Snorkel the most popular and beautiful spot in all of Hawaii, Kealakekua Bay.

  Captain Sydney was an excellent skipper and informative and thoughtful tour guide. She shared some interesting shoreline archeological sites. She was super supportive and knowledgeable in regards to a Chicago... read more families first explorations of snorkeling. The Haywood’s from Berkeley California would definitely engage your tours again.mahalo

  This was excellent. Captain John and Liz took great care of us.

Short Zodiac ride then into the ocean all holding on to a surfboard snorkeling. They shine... read more a light through a hole that they have on the surfboard and this attracts plankton and in turn Manta rays. At one point there were 3 feeding.

Would have got 5 stars but they didn’t have any +6 prescription masks or + anything. To be fair it was probably the fault of the concierge who booked the tour.

They only have -3 and -6 and a few more.

They supply snorkeling gear and give you hot tea after.

  The staff in charge of the check in was not very professional. The snorkelling equipment was not ready to go in the water. The briefing given to justify that lack... read more of readiness wasn’t reassuring to a customer getting on a small boat during the night. Once in the water, the board was too small for the people around it and not very compatible with how unsteady it was in the water.
This experience was very overrated and not enjoyable for the expensive price you pay for it. No customer care, some of the staff was pretty rude to compensate for their unprofessionalism, in particular with one client in the water who was not at ease, it got handled very poorly.

  First step:
All was set up online.
Next:
We showed up a little early to get a parking place and to find where to check in. It was a bit... read more confusing at first. The team arrived and all was good as they were accommodating and professional. There were 12 of us in the group all together. Not knowing what to expect, I felt comfortable with the orientation and every step of the adventure.
Finally:
Once in the water the only thing we had to do was watch with delight the Manta Rays swimming like sailplanes below us and making upside down summer-salts!

  Snorkeling with the spinner dolphins is an awesome experience. Before booking the tour, I was on the fence if this type of activity was detrimental to the dolphins or... read more not. Dolphin Discoveries (Jen & Jeff) did a fantastic job of educating us about the spinner dolphins and laying down the rules. The boat stopped well away from the dolphins, and we swam towards shore until we reached the area where they were generally located. At no time did I feel that the dolphins were intimidated. They seemed social and perfectly content swimming among the snorkelers.

  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

  If you've ever wanted to swim with dolphins in the wild, this is the place to do it! Captain Dan was the first boat to find the dolphins the morning... read more we went and we had a good half hour alone with them before other boats showed up and kind of ruined the magical experience. I'm not sure if other boats don't explain that you shouldn't chase or dive down to them but as soon as other boats showed up they started doing that and it made the dolphins scittish. BUT before the other boats came they were amazing and would swim right up to us and around us. They were so close we could touch them, but we didn't because it's not allowed, which is totally understandable. Anyways, the captain and crew (Liz) were amazing and we did the whale watch and night Manta dive with this company as well and they were all great! Just do it!

  I lead wellness retreats on the Big Island every year. I have now taken five large groups on the Captain Cook afternoon snorkel and I have also gone solo... read more on one of their morning dolphin tours. I have never had a miss with this company. Every crew member has been excellent. Every tour has been full of awe and discovery. You cannot go wrong with a booking with Dolphin Discoveries.

  Captain John was our guide to this wonderful excursion. We started off swimming with the dolphins, then was given a historical account of the Kona coast along to Captain... read more Cook's Monument where we snorkeled in the warm waters with the variety of colorful fish. We had time left so Captain John took us to find the whales. The boat ride was quite enjoyable and the weather was perfect. Highly recommended as part of your visit to the Big Island!!!

  We had an amazing time with heather she found the dolphins quickly and we got to see whales and an amazing snorkel before we were all done

  Kids loved dolphin tour, I was disappointed. Gear issues with both dolphin and ray tours. No rays on tour, no extra time to wait.

  We got very lucky with perfect weather, and Mike & Liz did an incredible job at getting us to the right place at the right time, and graciously putting up... read more with a couple horribly chatty tourists. We got to swim with dolphins, snorkel the most beautiful reef in the area, and even caught a whale on the way back. Do it!