Keauhou Manta Ray Night Snorkel in Kailua-Kona, HI in Big Island of Hawaii booking from $93.00

Keauhou Manta Ray Night Snorkel in Kailua-Kona, HI

Overview

Small groups and a short boat ride set our experience apart.

In order to book this tour basic swimming skills & previous snorkeling experience are required. Guest's must be able to swim a short distance to our snorkel board & independently climb up a side boat ladder. Guest must be able to converse in English to understand verbal instructions & safety briefings. Not recommended for guest's who have undergone surgery or have mobility/physical restrictions. Contact tour provider for exceptions.

Snorkeling with our beautiful Kona manta rays is an experience you don't want to miss. You will never forget having these gentle giants swim so graceful before your eyes. Our expert captains and in-water guides are pulling out all the stops to make sure you get the best viewing possible.

This family run business takes pride in sharing the importance of taking care or our land, ocean, animals, and each other.

City: Big Island of Hawaii

Mon 28 Oct

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What's Included

Hot Cocoa, Tea, Coffee, Apple Cider, Granola Bars, Chocolate Chip Cookies

Certified In-Water Guide and Lifeguard

Use of Snorkeling Equiptment and Wetsuit

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Basic swimming skills are required
Previous snorkeling experience is required
Guests must be able to independently climb up a boat ladder
Guest must be able to converse in English to understand verbal instructions and safety briefings
Your safety is our priority! If you or anyone in your group would like a lifejacket please contact our reservation line.
Please call to confirm availability before purchasing
Our Manta Policy: Manta Rays are wild animals and Hawaii Island and Ocean Tours cannot guarantee their presence. If a manta ray is not seen on your night out with us you may try again on a different night, or on your next visit. Guests who purchased tickets at our full online booking price may come back out again for free. Tickets purchased through a 3rd party (such as TripAdvisor/Viator/Expedia...etc) or at a discounted rate may join again for an additional $30 per person. Please keep in mind that seats may be extremely limited during certain times of the year. We usually are very successful in finding mantas for you; however if they decide to take the night off the costs involved with setting up the charter will not allow us to offer you a refund. We appreciate your business and understanding of this policy.
Not recommended for those who have recently undergone surgery or who may have mobility/physical restrictions.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (944)

Heidi_O

May 2022

We were able to see several manta rays - including one doing dozens of barrel rolls right beneath us - over and over ! Amazing !

Response from Host

May 2022

Thanks for snorkeling with us Heidi. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour and the underwater acrobatics show. Mahalo for the review and we hope to see you again. Aloha.

Kingjohn123

May 2022

Manta Rays We’re Cool - however this company is very low budget compared to the other companies out there. Our experience was very amateur compared to the other. Our lighting rig was a modified surfboard with a car battery glued to the top of it… very cheap compared to the outfits the other guys were using. Our love got barely lit up the water and theirs light up the whole area underneath them. This must be why our guide took us up to the bigger better company’s light. The other guides were explaining what we were seeing and our guide explained nothing? We did get to see the Mantas and that was really cool. Just remember that you get what you pay for. I should have booked earlier than 10 days in advance.

Response from Host

May 2022

Thanks for joining us Kingjohn. We're glad to hear that you got what you paid for and were able to see Kona's friendly mantas. Mahalo for your time and we hope to see you again. Aloha. For those reading I would like to touch on the different snorkel board and light setups. The majority of manta operators use a paddleboard or surf board as the base of their snorkel board. (There are a few others who have a bigger and more complex setup.) Lights connected to a car battery or holes put in the boards filled with can lights are used to help attract plankton. There are two types of lights, "blue" lights which are dimmer and "white" lights which are brighter. In all the years that we have been running tours we have found that the mantas prefer to stay and feed longer under the snorkel boards with the dimmer blue lights as it is not as bright and as harsh on their eyes compared to the white lights. Mantas will still feed under the white lights but they have a strong preference for snorkel boards using the blue lights. I would also like to point out that the snorkel guides who do these tours know each other and are in the water nightly with one another. If there are few mantas in the area they work together to try and give ALL the guests in the water the best experience possible to view them by linking up their boards. Often boards are linked together to make a "manta runway" where mantas can start feeding on one end and travel down the length of the runway to the other end. This works great when you only have a couple of mantas and over a 100 humans eager to see them. Out of respect for one another and to not talk over each other, one or two guides will take the lead role of providing and explaining different manta facts when many people are linked up together. Mahalo for reading.

B2217QVsarahm

May 2022

Great company and memorable experience! Our original reservation had to be canceled the night of, as there was a tiger shark (!!) spotting in the area. They easily rebooked us to the next day at their other harbor location. We were the first boat out and were treated with a sunset "cruise" to the snorkel location. Within 5 minutes of getting in the water, we saw our first manta ray. Saw several over the course of about 30 minutes in the water, and they get so up and close! Very other worldly to watch them glide from the depths to the surface. The captain and guide were both very informative and friendly, treated us with cookies and hot chocolate once you get back on the boat!

Response from Host

May 2022

Thank you Sarah. I'm pleased to hear that you had some flexibility and that we were able to accommodate you both on our Honokohau tour. The sunset trip is a great way to start you adventure before the manta magic begins. Mahalo for taking the time to leave us a review and we hope to see you again. Aloha.

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Keauhou Manta Ray Night Snorkel in Kailua-Kona, HI

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