Manta Ray Night Snorkel Tour from Kona: Top-rated Experience in Hawaii as per Travel Channel

Experience the top-rated manta ray night snorkel tour in Kona, Hawaii. Voted one of the top 10 things to do in your life by the Travel Channel. Swim with gentle giants in crystal-clear waters!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fair Wind Big Island Ocean Guides - While mantas can be observed during the day, they are most active in their feeding at night, as plankton ascend to the surface of the water. Utilizing dive lights that do not harm the mantas, you can draw them near and observe them closely.

Mantas differ from sting rays in that they are incredibly docile and lack teeth, stingers, or barbs. These majestic creatures are a sight to behold, with wingspans that often stretch beyond 15 feet (4.5 meters)! They pose no danger to humans, making it an extraordinary opportunity to join us for an unforgettable marine adventure!

What's Included
  • Homemade soup, bread rolls, and hot drinks included
  • Snorkel gear, wetsuit, and instruction provided
  • Experience a manta ray night snorkel adventure
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Beer and Wine (available to purchase)
Additional Information

The Travel Channel ranked the manta ray night snorkel as one of ‘The Top 10 Experiences of a Lifetime’. Try the Kona manta ray snorkel and discover why it’s getting so much attention. Your journey to the snorkel site is a quick five-minute trip off the western coast of Hawai’i Island. As the ship’s diving lights pierce the pristine water, these majestic creatures appear to feast on planket. This event is suitable for individuals who are aged 7 and above, have prior snorkeling experience, and are comfortable swimming in the dark.

  • Full face snorkel masks are not permitted on our vessels
  • Guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not recommended for non-swimmers, beginner swimmers, and those without snorkeling experience
Location
78-7130 Kaleiopapa St
Kaleiopapa Street
Please check in 30 minutes prior to departure time. Street parking available, please allow at least 10 minutes to park and walk to the check in office.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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2changzzz
Aug 4, 2024
Highlight of our trip! - Crew was friendly and knowledgeable. Easy boat ride, clear instructions on boat with sunset view, and then into the water where manta rays immediately greeted us. Saw at least 5 rays. Highlight of our trip?
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Hollyi493
Jul 28, 2024
Dancing Manta Rays within inches of you - About 45 minutes of amazing time with these beautiful mantas. They were inches away, swimming, doing backflips. Truly incredible. Crew was professional. Felt safe the whole time. Easy check-in. They provide wetsuit and mask/snorkel. Boat was large and comfortable compared to others we saw that night. 100% recommend!🤙
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S8669jachristinek
Jul 27, 2024
Wonderful Experience - Our night snorkel with Manta Rays was one of the highlights of our trip. For those unfamiliar, there are two main locations that manta ray tours are run on the island. This group goes in front of the Outrigger Hotel, which means the actual boat ride was all of 10 minutes during a gorgeous sunset. They did a great job of getting us all suited up and in the water, as well as helping to make sure everyone stayed well afloat during our tour. The rays are almost unbelievable with how big they are and how close they get. At the end, the soup and hot chocolate really hit the spot, too. I would definitely book this tour again.
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Traveledfamily
Jul 26, 2024
Amazing tour with amazing crew - The manatee tour is a must do, actually I did several tour with this company I did snorkel with both ships and they both were excellent. The crew is amazing, very knowledgeable and friendly. They had information about the cultural significance of the area where we snorkeled , and offered as refreshments and a snorkeling mini training. The sites where they took as was amazing . The best experience was the many tour it was the highlight of our trip . We still talk about it. To see the amazing creatures swimming inches away from you , eating the plankton is like swallowing light . You have to do it .
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Traveldoc36
Jul 26, 2024
Fantastic experience - This was our family’s second snorkeling experience with this company, the first being the morning cruise. The two are very different experiences but both truly fantastic. I took our two older children (11 and 14) for this night excursion as we feared our 7 year old would be overwhelmed. From what I saw with another family, that was a good decision as their younger children appeared overwhelmed as soon as the rays appeared. The crew was awesome. Someone assists in getting you fitted with a wet suit prior to departing. They assisted with every step toward getting in the water which included a very short swim to the floating light platforms that attract the rays. Members of the crew are also in the water to assist during the viewing. Everyone had a pool noodle to place under their legs to aid in floating while hanging onto the platforms. We were very fortunate to have as many as 6-7 rays swimming near us at times. These beautiful large creatures swim within inches of you as they feed. So close that they brushed against me several times. The warm soup and hot chocolate after getting back on the boat was a great way to cap off the experience.
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Seaside65965072128
Jul 8, 2024
Mantas and Hot Soup for the win. - It was a pretty cool experience. The mantas get closer to you than I expected -- they kept gliding up right in front of you. The boat staff and boat were great. I definitely preferred being on this boat compared with others we saw. The soup and hot cocoa go a long way to making happy people warm up at the end.
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Jbrig111
Jun 17, 2024
Majestic Sea Life at it's Finest! - This tour came recommended to me, and we're very glad we followed that advice. What an usual experience! We had already done the morning Kona Coast snorkel tour with Fair Winds a few days prior, so we knew we were in good hands with the professional crew. Getting this close to so many majestic manta rays is truly an unbelievable experience. Don't worry, they don't eat humans, only plankton. If you're on the fence about this, do it. It'll end up being one of the coolest things you've ever done.
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Emilyhe6733wz
Jun 14, 2024
10/10 recommend - a must on the Big Island - Had the best manta ray night tour! Took our family of five to the 9 p.m. tour and ended up seeing about seven rays. It was fabulous! They came so close, you could reach out and touch them (but we totally didn't, of course). The crew was super helpful, detailed, and kind. They answered all questions and outlined exactly how the experience would go. One of the best things we did on the Big Island. 10/10 recommend
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785sherik
Jun 14, 2024
Great fun! Great crew! - Thanks to the great crew on our adventure of the manta ray snorkel. So appreciate the help with my older father in law and the yummy hot soup after. Very nice and friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable crew.
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P2704swbobb
May 26, 2024
Nice, but turbulent. - Multiple Manta Rays! Quite Nice. Water was very Turbulent! Much Energy was spent just hanging on. Many people were sea sick. Word to the Wise...be careful of Ocean conditions, if you can.
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