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Picture a large, shadow-like creature gliding like an acrobat through crystal clear ocean waters. Strangely shaped, yet hauntingly beautiful and graceful, one cannot help but crave to learn more. What is it you have seen? You have seen a manta ray, the largest of the ray species, reaching wing spans of more than twenty feet and weighing as much as 3,000 pounds.
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa is adjacent to an area that is attractive to the world-famous Keauhou Manta Rays as a feeding ground. Guests are able to observe the mantas most evenings from the lanai (balcony) of their rooms or from a special viewing area at Crystal Blue Terrace. Check with our Front Office Staff for days/times of our complimentary Manta Talks.
For those who want a more "up close and personal" encounter with these enchanting creatures, a Manta Experience excursion takes guests into the water for a nighttime snorkel or SCUBA dive excursion to the site, a mere five minute ride from Keauhou Bay. (Check with Front Office Staff for details.)
If you'd like to read an accounting of a Manta Ray Experience, click here.
More Manta Info:
A manta ray is a fish with no bones and is a relative of the shark. Unlike the shark, however, the manta ray has no teeth. Manta rays are filter feeders. This means that instead of catching their prey with teeth, they filter the water through their large mouths, which contain a complex system of filters. As one of the largest fish in the ocean, it is interesting to note that their diet consists of some of the smallest: Plankton.
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