Dive Review of Jack's Diving Locker/Kona Reef Condos in
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Jack's Diving Locker/Kona Reef Condos: "5 dive shops, 7 mostly good dive days", May, 2021, by Mr Jeffrey Zankel, CA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 11838 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We were required to get a covid test before entering Hawaii and sign up with Safe Travels Hawaii to upload it. When I arrived they also asked for my Vax card which was in my dive bag so they swabbed me at the airport. We rented 3 nice ocean view condos at Kona Reef which is older but in good shape and an easy walk to town and some dive shops. My Enterprise rental car cost a fortune but Barb used Rental Cars of Hawaii for much less. May on the Big Island was a comfortable 80 degrees with mid 70s sea temps requiring my 5 mil suit. We dove with Kona Honu divers on a couple of unmemorable "local dive" reefs, however, we were free to dive at our own pace. Then we went on Big Island Divers’ "Advanced Local dive" hoping for better. Though they did mana ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Jack's Diving Locker Kona Reef Condos
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk, Soccoro, Cocos, Galapagos, Bonaire, Komodo, Bunaken, Papua
Closest Airport	Kona	Getting There	Non Stop SFO. PCR test Required
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	74-76°F / 23-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Big Island and Kohala restrict you. Jack's, Mauna Lani and and Kona Hanu give you space
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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
UW Photo Comments	The best you can expect on these day boats is a rinse tank ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

Report currently has 2 Helpful votes

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By Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Dec 26, 2021 14:36 EST

If you had dived with Jack's every day, you would have gotten a multi-day discount, rinsing, and tour gear hung up to dry overnight. Surprised you didn't do the manta ray night dive.

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Dive Review of Jack's Diving Locker/Kona Reef Condos in Hawaii/Big Island

Jack's Diving Locker/Kona Reef Condos: "5 dive shops, 7 mostly good dive days", May, 2021,

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Dive Review of Jack's Diving Locker/Kona Reef Condos in
Hawaii/Big Island