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Kealakekua Bay Snorkel Tour: Explore Captain Cook Monument and Hawaii's Finest Marine Sanctuary
4.9
480 Ratings
Kailua-Kona
Embark on an exhilarating Zodiac tour to Kealakekua Bay, home to the Captain Cook monument and Hawaii’s top marine sanctuary. Snorkel with vibrant fish and stunning coral gardens, and discover sea caves and lava tubes along the rugged coastline.
Embark on an exhilarating Zodiac tour to Kealakekua Bay, home to the Captain Cook monument and Hawaii’s top marine sanctuary. Snorkel with vibrant fish and stunning coral gardens, and discover sea caves and lava tubes along the rugged coastline.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Captain Zodiac Raft Expeditions - This is the original rafting company of Hawai’i, with our family run office set up for checking in each of our excursions. Our office allows indoor seating, air conditioning, convenient restrooms, reef safe sunscreen, children entertainment, souvenir shopping and one fluffy friendly golden retriever, if you are missing yours back home.
- Captain Zodiac Raft Expeditions - This is the original rafting company of Hawai’i, with our family run office set up for checking in each of our excursions. Our office allows indoor seating, air conditioning, convenient restrooms, reef safe sunscreen, children entertainment, souvenir shopping and one fluffy friendly golden retriever, if you are missing yours back home.
What's Included
- Rafting expedition
- Use of snorkel equipment including masks and flotation devices
- Potato chips, cookies, water & soft drinks on the 8:00 AM & 12:45 PM tour
- Rafting expedition
- Use of snorkel equipment including masks and flotation devices
- Potato chips, cookies, water & soft drinks on the 8:00 AM & 12:45 PM tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information
Embark on a thrilling Zodiac tour across the Big Island’s waves to Kealakekua Bay, the location of the Captain Cook monument and Hawaii’s top marine sanctuary. Dive in and snorkel amidst a spectrum of tropical fish in the bay’s pristine, crystalline waters. Savor the complimentary tropical snacks before you set off once more to investigate spacious sea…
Embark on a thrilling Zodiac tour across the Big Island’s waves to Kealakekua Bay, the location of the Captain Cook monument and Hawaii’s top marine sanctuary. Dive in and snorkel amidst a spectrum of tropical fish in the bay’s pristine, crystalline waters. Savor the complimentary tropical snacks before you set off once more to investigate spacious sea caves, lava tubes and the rough charm of the coastline.
- Minimum age is 4 years
Location
Captain Zodiac Snorkeling and Whale Watching tours
Kealakehe Parkway
After turning onto Kealakehe Street make your first RIGHT and second LEFT look for a blue roof buildings parking lot surrounded by chain link fence and pink/orange flowers. We are the first office on the right.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(480 Ratings)
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Tomki2249ip
Dec 7, 2024
Best for Snorkeling Kealakeku Bay - Marco, Devante and Rachel were exceptional guides, with a fun tour of the coast on the way back. We had plenty of time and the water and lunch was provided.
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Janette1205
Nov 9, 2024
Don’t miss this snorkel trip! - This is the best excursion and the best outfit to take you! In a chill but safe way they take you to Capt Cook snorkel spot and let you loose among the fish and coral. Captain Rick is the consummate host who thinks of everything and offers great tips. He’s also a historian of the island. This is my happy place!!
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Stacyk956
Oct 31, 2024
5 stars 🌟 from our group! - Captain Marco and First Mate Devante were amazing! We had such a good time on this trip and they made it even better. Friendly, funny, and knowledgeable, they shared a lot of history of the area and we're just as excited as we were to see marine life. I highly recommend this tour, and if you can, request them!
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Camper440193
Oct 22, 2024
Amazing! - Great experience. More than we expected. Love the ride and the stories. There is something to be said for getting to your destination quickly so you can enjoy the most beautiful snorkeling location on the island. We highly recommend!
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Los
Oct 22, 2024
Hurray to the captain - Totally recommend it. We did the raft-snorkeling tour and had a great time. We were a family of 12, in the same raft and that alone was a blast. Our captain “Marco” along with a young and pleasant lady I don’t recall her name now, were incredible. Marco was experienced, super friendly, funny, and knowledgeable of the facts. My whole family was in the water and I had a panic or fear attack for a few minutes that were blocking me from jumping in the water and Marco provided confort and offered help getting in the water holding me with a noodle. For that gesture of kindness you deserve a 5 star rating and more, it may be the smallest things to you that means the world to others.
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Jbreur1570
Oct 13, 2024
Smooth Sailing - Well... we lucked out in numbers and smooth sailing. We choose to pick a Thursday morning for our excursion on a high speed raft. The water was so calm, like a lake, and nothing got wet nor did we get sprayed.
Right out of the marine were multi pods of dolphins to watch. So fun- especially those babies! Then we took our speed trip down the coast to Captain Cook's Monument. We got to the site sooner than most boats and really had snorkeling time to ourselves. We found there were so many types of fish!! We even spotted two different leopard eels. (those mouths-yikes) We enjoyed the snorkeling to the south of the monument the most. Our 1.5 hours there flew by!!!
On the way back are darling Captain S...was super at telling us information about Captain Cook, the cannon balls, and then onto formations along the coast line. We enjoyed seeing the Pelee formation, lava tubes, and more!
We again saw dolphins on our way back to the harbor. It was a great morning!!
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Rob_b
Oct 4, 2024
Hawaiian Rollercoaster + fish - Sandy and Gabe were great hosts and loads of fun. Raft ride was fantastic “Hawaiian Rollercoaster”. Lots of fish and they made sure we were comfortable and doing good. Even saw a spinner dolphin riding our waves. Would highly recommend this trip.
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Keithte4037sn
Oct 3, 2024
FastBoat Snorkeling Fun! - Amazing experience on the fastboat. Enjoyed the snorkeling at the Caption Cook Memorial inlet. The captain and mate made sure we were taken care of and would recommend this trip for others that want more time in the water with a smaller group of people.
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S7742crdaveh
Oct 1, 2024
Snorkeling in Kailua Kona - Great tour with Captain Marco and 1st Mate Gabe. Great fun, very helpful and informative, great snorkeling - and the best pineapple ever!! Would definitely recommend.
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Debbie
Oct 1, 2024
Great Snorkel adventure - Rob and Gary led us on a great and safe adventure. Wonderful trip to the snorkel site. Lots of fish. The trip was broken up with great commentary about Hawaiian culture and history. Highly recommend.
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