
J
28
J
35
A
26
S
20
O
15
N
11
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
214 Sightings
J
17
F
12
M
22
A
17
M
25
J
18
J
24
A
22
S
13
O
17
N
9
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
189 Sightings
J
11
F
7
M
21
A
8
M
21
J
15
J
31
A
14
S
14
O
20
N
12
D
15
