Quick Details
Calendar reflects seats available for Direct Online Bookings Only.
What’s Included:
- Mask & snorkel
- Optional life jacket
- Pool noodle
- Wetsuit rental available (optional for extra warmth)
What To Bring:
- Arrive Wearing Bathing suit
- Towel
- Camera, underwater action cameras are available for rent upon request
- Sense of adventure
What’s Not Included:
- Prescription mask (available for rent at Snorkel Bob’s or Boss Frog)
- Gratuities for Captain and Crew
Guest
Ages 4 & Up
$ 109.06
Not snorkeling / observing from the boat
$ 98.04
Child (starting Dec 1 2017 and on)
Ages 4-12 years old
$ 99.14
About This Tour:
At Hawaii Island and Ocean Tours, our goal is to get you as close to the Mantas as possible while keeping you safe and comfortable. Our professional guides help you get in the best possible viewing position to watch the Manta Rays dance around as you hang onto our custom-made light boards. Kailua-Kona is one of the only places in the world where you can experience a Manta Ray Night Snorkel. This is a must-do experience during your stay on the Big Island.
Cancellation Summary: 100% refund if canceled 48+ hours in advance
Meeting Point: 78-7138 Kaleiopapa Street, Keauhou Harbor, Kona; near the Outrigger Resort
Itinerary
- Brief check-in at wetsuit van and equipment setup
- 3-minute boat ride to the manta viewing site
- Approximately 30 minutes of in-water snorkeling with manta rays
- Return boat ride to harbor
Highlights
- Short boat ride to manta viewing site
- Statistically higher chance of seeing mantas on later tours
- Maximum 17 guests for an intimate experience
- 150,000 lumens of blue dive light for enhanced manta viewing
- Optional rebooking if no manta rays are seen (subject to availability)
Check In Details
Arrive at the wetsuit van at the time indicated in your booking confirmation. This is your check-in time, not the boat departure time. Please keep your phone accessible for possible updates on timing.
Special Requirements
- Must be physically fit to climb a boat ladder
- No back/neck issues
- Must be able to swim and handle all ocean conditions, rather calm or rough. We are in the open ocean, you are not in a controlled environment. You’re coming on the boat at your own risk and getting in the ocean at your own risk no matter the weather condition. Please do not book if you are not comfortable with this activity.
Restrictions
Must be able to swim, snorkel, and climb a boat ladder; weigh under 275 lbs
Disclaimers
- The tour duration time is NOT exact.
- Water time is not exact.
- Don’t expect a set schedule on this tour.
- This is a Wildlife tour and there are many variables. ( weather conditions, manta ray sightings, boat traffic at the dock, etc. )
- All of this can cause delays in the tour.
- Which could make us run a few minutes late to an hour or even more late. This is just the nature of this specific type of tour with any operator.
- We change the check in time on rare occasions due to boat capacity not being met, weather conditions, sunrise & sunset changes throughout the year, etc. please make sure your night is open and free to change check in time if it must be moved. You must be available to move check in time. Please keep your form of communication on cell phone available at all times throughout the day and night of your tour.
FAQs
- What if we don’t see manta rays? You can join another tour for free, based on availability an hour before the desired tour.
- Are wetsuits required? No, wetsuits are optional but available for rental.
- How late can the tour run? The tour duration is approximate and may be delayed up to an hour due to weather or boat traffic.