Manta Point is the third named manta ray viewing site on the Big Island of Hawaii, located on the Kohala Coast north of Kona. Along with Manta Village near Keauhou Bay and Manta Heaven off Kona International Airport, Manta Point completes the trio of established sites where Hawaii’s resident reef manta ray population is documented. The Kohala Coast site is more remote than the two southern sites and is reached on fewer tours, but it draws mantas from the same extended resident population of 450-plus identified Manta individuals that define Kona as one of the premier manta viewing destinations on the planet.
Manta Point sits along the Kohala Coast on the northwestern shore of the Big Island, north of both Manta Village and Manta Heaven.
The site is more exposed to open Pacific Ocean conditions.
When ocean conditions allow and manta activity is being reported, experienced operators may include Manta Point as part of a broader Kona Coast manta ray experience.
The Kohala Coast is known for its dramatic shoreline and typically crystal-clear water, conditions that can create exceptional visibility when the site is accessible.
Manta behavior at Manta Point is consistent with what researchers observe across Kona’s primary viewing sites: graceful feeding loops near the surface as rays gather around plankton concentrations and, when present, light sources that attract their food.
Manta Point is one of three named manta ray viewing sites on the Big Island of Hawaii, located on the Kohala Coast north of Kona. The site is less visited than Manta Village at Keauhou Bay and Manta Heaven off Kona International Airport.
Manta Point is located on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, north of Kailua-Kona and north of both Manta Village and Manta Heaven. It is on the leeward western shore of the island, accessible by boat.
Manta Village at Keauhou Bay is the primary and most consistent manta viewing site on the Kona Coast, visited on all Sea Paradise nightly manta departures. Manta Point is more remote, more weather-dependent, and draws from the same extended resident manta population but in a different coastal environment. Both sites attract mantas from the same 450-plus resident population documented by Manta Ray Advocates Hawaii and the Manta Pacific Research Foundation.
Yes. The three named manta ray viewing sites on the Kona Coast of the Big Island are: Manta Village (near Keauhou Bay, 5 min boat ride), Manta Heaven (off Kona International Airport 30-45 min boat ride), and Manta Point (on the Kohala Coast). All three draw from the same documented resident population of over 450 individually identified reef manta rays.
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