Manta Ray Snorkel Experience

Very competent guides help you in all areas of this experience. Friendly staff and excellent equipment. No problems with this tour. Manta rays very cooperative too.

After a difficult start, the meeting place might be very easy to find during the day but a problem at night. It is extremely dark although if you actually follow the directions it is easier. The tour itself was life changing the crew is excellent. Everything is explained and made completely clear. I felt safe despite diving into darkness. The experience of seeing multiple mantas huge yet so graceful, well it is hard to find words. It is unbelievable and unforgettable. A true bucket list item. I would return and highly recommend. I’ve forgotten names but the whole crew was amazing

This is the best manta snorkel with kids. My 9 year old got scared and was able to spend the rest of the snorkel on their specially designed float. If you have kids, book this company. The staff was absolutely amazing and very knowledgeable. Just went I started to get cold, the expedition was over. The timing was perfect.

This was AWESOME!!!! The crew was wonderful. We saw a bunch of dolphins, then went snorkeling in two different locations. LOVED it all!

We had a wonderful time on this tour. The captain and crew were excellent. The captain was informative and fun. He was even willing to modify the schedule a bit upon request even though this meant the tour was longer than planned. The boat ride was great and the snorkeling was fantastic. The lunch was fine, hotdogs and chips. We highly recommend this tour.

Great experience! Snorkeling was amazing. Crew was fun and experienced. We saw dolphins playing. I highly recommend this excursion!

The Captain was fantastic! He knew exactly what he was doing. He asked us what we wanted to see and do and then he delivered! Sharks, Dolphins, Whales, and reef snorkeling! Very personable and plenty of contact prior to our trip to ensure the best experience! I would absolutely recommend Kris Henry!

My wife and I booked the activity but had some issues with the date I originally picked. Mar was so amazing and help me change the date. The crew on the boat were very funny and interactive. I highly recommend it!!

It was a good tour, but we felt really cheated because we specifically paid for this tour to swim with wild dolphins like the photos show, and we were not ever allowed to swim with dolphins. The boat is really nice and relaxing, has a bathroom, the crew is great and picked us up directly from the cruise port. We started by going to the bay and watching the dolphins from the boat. The crew tells us the bay is protected and we can't swim with dolphins there so I assume we will stop at a second location later. We snorkel by Cook Monument which has colorful fish. It is shallow and packed with boats that can't anchor so no chance of dolphins coming by there. We join the boat again for sandwiches and snacks. We do some more dolphin watching in the bay. We see a sea cave. Then we're back at the dock. They have a great tour for dolphin watching from the boat, but you'll be disappointed if you buy this excursion with the expectation that you'll swim with dolphins like the photos show. You only snorkel over the corals around Cook Monument and see dolphins from the boat :(

We recently went on the dolphin snorkel excursion with Kris as our tour guide and had an excellent time. It was a small intimate group of 6 which was perfect, so we could take our time and Kris catered the tour to our liking. We were able to snorkel with the spinner dolphins first in a different bay and then headed to Kealakekua Bay for more snorkeling. Kris allowed us to snorkel for a long time, and on the boat ride back, he gave us some more history of the island. We also were able to see some lava caves/tubes from the boat while munching on a light lunch which consisted of deli wraps, fresh pineapple, chips, cookies and beverages. The whole experience was really nice and Kris was also really great with my 7 and 10 year old kids. We've been on many different excursions over the years, and we can honestly say, he is the best tour guide we've encountered- very professional, welcoming, and hospitable.

Really nice crew and overall experience. Was able to see dolphins, and the amazing life on the coral reef. Even saw a reef shark! Definitely recommend

We took the Dolphin snorkel trip in July with Captain Kris, and we were thrilled throughout the journey. Captain Kris was professional, entertaining and found us 3 pods of spinner dolphins to snorkel with. It was a terrific experience and Captain Kris and the C Big Island was wonderful to work with. Thanks!!!!

Wild dolphins would not cooperate but the rest of the tour was fantastic the crew was helpful and informative

<p>First time snorkeling. Loved it. David was helpful and patient. We had a great time!</p>

We got to swim with dolphins, but the reef snorkel was the best part. We saw a sea turtle up close, an octopus, and our guide Dre pointed out a manta ray right behind us. On the way back we even saw a baby dolphin jump out of the water! I would definitely do this again

I am not sure if this is the right boat tour but we booked with C Big Island Tours without knowing it is only a ticketing company. the reservation was easy to make but what we did not get was detailed information on the tour company. Our tour was with Splasher and it was supposed to be swimming with wild dolphins and snorkel at Kealakekua Bay. Boat was a Zodiac boat and ride was extremely bumpy. if you are older than 50, you may want to rethink this tour as it was hard on your back and neck. After about 15 minutes of boat ride the captain stopped the boat and asked us what we want from the tour. Swim with dolphins and encounter many sea creatures or go to Kealakekua Bay. Since many wanted to swim with dolphins the captain decided to head north instead of to the south of Island. He told us that the Kealakekua bay was overrated as a good snorkeling spot and he will be taking us to a better spot teaming with various kinds of fish. Our first stop was awesome as we saw so many dolphins and they came right at your side. They were swimming all around us. We were able to stay in the water for about 15 minutes or so. Then we headed to another spot where supposedly more dolphin swimming opportunities but the dolphins are swimming way below the surface. 'The third spot he took us was supposed to be the better snorkeling spot than Kealakekua Bay. the place had very interesting rock formations but hardly any fish . We saw more fishes and turtles when we snorkeled at the Kahalu'u Beach park previous day. The tour was probably good for those who only want to swim with Dolphins. I really enjoyed that part but that was about it. The Snorkeling spot was not as awesome. After the snorkeling, we did see a few Whale spouts but we were too far away. the Captain did try to look for more but we just could not get close enough to appreciate the whale sighting. If you only want to swim with dolphins and young enough to appreciate a very bumpy ride, this is for you.