Our night snorkel trip with Hawaii Ocean and Island Tours was amazing. We arrived at the launch point at Keauhou Bay and were greeted by the wonderful staff around 7pm to get ready for the 7:40pm launch. Both my wife and I were provided well fitted wetsuits and we rented a GoPro Hero 9 underwater camera ($25 rental and got to keep the microSD card) with them. At launch time Captain Sam welcomed us onto her boat and quickly but pleasantly navigated us to the manta ray site for about a 2-3 minute boat ride. Once there, we were surrounded by the manta rays while we floated on the surface with the assistance of a floating board and pool floatation noodles. During the amazing 30 minute up close encounter (sometimes even being touched) with these gentle giants our water guide Eli showed courteousness and an expert familiarity with all of the manta that we were watching. The manta rays are attracted by the plankton which, in turn, are attracted by the lights from rigged on the floating board we held onto. This was truly a must do activity and we are extremely happy to have done it through Hawaii Ocean and Island Tours. They were reasonably priced, the boat ride was significantly shorter than many competitors and our group size (6 people) was much smaller which made for a better experience. Also, Groupon offers a voucher but we called and referenced Groupon. They honored the discounted price instead of us having to go through a third party which simplified the process for us and showed their commitment to providing a great experience at a fair value. I highly recommend others to consider using this organization for their next wild manta ray experience.