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1-Tank Pelagic Black Water Night Dive

  • Location: Kailua-Kona, HI
  • Duration: 2.5 hours
  • Price: $299 per certified advanced diver
  • Schedule: Sunday and Wednesday @ 8:15 PM

For the true adventurer, the Pelagic Night Dive offers a unique 1-tank black water dive off the Kona coast. Float tethered offshore in the deep, dark sea and witness the mesmerizing dance of zooplankton, jellyfish, and squid under your dive lights. This advanced dive requires excellent buoyancy skills and a minimum of 50 logged dives.

Requirements:

  • Certified advanced diver with at least 50 logged dives.
  • Recent dive experience within the last 6 months.
  • Good health with no heart conditions.
  • Must converse in English or request a dive translator (additional fee).

Check in at the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor for an 8:15 PM start. Book your dive now for an unparalleled underwater adventure!

$299.00

1-Tank Pelagic Black Water Night Dive: An Unforgettable Deep-Sea Adventure

The 1-Tank Pelagic Black Water Night Dive is one of the most thrilling and unique diving experiences you can have in Hawaii. Unlike traditional reef dives, this adventure takes you far from the shoreline, into the open ocean at night, where you’ll witness the mysterious world of deep-sea marine life drifting up from the depths. Suspended in the inky blackness, with only your dive light illuminating the creatures that rise from the abyss, you’ll feel as if you’re floating in outer space. This one-of-a-kind experience is perfect for advanced divers looking to explore a side of the ocean rarely seen.

The pelagic black water dive is unlike any other night dive. Instead of diving near coral reefs or rocky formations, you’re taken miles offshore, where the ocean floor is thousands of feet below. Here, you’ll descend to around 40-50 feet, tethered to a drifting line, and let the deep-sea current bring the ocean’s most bizarre and mesmerizing creatures right to you. The highlight of this dive is witnessing the nightly vertical migration—one of the largest migrations on Earth—where deep-sea organisms, such as larval fish, jellyfish, squid, and bioluminescent plankton, ascend from the depths to feed.

The experience is both eerie and awe-inspiring. Your dive light will reveal translucent creatures, glowing siphonophores, and alien-like invertebrates that seem to appear out of nowhere. Some creatures flash with bioluminescent colors, while others remain nearly invisible, only revealing their presence when caught in the beam of your light. The unpredictability of what you’ll see makes every black water dive unique. No two nights are ever the same, adding to the excitement and mystery of this deep-sea adventure.

If you’re an experienced diver seeking an extraordinary underwater experience, the 1-Tank Pelagic Black Water Night Dive is a must-try. It’s a dive that will challenge your senses, ignite your curiosity, and leave you with memories of the ocean’s most elusive creatures.

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