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Luxury Catamaran Snorkeling: Hawaii's Marine Sanctuary
4.8
763 Ratings
Kailua-Kona
Embark on a deluxe snorkel and dolphin watch adventure aboard a luxury catamaran from Kailua-Kona. Enjoy a comfortable snorkeling experience with included amenities and explore a vibrant marine sanctuary teeming with tropical fish.
Embark on a deluxe snorkel and dolphin watch adventure aboard a luxury catamaran from Kailua-Kona. Enjoy a comfortable snorkeling experience with included amenities and explore a vibrant marine sanctuary teeming with tropical fish.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kailua Pier - Boarding for the cruise is 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure.
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Body Glove Cruises - Enjoy vistas as you cruise along the Kona’s Gold Coast there’s an excellent chance of dolphin or other marine mammal sightings! Once you arrive at the snorkel site you have about two hours of water time!
The crew will BBQ lunch so it’s ready for you to enjoy at your leisure.
- Kailua Pier - Boarding for the cruise is 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure.
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Body Glove Cruises - Enjoy vistas as you cruise along the Kona’s Gold Coast there’s an excellent chance of dolphin or other marine mammal sightings! Once you arrive at the snorkel site you have about two hours of water time!
The crew will BBQ lunch so it’s ready for you to enjoy at your leisure.
What's Included
- Snorkeling takes place in the Red Hill area. We do not snorkel in Kealakekua Bay.
- Sanitized masks, snorkels and fins
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- 100% Wheel Chair accessible
- About 2 Hours of snorkel time
- Reef safe sunscreen
- Lunch
- 20 foot waterslide
- Breakfast
- Excellent chance of dolphin or other marine mammal sightings
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- Snorkeling takes place in the Red Hill area. We do not snorkel in Kealakekua Bay.
- Sanitized masks, snorkels and fins
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- 100% Wheel Chair accessible
- About 2 Hours of snorkel time
- Reef safe sunscreen
- Lunch
- 20 foot waterslide
- Breakfast
- Excellent chance of dolphin or other marine mammal sightings
- 15 foot high jump platform
- Fresh Water Showers, three restrooms and shade
- Free parking 75-5629 Kuakini Hwy., Kailua Kona, HI 96740-about a one block walk away from the pier.
- Beverages
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Wet suit rentals
- Guests must provide their own transportation to the Kailua Kona Pier.
- Guests must bring their own towels.
- Alcoholic beverages (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Wet suit rentals
- Guests must provide their own transportation to the Kailua Kona Pier.
- Guests must bring their own towels.
Additional Information
Come join us on our two-tiered catamaran, decked out with superior amenities designed to offer you the ultimate snorkeling journey on the Island of Hawaii. Sail 10 miles to a thriving underwater sanctuary filled with numerous exotic fish. All you need to bring is your swimwear and towel, we’ve got everything else covered: traditional island breakfast,…
Come join us on our two-tiered catamaran, decked out with superior amenities designed to offer you the ultimate snorkeling journey on the Island of Hawaii. Sail 10 miles to a thriving underwater sanctuary filled with numerous exotic fish. All you need to bring is your swimwear and towel, we’ve got everything else covered: traditional island breakfast, lunch, sunscreen, snorkeling equipment, floaties, 20-foot waterslide, restrooms, showers and a fully stocked cash bar. Extra services aboard include the option to rent a wetsuit.
- Children 18 & younger must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 21 years
- Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free meals are available with 48 hour notice
- Lower deck 100 % wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking for priority boarding
- Subject to favorable weather conditions.
- Check-in 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure time at the Retail Store at 75-5629 Kuakini Hwy., Kailua Kona, HI, 96740
- Liability Waiver required.
- We do not snorkel in Kealakekua Bay. If you’re interested in seeing Kealakekua Bay join us on our Historical Dinner Cruise to Kealakekua Bay.
- This adventure is on Hawaii Island in Kailua Kona.
- Hotel pick-up is not available.
Location
75-5629 Kuakini Hwy
Kuakini Highway
All cruises board 30 minutes prior to departure. 75-5629 Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI 96740 (Ilima Court Shopping Center) is the address for Body Glove Cruises main office where the closest free parking is located. Guests must walk one block to the Kailua Kona Pier for boarding.
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
4.8
(763 Ratings)
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Expedition435791
Feb 22, 2025
Perfect Day with Kids! - Such a fun day with our kids. Everything was great from the start. We saw humpback whales on the way to our snorkel spot. My kids loved the slide and jumping platform. After we snorkeled we went looking for more sealife and found a pod of melon headed whales, over 100 whales! It was amazing to see. Then we were joined by some spinner dolphins as we headed to the pier. Highly recommend this tour!
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Alisa_n
Jan 2, 2025
Great crew such an... - Great crew such an amazing day!!!! Huge lunch and breakfast! So nice to have an open bar too! Would definitely recommend it!
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Bbebe
Jan 1, 2025
Perfect day on the water - We took the half day snorkel trip aboard their catamaran with our 5 year old and it was a great time all around. The crew were friendly and helpful. The boat was spacious and clean. Though it can hold well over 100, they cap passengers at 90 so everyone has space to roam and sit. A light breakfast of tougher granola fruit and pastries was offered right at boarding with complimentary coffee and soft drinks. Lots of water toys and quality snorkel gear for kids of all ages. Nice bbq lunch. Highly recommend.
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Faith_p
Dec 30, 2024
Body Glove provided our... - Body Glove provided our family with a great experience aboard a catamaran to a snorkeling site. Although the snorkeling site wasn't as good as a reef site, the operators made it quite fun for our family group. They offered great and plentiful food and beverages, and the water toys and slides on the boat were awesome. The boat and restrooms were clean, the employees were conscientious and courteous. Safety was stressed. Our family had an awesome time!
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Penny_g
Dec 25, 2024
Excellent time and superb staff! - The staff on the boat were absolutely amazing! The boat itself was gorgeous and large and clean and never felt overly full. The water toys and amenities were great fun. We did see whales and dolphins too! Fantastic!
I also want to add a special note that our ship arrived in Port later than expected and our tender arrived later as well. They ended up holding the boat for us and er were so so so thankful!
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Paul_w
Dec 13, 2024
Excellent trip to take for the afternoon - First class all the way. Crew was excellent, ship was excellent, and the location was perfect. Couldn’t ask for a better trip.
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Akstafford
Dec 4, 2024
The Crew is Great! - Our second time out with Body Glove. Both times have been great. First time was last year with nephews and nieces. The crew was great with the kids.
This time was with elderly parents. Dad jumped off the side but inhaled a bunch of water. The crew helped get back on board and made sure he was okay.
Good snorkeling. Great lunch.
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Dan
Nov 29, 2024
Body Glove Snorkeling: fun for the entire family - From the time we boarded the vessel to the moment we stepped foot back on the pier the captain and crew made the day special for all. The weather was perfect and the cruising was smooth all the way to what felt like a secluded snorkeling point exclusive to our group.
Brunch and lunch were simple yet sweet with nothing too heavy. The on board bar was nice with plenty of delicious cocktails with great prices. The crew also acted as servers and were very present and attentive.
Body glove provided plenty of ways to have fun in the water. Snorkels, fins, paddle boards, a bridge of rafts that led to a giant floating island to relax on, special boards for the little kids to float on with windows to allow them to sea the reef and fish beneath them.
The only downside was that the fun eventually had to end.
Also, having nothing to do with the services provided, but people suck. We had a family that seemed to ignore all the rules and just didn’t seem to care. From dropping oars into the reef and mentioning nothing about it to leaving pool noodles to drift away only to lie about them using it when the crew asked them to retrieve the noodle they were planning on leaving behind.
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Daloninak
Nov 26, 2024
Best Staff by Far!! - The staff at Body Glove are fun to be around and create a positive and safe atmosphere for everyone to enjoy themselves!! We are repeat customers and find the crews out of Kona to be the best. Our visits to other island cruises have been not near as enjoyable. We look forward to more cruises each time we visit Kona!!! (sadly we didn’t write down everyone’s name on shift, but we enjoyed our trip Monday 11/25 and thought EVERY single staff member was amazing!!!)
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Missmightymax
Feb 2, 2025
Motion Sickness Nonstop due to Rough Water - They should have canceled - Out of our group of 8 people 6 of us threw up non stop - I had to lay down and basically try to sleep for half the excursion to try and not be as sick. There was no way we could eat any of the food.
Looking around, 2/3 of the people on the entire excursion were bent over with sickness bags completely sick as well. And the rest of the people who I thought were ok, exclaimed in pure relief when we finally docked back and the excursion was over.
Moral of the story is that they should have cancelled due to rough water.
There water was so rough and we had children - swimming was extremely difficult, let alone trying to snorkel and see any fish. We also didn’t see any dolphins.
- We did see whales, and the staff were very nice.
But, I still think they should have cancelled.
Our entire group was just in sock and laughing over had bad our time was during this.
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