![]() When the sun's light enters through the holes in the ceiling they illuminate the chamber and the rock slab in the middle to create a absolutely stunning stained glass effect. As you enter the chamber for the first time you have to make sure to appreciate the full experience of the "Cathedral". It is a large lava tube, which is about 100 feet long and almost two stories high. I can honestly say that one of the most beautiful dives I have been on is the First Cathedral is a 40-65 ft dive. I have 50+ dives though, all but two were in Hawaii. "I am not an extremely experienced diver. Reviews: "60’ dive amongst canyons of lava rock and coral, natural arch, and then the cathedral, which is a lava tube but has numerous holes that you could swim out of, white tip shark met us inside! Huge Javanese eel near the entrance!! GREAT DIVE!!" "So much stuff! Eels! Mantas! Even a reef shark. All you do is be negatively buoyant and shine your light to the surface. Renee Capozzola, USA, 2012 "Shallow 35 ft manta ray night dives. HIdemi Chizuka-Kemp, 2012 "Can't beat acrobatic manta rays swooping above your head!" Katie "We had very good encounters with manta, we could count the spots on their body, they just want to be friends with the divers. The grace of these large creatures is astounding. Julie "Seeing these amazing creatures swim right up to your face with their huge mouths open and simply glide right over you is one of the most amazing sights in the world. Of the most beautiful and gentle animals in the world." It is very rare toĮxperience such an amazingly wonderful and unforgettable time with one Nowhere near the experience with the manta dive. Ray City in Grand Cayman before, and as good as that dive is, it came This was by far, the best dive I have ever done. That you often have to move to avoid them accidentally hitting you. Underwater lights placed on the ocean floorĪttract infinite amounts of plankton, which in turn attract the huge, I was fortunate there wasĪ videographer who got the whole thing on tape. On a show that was nothing short of magical. These magnificent creatures feasted and danced for us putting Then the mantas flew in to feed on the plankton gathering in the lightīeams. Of silver baitfish were swimming and shimmering within the lights. The lights formed a circle of beams and a huge school To about 12 m and joined a circle of about 20 divers with our torches Paolo Grechi, Italy, 11 September 2014 "This was myįirst night dive ever and I couldn't have gotten luckier. Rick Rogers, 20 October 2016 "Spectacular!ĭoug Ruby, 3 October 2016 "Truly and awesome and jaw-dropping experience to be surrounded by this ballet of one-ton giants twirling around you gracefully."ĭoug, USA, 13 July 2015 "Exiting experience with dancing mantas. Marga Gual Soler, 20 March 2017 "Almost guaranteed, close-up viewing of Coastal Manta Rays on a night dive." Steven Owen, 15 September 2017 "At Kona only 2 mantas showed but they were incredible."ĭr. It was amazing! 10/10 would recommend!"īrittany, 20 January 2020 "Night time Manta dive gives you a look at an absolute ballet of a menagerie of fish along with some of the largest mantas ever seen. They literally swam right over your head and you had to duck to get out of their way. Tina, 23 April 2020 "We dove with 14 manta rays for 45 minutes in this night dive! The instructor told us she's never seen so many there before. We also did an earlier dive with our flashlights and they were literally bumping into us. Reviews: "OMG! This was my favorite dive so far. Two manta rays feeding at night by Paul Hirst ( CC BY-SA 2.5)
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