This was such a wonderful experience! We did the 6:30pm snorkel tour, which I recommend because you get to see sunset as well. We used a Groupon, which was an excellent deal for the experience.
Justin was our snorkel tour leader and was extremely knowledgeable about the manta rays, so much that other operators were constantly asking him questions.
Holy smokes, we saw ~7 manta rays and they come within inches of touching your face, but don't. These things are huge, one was about 14 ft in width. You can see down their mouths as they pass by! I went night diving thinking that it would provide a closer experience, but got to say the snorkel is about as up close as you can get.
Liked their ankle float supports. Saw other operators with pool noodles that kept getting lost or hitting other snorkelers, which was annoying.
The whole staff was friendly, courteous, and a pleasure to be around. Felt safe and secure during the event. Thanks again for an outstanding experience!
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May 2019
Aloha!
Thank you so much for your great review. Justin is a wealth of knowledge in the ocean and we are grateful to have him on our team.
7 Manta Rays is amazing! They come within "licking distance" is what we like to say - stick your tongue out and that is how close they can often come up to you.
We hear that a lot regarding the diving, snorkeling is where it is at for this particular activity. It is because the Manta Rays like to be on the surface of the water where the lighting attracts their source of food instead of at the bottom of the ocean.
Thank you so much for choosing us and we surely hope to see you again.
Mahalo!