Royal Kona Resort

The Royal Kona Resort overlooks the spectacular Kailua Bay and it is in the heart of the quaint village of Kailua-Kona.

At the full-service Royal Kona Resort, guests can relax on the decks of the oceanfront, split-level swimming pool; enjoy open-air dining or sunning on a private, sandy lagoon.

The Royal Kona Resort is centrally located along the Kona Coast and is within easy walking distance to the charming and historic town of Kailua-Kona with its array of shopping, restaurant and activity options.

Board Basis

Room Only. No meals included.

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Marcelina

Friday, 06 December 2013

Fabulous Fiji by Marcelina Jesus on Sport Diver Magazine

Lured by the promise of world-class reefs and adrenaline-fueled shark encounters Marcelina Jesus ventures to the wild islands of Fiji.

Fabulous Fiji by Marcelina Jesus on Sport Diver Magazine

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Jack's Diving Locker

Kona

With over 40 years experience of diving the iconic waters of Kona, Jack's Diving Locker is a well-established and top-rated PADI 5 Star Instructor Development dive centre with a vision to share the wonderful marine environment of Hawaii's underwater world with a focus on friendship and a spirit of adventure.

The team combine their love of the ocean with passion for scuba diving to showcase the extraordinary dive sites of Kona Coast, such as Suck'em Up Lava Tube, Golden Arches, or Kaiwi Point. Discover kaleidoscopic reef fish, graceful turtles and playful dolphins alongside pristine coral reefs, lava rock arches and dramatic caverns. Jack's Diving Locker also runs regular night snorkel adventures to get upclose to the majestic giant manta rays who reside year-round in the crystal-clear waters and feed off the abundant microscopic plankton - a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

With skilled crew, excellent facilities and explemplary standards in safety, Jack's Diving Locker offers a variety of spectacular diving experiences - all with a great sense of fun and enjoyment. The centre boasts five custom-built dive boats, beautiful retail showrooms, large gear locker, four air-conditioned classrooms, and a custom-designed 12ft training pool.

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (Exc Equipment)

The Advanced Open Water Diver program gives you the opportunity to take your diving skill to the next level through three new areas of diving.
You complete your Deep Dive, Underwater Navigation Dive, Night Dive and two other dives for a total of five to attain your Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

You’ll plan your learning path with your instructor by choosing from a long list of Adventure Dives. There are two required dives - Deep and Underwater Navigation - and you choose the other three, for a total of five dives. During the Deep Adventure Dive, you learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper scuba diving. The Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive refines your compass navigation skills and helps you better navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time.

The other knowledge and skills you get vary with your interest and the adventures you have - photography, buoyancy control, fish identification, exploring wrecks and many more.

PADI Discover Scuba Diving

This course is a subset of the PADI Open Water Diver course. If you're short on time but really want to become a diver, the PADI Scuba Diver rating might be right for you.

The PADI Scuba Diver course consists of three main phases:

PADI Open Water Diver (Inc Equipment)

This is the most popular dive program in the world! And can be your chance to have a lifetime of intense adventures.

The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:

Knowledge Development ( online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!

PADI Scuba Refresher

Refresh your scuba diving skills and knowledge. Go over important dive safety concepts.

You’ll go over important dive safety concepts, dive planning essentials and problem management. Your PADI Professional will have you practice putting your gear together and doing a pre-dive safety check with your buddy. In the water, you’ll review all the basic scuba skills with a focus on good buoyancy control.

PADI Junior Open Water Diver

This is the most popular dive program in the world! And can be your chance to have a lifetime of intense adventures.