Each year, many tourists come to Hawaii just to swim with manta rays. More specifically, they travel to Kona on the West side of the Big Island to meet the gentle giants. There’s no question that swimming with manta rays is a unique and magical experience...
Manta rays are continuously swimming throughout their life span. But how can they sleep while they’re swimming? Or do they technically not sleep at all? Note: I have also recorded a video about this topic. If you would prefer to look & listen, click play to watch...
When you go for an evening dive with the manta rays, you enter the open ocean at night: leaving the human comfort zone, the place of constant air supply. This is a new setting that requires multitasking, and the single most important task to master (besides knowing...
After being closed for several months following the outbreak of COVID-19, Hawaii has opened up its doors for travelers again through the pre-travel program and we are excited to resume operations for our moonlight manta ray swim at the beautiful Mauna Kea Beach Hotel....
Manta rays are truly remarkable and beautiful creatures, and Hawaii is one of the few places in the world where you can be an arm’s length away from manta rays. Travelers from around the globe visit Kona on the Big Island to swim and dive with manta rays. Did you know...
At Manta Ray Advocates, we refer to mantas as the ‘gentle giants of the sea’. There are many misconceptions when it comes to these marine animals, mainly due to the sheer size and shape of their body. Noticeably, the mantas possess wide cavernous mouths and a large...
Thousands of tourists travel to Kona each year, to experience the manta rays in their natural habitat around the Big Island of Hawaii. Companies have been offering nighttime swimming and diving tours with mantas since 1991, when one single boat went out once a week....
Manta rays swim constantly throughout their life; their lives depend on it. If a manta were to stop swimming, it would die. Let’s explore what that means for these majestic animals! Note: I have also recorded a video about this topic. If you prefer to...
There is still a great deal that isn’t fully known about the manta ray reproduction process. However, we do know mantas have a slow reproduction rate. This article aims to answer everything you ever wanted to know about manta ray reproduction… And it includes...