Manta Ray Night Snorkel

Overview

Ensure a manta ray sighting on this 2.5-hour night tour. Head out in Kona, one of the best places in the world to see mantas, to see the sunset over the water before jumping in to enjoy swimming with manta rays in their underwater nighttime realm. "Manta safari" guides escort you around the site with a mobile light show that attracts these gentle and fascinating creatures. Relax on the observation deck with unobstructed viewing and plenty of room to move around. All snorkel equipment, including flotation devices and wetsuits, is included.

City: Big Island of Hawaii

Sat 16 Nov

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Starting at $80.78

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $80.78

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What's Included

Professional guide

Snacks

Snorkel equipment including wet suits

Flotation device

Bottled water and Juice

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Children under the age of 5 must provide their own life vests
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Collapsible-wheelchair accessible—if assistance is required, passenger must provide their own assistant.
Please note the departure time throughout the year adjusts to the sunsetting sky. Jan 1- March 31 departure time is 5:30PM and 8:30pm April 1- September 31 departure time is 6PM and 9pm, October 1- December 31 departure time is 5PM and 8pm. You will be placed where there is availability. Please call 24 hours prior to confirm departure time.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (278)

joeyaloha

Nov 2022

Summary: Good crew but extremely rude office staff that really can ruin a vacation mood. I've manta-dived 3x in Kona. Once with a SCUBA team, and twice now on a snokel-hold-the-board trip like these guys, all with different providers. Ocean Encounters gets points for being a large boat and having a friendly boat staff, but the office woman makes me never want to go back or refer these guys, as there are plenty of others to choose from. Full Review: Unlike some of the smaller operations who might just paddle you out in an outrigger canoe, Ocean Encounters puts you on a large high-speed boat (with a bathroom) straight to the dive spot. This is probably best for most newbies or nervous swimmers. The model here is similar to others in Kona: they drop you in the water and have you swim over to one of a handful of "surfboards with handles" that have lights on the bottom of them pointing down into the water to attract mantas. So it works well for people who've never snorkeled before. On our trip, we saw one manta who circled between us and a few other boats. Obviously more would be better, but the Ocean Encounters boat staff did everything they could, and Rory and team were super friendly. Negatives: (1) The woman in the office was rude and short-tempered when we called to ask questions, raising her voice and cutting me off repeatedly at some of the most straightforward/easy questions, and (2) we were shivering in the water (even with wetsuits), and it would've been nice if they'd have prepared some hot chocolate or hot tea for when we got out of the water (like some other Kona dive companies do).

Janet_H

Nov 2022

Amazing trip! We had 5 manta-rays come within inches of us plus there were dolphins swimming around us. The crew was friendly and helpful. I rate it a 10 out of 10!

Joy_P

Nov 2022

The Manta Ray experience was absolutely amazing. We chose the 5:00 time so we could also see the sunset from the boat. Being in the water with the Manta Rays was so incredible. The rays swam right up to the boards and even did belly rolls for us. We got to be in the water for about an hour. One thing we’d recommend though, is to take something warm to put on after you get out of the water.