Night Manta Experience in Big Island of Hawaii booking from $127.10

Night Manta Experience

Overview

Snorkel at night with the gentle giants of the South Kona Coast in safety and comfort, and experience what the Travel Channel named one of the top 10 things to do in your lifetime. Our incredibly short boat ride will have you and our highly trained in the water guides snorkeling with the manta rays in minutes. An evening you won't ever forget!

City: Big Island of Hawaii

Fri 27 Dec

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What's Included

Snorkel Gear Included

Wetsuits and Flotation Devices

Hot Chocolate

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
What if we don’t see any mantas? It is an extremely rare occurrence, but if we do not see ANY manta rays on our Night Manta Experience, you are welcome to come back out with us again during the same vacation, based on availability, totally free of charge. Make sure you call us right away so that we may reschedule you!
NIGHT MANTA EXPERIENCE:
Everyone in my group can swim
Everyone in my group has snorkeling experience
Everyone in my group can climb a short ladder to re-board the boat
Please read and understand the manta guarantee : Manta Guarantee: If zero manta rays are seen, you are welcome back out again. Itʻs that simple. We are fortunate to see mantas almost every night, but on the rare occasion where none are sighted on your tour, Sea Quest invites you to come back out on another night at no additional cost to you, or on a confirmed afternoon snorkeling adventure at no additional charge. No refunds available.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (423)

Julie H

Jul 2018

This was one of the events I had really been looking forward to! I think I would get spoiled if I got to see stunning sunsets like the one we had every night. Beautiful! If I went again, I would take the full wetsuit, because we had to wait quite a while for our manta to show up, and most of us were freezing by the time we got back into the boat. I would have loved to have seen more than one, but the one we did see was stunning and majestic. I had planned to have my underwater camera, but I forgot the battery! oh well!

stiffoldcodger

Jul 2018

Brendon, Nick and the girls did an amazing job helping with our goggles, attracting the mantas and accommodating our nervous swimmers. We highly recommend this adventure!

Doa M

Jun 2018

My family (consisting of my husband, two children ages 8 and 11, and I) booked a nighttime manta ray snorkel experience our second evening in Kona. The sunset was incredible and the staff was professional, knowledgeable and friendly. They equipped us with wetsuits and snorkel gear and we boarded the boat for a brief 3-4 minute trip. They assisted us with getting the little ones in the water and helped everyone get in their spot in the water. You see the idea is to float on the surface of the water while holding onto a board with lights on it and watch the manta rays swim their beautiful dances as they eat the plankton that are attracted to the bright lights. Plankton go to the light. Mantas go to the plankton. Well our tour group, along with a handful of other tour groups were all set up, shining lights and patiently waiting. And waiting. And waiting. No mantas. Staff even moved us to a different area, in hopes of finding mantas, but still no luck. Not just us, but none of the tour companies reported seeing any, which they say is odd because there are over 270 documented “regulars” there. But while we were all patiently waiting for mantas, we were being visited all around us by spinner dolphins. Eventually our kids got a little tired of hanging onto the boards by their arms, and a little chilly, so staff helped them back into the boat with the captain where they enjoyed hot cocoa and got to see all sorts of dolphin fun. Us adults were bummed that we didn’t see any mantas but the kids were so excited to see dolphins that we felt it wasn’t a complete loss, and we know Mother Nature is out of the control of SeaQuest. Well here is where SeaQuest won us over: Not only did they apologize profusely to everyone for the lack of mantas, but they offered us a free return. We thought that was very nice of them. We didn’t pursue that as we left though. The next afternoon they called us to say how sorry they were about the experience and again offered a free return, so we took them up on their offer. The second run was equally as organized and professional but within 30 seconds of sticking our masks in the water, we were witnessing one of the most amazing shows in the deep blue sea!! We had manta rays coming and going from all directions! We even saw a few eels too. My husband and I had thought about passing up on the return but we are so glad that SeaQuest didn’t let us! They are truly an amazing company and I cannot thank them enough for the incredible service BOTH times!

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