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Dive Honokohau in Hawaii

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Jack’s Diving Locker

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Location: Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii
Depth: 90 ft
Visibility: 30-80’
Who it’s For: Intermediate to Advanced Divers

What Makes it Special:

Located within Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park in Kona, Honokohau dive site is a local favorite for coral reef marine life and big animal encounters. Daily dives are offered by Jack’s Diving Locker.

Honokohau features lava tubes and basaltic rock swathing the sea floor. The natural crags and crevices are peppered with hard and soft corals, and house dozens of fish species, including resident schools of raccoon butterflyfish, goatfish and Heller’s barracuda. Eels such as the dragon moray and the whitemouth moray also frequent the site.

Dive guides often lead groups to the reef’s drop off for a chance to spot eagle rays and pods of spinner dolphins. Diver might even catch a glimpse of the critically endangered, hawksbill turtle and – on a good day – a tiger shark.

To book a dive on Honokohau today, visit www.jacksdivinglocker.com.

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Manta Ray Night Dives in Kona

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Jack’s Diving Locker

Get up-close with Manta Rays.

Location: North of Keahole Point, Kona, Hawaii
Depth: 20-80 ft.
Visibility: 15-30’
Who it’s For: Novices

What Makes it Special:

Manta Ray dive site makes for an evening of entertainment with two dives – one in late afternoon and one at night.

First, explore the reef as the sun begins to fade over Kona. Watch as colorful reef fish search for a cozy place to sleep, garden eels rhythmically dance in the sand, and a green sea turtle swims by to say good night. Then witness large, graceful Manta Rays gliding into the reef to be cleaned by the Hawaiian Cleaner Fish.

Come up from your dive to view a beautiful Hawaiian sunset, relax and have a bite to eat. On the second dive, descend into darkness and watch the night life come alive in the beam of your light. Observe in awe as Manta Rays glide in from the darkness to feed on the microscopic plankton attracted to your light. Follow a hunting moray as it searches for its next meal. And watch as he attacks an unsuspecting tang, twists his body in a knot and swallows the fish whole. Then visit with shy shrimp, crabs, delicate nudibranchs and sleeping fish. It’s a wonderful way enjoy Kona’s night life at its best!

To book a Manta Ray Night Dive, visit www.jacksdivinglocker.com

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Dive the Nashua Navy Tug off the Coast of Oahu

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An octopus rests at Navy Tug dive site.

Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Depth: 65 ft
Visibility: 15-30’
Who it’s For: Advanced Divers

What Makes it Special:

The Navy Tug Boat, Nashua, sits alone on the sand in 65-feet of water off the coast of Oahu. It was purposely sunk in 2012 to form an artificial reef, and has since become an active training site for the US Navy. Locked bins storing Naval supplies can be seen outside the ship along the sea floor.

It’s also home to numerous species of marine life, including enormous puffer fish and reef sharks who can be spotted through port holes and holes in the deck. Small coral blooms and polyps speckle the hull and deck, while various soft corals fan beneath the ship’s rudder.

At 109 feet long, the ship’s holds provide ample swim-throughs and penetration.

Dive Oahu offers premier charters to Nashua from Waikiki. Visit www.diveoahu.com/divenew to book your next dive.

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Yap & Palau 2016 Family Dive Special

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Brad Holland

Kids Sea Camp Micronesia

Manta Ray Bay Yap & Sam’s Tour Palau hosts 2016 Kids Sea Camp family dive adventure Aug 6- 13th and Aug 13-20th.

Mantas, Sharks, wrecks, reefs and some of the best diving you will ever do. Two weeks one vacation, all inclusive, dive, meals, tours, rental gear, Ocean View accommodations for 7 or 14 nights. Book both and save. Mantaray Bay Yap and Palau Royal Resort Palau, Kayak the Rock Islands, Jelly Fish Lake, dive sunken wrecks in Palau. Guaranteed Manta in Yap!

PADI courses: SASY, Seal Team, JOW, AOW. Free Sealife camera with mention of this deal when you book this trip. One per reservation.

Price Adults from $2999 Kids from $999

Package Validity – Start Date Aug 6th, 2016

Package Validity – End Date Aug 20th, 2016

Travel must be booked by Aug 1st, 2016

Website www.familydivers.com

Booking Email Address kids@familydivers.com

Booking Telephone 803-419-2556

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Kids Sea Camp and Family Dive Adventures

Kids Sea Camp

2015 Kids Sea Camp event dates:
Spring Break:
(SOLD OUT!) Grand Cayman; March 28 – April 4th
(Only four rooms available) April 4th-11th
Spring break mini-camps with Tom and Margo, limited space available for a great week at Cobalt Coast in Grand Cayman. 7 nights, 5 days of diving, Sasy, Seal Team, Jr. Open Water) Guided scooter dives, Kittiwake wreck dive, Stingray City, Breakfast and lunch daily at Cobalt Coast Resort, Round trip transfers, Trip to Rum Cake factory, trip to Caymana Bay, Trip to 7 mile beach, sunset cruise, shore diving, Free Nitrox course (E:learning not included) Free T-shirt, 1- dinner at the Wharf Restaurant, 1- Dinner at My-bar Sunset House, 1-dinner at Cobalt Coast Resort, 1- Dinner at Caymana Bay and 2 dinners on your own.

June 20th to 27th: Bonaire, Buddy Dive, Rescue and Coral Restoration week. Courses include Sasy, Seal Team, PADI Open water and Advanced Open water (AOW)

July 4th to July 11th: St. Lucia, Anse Chastanet: Rated as one of the best dive resorts in the Caribbean. Amazing views, lush accommodations and wonderful diving. Jungle biking, paddle boarding, hiking, Culinary classes, spa, farm to table dining, and chocolate tasting. Diving includes Seal Team, Jr. Open Water, Digital photography and the newest SeaLife cameras to use all week. (SeaLife photo week)

July 11th to 18th: Grand Cayman, Divetech & Cobalt Coast (Sasy, Seal Team, JOW, DPV-Sea scooter, Kittiwake wreck dive.) Rum cakes and rum tasting, sward fighting, pirate party, Stingray City, free dive computers and rental gear included. Seal Team Ocean dives and family dives. Unlimited shore diving with your family every afternoon.

July 11-18th: Palau, Palau Royal & Sam’s Tours: A true bucket list diving destination, German and Olong channel, Jelly fish lake, Giant clams and the stunning Rock Islands. Hosted by Margo Peyton Palau Royal Resort. Non diver activity, tour and spa packages available. Diver courses include: Nitrox, Deep, AOW, SASY, Seal Team, Open Water and Underwater Naturalist. (Nitrox, AOW and JOW courses require E:learning)

July 18-25th: Yap, Manta Ray Bay Hotel & Yap Divers, Mantas experience, Stone Money, a bucket list destination. Hosted by Margo Peyton. Non Diver activity spa and tour packages available. Diving includes Manta diver certification, Shark Diver certification, Nitrox, AOW and Underwater Naturalist.

July 25 to August 1st: Bonaire, Buddy Dive, Zombie, Rescue and Coral Restoration week. Courses include Sasy, Seal Team, PADI Open water and Advanced Open water(AOW)

(SOLD OUT!) July 25-August 1 and August 1-8: Fiji, Beqa Lagoon

(ONLY TWO ROOMS LEFT! ) August 9th to 16th: Utila: Laguna Beach Resort: Zombies! SASY, Seal, JOW and maybe a whale shark or two. Hosted by Tom, Jennifer & Margo Peyton & Woody Tinsley.

August 15th to 22nd: Roatan/Utila: Caribbean Pearl II: Zombies!, Rescue/ Dive Master; Teen leadership week kids age 17+ can come without parents! Not to say parents aren’t welcome, but this week will be teaching leadership skills, standards, responsibility, search and recovery, Advanced open water, deep diver and boat. Hosted by Woody Tinsley, Jennifer & Margo Peyton.

August 22nd to 29th: Utila: Laguna Beach Resort: The Women’s Divers Hall of Fame week! Come dive with some of the greatest women divers in the world during this special fundraising week sponsored by Laguna Beach Resort and Family Dive Adventures. Hosted by our Women divers Hall of Fame inductee Margo Peyton.

Thanksgiving 2015: St. Lucia, Anse Chastanet, November 21-28th Hosted with Tom and Margo (this week fills up quickly please book ahead.)

2016 Kids Sea Camp event dates:
July 9th-16th: Grenada, True Blue and Aquanauts
July 23rd-July 30th: Fiji, Beqa Lagoon
July 30th-August 6th: Fiji, Beqa Lagoon
Thanksgiving: November 19th to the 26th: Fiji, Beqa Lagoon

About Family Dive Adventures
We provide vacation packages on a year round basis for all our family friendly resorts around the world that have met our high quality standards for training, safety and service. If you’re looking for an individual family vacation or planning a customized small or large group dive trip and would like to work with an experienced family friendly staff that understands your needs and has 25 years of providing the best the world has to offer in diving, then give us a call. 1-803-419-2556

Family Dive Adventures

Kids Sea Camp

Do you have young children who are interested in scuba diving? Check out Robbie Peyton’s experience with Kids Sea Camp.

Details

Information: P.O. Box 291030Columbia, SC 33325United States
Phone: 803.419.2556
Email: kids@kidssecamp.com
Website: http://www.familydivers.com

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