Dive Review of Aloha Dive Company/Royal Kona Resort in
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Aloha Dive Company/Royal Kona Resort, Feb, 2006, by Richard Troberman, WA, USA ( Contributor 13 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 1592.
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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	Aloha Dive Company is a first class dive operation in every respect. Owner Mike Nakachi and first mate Earl Kam have an amazing knowledge of these waters and the fish and creatures that inhabit them, and their service is unsurpassed. I timed this trip to coincide with the annual whale (humpback) migration to the Hawaiian calving grounds, and I wasn't disappointed. The whales were abundant, and it was not at all unusual during the rides to the dive sites or during the surface intervals to see whales breaching, spy-hopping and tail-slapping on the surface. On occasion, a curious whale would even venture near the boat. But whales were only a part of the story on this trip. On our first dive, we were treated to four large manta rays being cleaned, as they circled around us almost continuosly throughout our dive. On a subsequent dive it was four eagle rays. On yet another dive we were treated to several grey reef sharks, white- tip reef sharks, barracuda, and jacks. And during our surface intervals we were often surrounded by schools of spinner dolphins or pacific bottlenose dolphins. We also saw eight large pelagic mantas on the surface on the way to one divesite. This was some of the best large animal diving I have ever experienced anywhere (although it is not always like this). All in all, on a scale of 1 to 10, the diving on this trip was an 11. And that doesn't even include Buffy's (Mike's wife) amazing cookies between dives! The Royal Kona Resort is an older hotel (built in the 60's) that has seen better days, but it is in a prime location on the water at the edge of town, within convenient walking distance of everything, and is a great value for the money.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Tahiti, Palau, Australia, Galapagos Islands, Cayman Islands, St. Vincent, Bahamas, Maui, Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-78°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-150 Ft/ 23-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	>2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	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 Dive Company/Royal Kona Resort in Hawaii/Kona

Aloha Dive Company/Royal Kona Resort, Feb, 2006,

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Dive Review of Aloha Dive Company/Royal Kona Resort in
Hawaii/Kona