We booked this trip due to the perception of more value than the other kayak trips we had seen. We're we ever right. Matt took us out and was extremely knowledgable, fun, and kept safety in mind whenever necessary. We swam with numerous turtles, and were able to get a great view of some whales. Matt even gave us a dinner recommendation, which we tried, and was also awesome. 10/10, these guys are great.
Our tour guide was Matt and he was outstanding.
I was with a group of 4 but the total group size for the tour was 10. It was a totally reasonable number of people for Matt to keep track of without forcing everyone to adhere to absurdly specific rules. Kayaks, paddles, life jackets, water, and snorkel equipment are all provided. We brought our own snorkel gear with zero hassle. Pictures were available for purchase at 60 for two people and 5 more for each additional person in the group. We opted for that package and it was definitely worth it. We got plenty of pictures of us on the kayaks, in the water, and great pictures of everything we saw. The camera Matt used was way better than anything we would've brought anyway.
The tour started out with Matt explaining how we were going to launch our kayaks, his recommended paddling method, and how we would put on our snorkel gear once on the water, how to get out of the kayaks to go snorkeling, and how to get back in the kayaks from the water.
The launching spot was a very sheltered bay that made getting our Kayaks out easy. We started with a fairly long kayaking segment seeing many turtles along the way that put us past most of the other tour groups, giving us plenty of space to feel comfortable. We saw multiple turtles at and Matt led us to all of us favorite spots on that section of reef.
Our second snorkel spot was about half way back to the launching spot from our first snorkel spot. There had been a group there previously, but they were gone when we got there making for another very uncrowded snorkeling experience. Again, we saw multiple turtles 3 at once even!.
After that, we kayaked back to the launch bay, Matt explained the landing process and everything went smoothly.
What really made this experience great was our knowledgeable guide. He was great at answering any questions about the wildlife and definitely had multiple snorkeling spots in mind.
Our guide was Matt and he was great with our group of 5 with ages ranging from 12 to 72. We saw spinner and bottle nose dolphins, turtles, rays and TONS of different fish. It was one of the highlights of our trip.