Manta Ray Tour: Small Group, Best Lights, Free Return

Experience an intimate encounter with gentle giants on the Keauhou Manta Ray Night Snorkel in Kailua-Kona. Avoid the crowds and long boat rides for a unique and unforgettable experience!

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 78-7138 Kaleiopapa St - Manta Ray Guarantee Policy*
    Return for FREE if no manta rays are spotted!
    Maximum of 13 Guests!
    Just a 3-minute boat ride from our harbor!
    144,000 lumens of dive light power!
    The most powerful lighting system on our water board!
    Statistically, the more light you have, the more mantas you can attract!
    (These are wild animals,…
What's Included
  • Mask, Snorkel, Lifejacket & Wetsuit
  • USCG Captain, in Water snorkel Guide & Lifeguard
What's Not Included
  • Wetsuit & Lifejacket are optional. NOT required to do the tour
  • Gratuity for the crew if you’d like to tip
Additional Information

Manta Ray Guarantee Policy: Return for FREE if no manta rays are spotted! Maximum of 13 guests, avoiding large boats with 20 to 60 guests. Enjoy a quick 3-minute boat ride to the mantas, steering clear of boats with a 30-minute ride, which takes an hour round trip. Experience 144,000 lumens of dive light power, the strongest light system on our water…

Location
78-7138 Kaleiopapa St
Kaleiopapa Street
The TIME you book is CHECK IN TIME arrive at wetsuit van. Address is 78-7138 Kaleiopapa Street. Look for "Hawaii Island Ocean Tours & Kona Snorkel Tours" White Van by the Outrigger Hotel entrance. Park Free along road, NO parking in the long narrow stalls designated for vehicles w/boat trailers.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jeffreyhc4908ki
Sep 4, 2024
ABOVE AND BEYOND HOSPITALITY AND EXPERIENCE ON MANTA RAY NIGHT SNORKEL - The crew were all beyond helpful and friendly. Shay and the other three guys at the 9:40pm tour time. Only complaint was the Manta Rays ARE NOT SHY, which was unexpected and really cool to experience. The rest of the excursion was totally worth. If you’re debating on this booking versus other companies, don’t think twice and book here.
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Kashklan
Sep 3, 2024
No words to describe this experience. Must do. - The crew were fantastic. Shay told us the mantas names and little facts about their personalities. She was so genuine and seemed as much in awe as we were - it was great. Shay also told us facts about mantas and other marine creatures. It really added to the whole experience. The mantas themselves were incredible. There were so many, up to 9 or 10 of them. They were ‘dancing’ and ‘tumbling’ beneath us constantly while we were in the water. Our safety briefing included that we must not touch the mantas, however the mantas were not shy about touching us! Haha, they were perfectly happy to brush against us on their way past. They are massive, but so graceful and gentle. I was terrified to jump into the deep, dark ocean - however I’m so glad that I overcame the fear because I can’t find suitable words to describe how amazing this experience was. The crew were attentive and took great care of us. I never felt unsafe at all. I highly recommend this to anyone considering going.
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Edward_m
Sep 2, 2024
Up close with the rays - We were on Justin's boat. The manta rays came very close to us. It was an awesome experience. Highly recommend
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Roving17421702355
Sep 1, 2024
Life Changing - Amazing trip. We saw 6 huge rays, waaay up close. The guys were simply the best! Thank you for the mind blowing experience. We WILL be back.
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Helen_x
Aug 28, 2024
Exciting experience! - It was a very exciting experience ! we saw many manta rays swimming around us, touching my legs softly and doing flips in front of us. Thanks for Shay and crews. They did a wonderful job to explain the process and provide us sufficient time to enjoy
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Anneg
Aug 23, 2024
Great experience - Very fun experience. Manta Rays were beautiful. They just kept swimming all around us, it was so majestic. We all loved it.
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N16ciaustinj
Aug 19, 2024
Smaller boat but great crew and I could take my 5 year old! - I was able to do this Manta Ray night snorkel with my 5 year old daughter! She was nervous at first, but ended up loving it once she saw the mantas even through it was her first night snorkel. The staff was professional and helpful and the experience was unreal (even in the rain!). Though the boat was on the smaller side for the boats that do this tour, it was a fantastic experience overall! Our captain was Justin, our deck hands and tour guides were Danny and Ale. They were awesome.
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Andrew_l
Aug 19, 2024
Great experience!! - We had a blast!! The crew were very professional and made it an awesome experience. It is definitely worth it to do this. Thanks for the great experience.
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Peer_b
Aug 18, 2024
Great experience - The crew was super nice and even told us what the mantas are doing and their names while in the water. The view of the mantas and how close they got to us was just breathtaking.
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Gustavoz507
Aug 26, 2024
Be careful when booking with Hawaii Island and Ocean Tours & Kona Snorkel Tours. - Do not hire Hawaii Island and Ocean Tours & Kona Snorkel Tours. You could lose your money. The precarious check-in process leaves you with no recourse to dispute delays or any other cancellation policy. They will claim whatever is most convenient for them. The way they will respond to you is dishonest. If you want to take the tour with a safe investment, look for another company.
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From $89
up to 13 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).