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Manta Ray Night Snorkel
If you come to the Big Island, you have to visit the Manta Rays. You just have to. The best and most exciting way to do this is by swimming with them. Other ways are to ride in a glass bottom boat or enjoy the restaurant lanai at the Sheraton in the evening. We’ve done…
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Manta Rays at the Sheraton
The simplest way to view reef manta rays is to visit the Sheraton Resort Kona in Kailua-Kona at night. Off the back deck of the restaurant Rays on the Bay you will see the mantas glide through the waters right at the edge of the surf. It’s not every night, but when they are there, it…
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Manta Ray Glass Bottom Boat
One way to get a closer look at a reef manta rays on the Big Island is to take a ride in a glass bottom boat. One leaves from the Kailua-Kona dock and goes to either behind the Sheraton or behind the airport, whichever place poses the best opportunity for the mantas to be present. Drinks and a…
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Kahauloa Bay, Hawaii
June 9, Saturday: We went to the farmers’ market in town. Good food and there were crafts, but it was not as fun as the markets we had been to in Kauai which were beautiful with lots of smiling venders offering tastes and tidbits. We spent most the day looking for another place to get…