Makena Turtle Town Eco Adventure in Maui

Overview

Observe Hawaiian green sea turtles in their natural environment on this family-friendly 3-hour eco tour. From Makena, you'll travel to Turtle Town via kayak, paddling on South Maui’s calm, clear waters, before you plunge into a protected reef and snorkel alongside sea turtles, dolphins, rays, octopuses, and eels. Small-group tour limited to ten people.

City: Maui

Fri 04 Oct

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Starting at $98.00

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Fri 04 Oct

Starting at $98.00

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What's Included

Use of kayak and snorkel equipment

Bottled water and snacks

Professional guides with lifeguard, CPR and first aid training

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for children under 5 years old
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled because of poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative tour date or full refund
***** Please check-in 15 minutes early at 6:45am for 7am start time. *****

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Reviews (649)

julienandcelined

Jan 2022

Well got to turtle town at 630 am after a one hour drive with my family only to have my phone ring and my trip cancelled 15 min before meeting. Then they asked me to reschedule and I picked 1030 that day and specifically asked about seeing turtles and snorkelling only to show up and be told there was no snorkelling today and we will just try and kayak. Kayaking in the rain and wind with no wild life seen at all. The guide, which was the only nice part was great and he informed us that Paul would be contacting us to see what he could do. Well today we are leaving Maui with no contact from Paul and he was not responding to the trip advisor email link. I do not recommend using this company.

616nathank

Jan 2022

My wife and I had a terrible experience with Maui Kayaks last week. We originally booked a tour for Wednesday, but were called the night before at 8pm to reschedule due to weather issues. The only day we could get rescheduled was for Saturday, which was our last day on the island. On Saturday, we arrived for our tour at the appropriate time (7am) and waited for 45 minutes while all other 12 members of our group showed up late. None of them had any kayaking experience, our guide didn’t speak English very well, and we were already 45min-1 hour behind schedule. We could see the water was already choppy that morning but our tour guide assured us it would be okay and was very excited because he hadn’t been able to work for the whole week due to cancellations. This made me nervous to begin with. Next, our tour guide rushed through a very brief “how-to” for kayaks and said we probably wouldn’t be able to see any turtles today (due to visibility). This infuriated me since the whole trip was booked as a Turtle adventure and the viewing of turtles was “guaranteed”. The excursion was also recommended for families up to ages 5+. This was not the case. When we finally got out on the water and waited what seemed like forever for our tour guide to join us, we paddled out to sea in very choppy conditions. It was a real struggle going out (with the wind at our back) and we were already getting far away from each other in the group. One of the kayaks (with an older couple) flipped over and they had a really difficult time trying to climb back in the kayak. Our guide could barely help anyone because we were so far apart and drifted away because of strong winds and waves. If all that was bad, the worst part was trying to paddle back to shore. Exhausted and going into the wind, it seemed to take hours to get back. It took about all of my wife and my strength to get back to shore. It was a miracle we all made it back. We were exhausted for the rest of the day and aside from seeing one humpback whale breach, it was a complete failure. I would never go back to this tour. There are plenty others to check out.

Samantha_P

Jan 2022

We got to see a new calf with her mom while kayaking, our guide was very knowledgeable in the land and water. He really enjoys his Joba fn you can tell he has a heart fir the ocean. 10/10 would go again!!