We went on the dolphin discovery tour with Kona Captain (Keith) of Dolphin Discovery company yesterday Dec 18th 2020. The boat was a retured navy seals u boat with 3... read more couples and captian. We zoomed off to locate a pod of dolphins and our captian spotted them really quickly and dropped us off in the best spot. The pod had some 50+ dolphins swimming together and they were swimming very very close to us! We got more than an hour of swimming time with that dolphin pod. Then the captial drove us to the bay besides captial cook monument and on the way stopped by the red rock cove, parrot cove and one otger really cool sea arch on the way. At kaelakekua bay also we got to snorkel probably for another hour seeing the beautiful reefs and fishes there. Captian keith also shared a lot of history about hawaii culture and geology. This was hands down one of the most enjoyable snorkeling and swim with dolphins trip we have ever been to. Highly recommended.

  We have been on 5 excursions with Dolphin Discoveries on the Big Island of Hawaii, and they never disappoint! This is the most incredible experience ever. These are wild dolphins... read more in their natural habitat, not some trained dolphins in a tank. It's my favorite experience ever. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE! It's worth every penny and more.
Most recently our favorite captain was Sydney, who gave us a lot of information about Hawaii in general, as well as an amazing swim with the dolphins. We have never had anything like a negative experience with this company. Pure bliss!

  There were soooo many dolphins and they swam up close. Captain Keith was fantastic. He was informative!

  Excellent swim & snorkel. We would not come to the big island and miss our dolphin discoveries trip.

  The trip was wonderful. snorkeled 4 times with Dolphins then 45 minutes at Kealakekua Bay. Mike & Liz were very helpful & knowledgeable @ the dolphins & area. Very fun highly recommend

  Dolphin Discoveries is a bit of budget outfit...check in on a public picnic table, some of the equipment while functional is a bit worn but Sydney, our captain was knowledgeable... read more and helpful and we really like the fact there was only 6 of us on the boat , the fact we got down to Kealakakua before the big crowds came, visiting the lava formations along the coast and the fact there were 2 .snorkelling dives --the other being Place of Refuge which was also astounding and somewhat less of a frenzy by late morning than Kealakakua. Boat is ridgid zodiac design so a bit bumpy but we (both in our 60s) found the boat ride there and back a lot of fun. If morning is cloudy or cool bring a layer or two to keep you from getting chilled. In summary, absolutely recommend.