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

  Aloha PKatzfey!

It definitely sounds like it was your lucky day to swim with such a great-sized pod! We always strive to share our knowledge on how to love... read more our aquatic friends and their environment with all of our guests, reef-safe sunscreen is just the tip of the iceberg! Mahalo nui loa for taking the time to write about your day out on the water with us and for choosing Dolphin Discoveries!

Aloha and a hui hou! Until next time!

  It’s hard to fully describe the amazingness of the experience we had with Captain Keith and our guide Connor tonight on the Manta Ray snorkel. The Mantas were stunning. We... read more saw them right away and they stayed near us for most of the 45 min experience. Bonus for us was a pod of 40-50 bottle nose dolphins hanging out with us for most of the time showing off below us and jumping around us above the water. Highly recommend this company and the tours they provide. They won’t disappoint! Loved every minute!

  Captain Heather did a great job of getting us out for our first snorkeling trip. As well as giving us great tips and advice on where to look for sea-life,... read more she is a great steward of the environment as well, making sure that we knew the importance of what not to touch all the way down to making sure we were using the proper sun block to prevent any damage to the reefs. I would definitely come back and do another snorkeling trip with this company.

  I would like to start (this somewhat disappointed) review by acknowledging 2 things. First, I have (twice) previously done a dolphin snorkel with this company and it was terrific... read more both times. Second, the perceived success of the manta snorkel is going to be largely driven by factors beyond the company's control (how many mantas show up!). So, I am going to focus on the things that *were* in the company's control and were below par. 1) Despite having to fill out our sizes on the registration, they did not have a wetsuit top in my size. I was very cold in the water (shivering uncontrollably by the end) as a result and this definitely detracted from the experience. 2) Despite saying that hot drinks would be provided afterwards, there was not. It was just a brief goodbye as we all shuffled off the boat quietly (since the viewing was a bit disappointing and I think the crew knew it). 3) The guide was pretty disengaged - he didn't even ask us all our names, offered no information (beyond the standard few lines about the plankton being attracted to the hotel's lights) or show any interest in us as a group. 4) During the brief viewing opportunities the guide consistently put himself in a vertical position so that his body (and long fins) blocked most of the view for me. Added to the above is that there was only one manta and although she did several fly-bys, the viewing summed to probably no more than 2-3 minutes. Overall, this felt like poor value for money particularly in group of 3, it is a considerable sum, and the return on investment felt poor ($100 per adult to be shuttled 500 metres offshore and dropped in the water with not much "service" around it). I have done a manta snorkel in Kona (different company) once before and came away awe-struck - this time I was just cold and disappointed.

  Holly bologna batman they everywhere, just everywhere. That about says it all. These folks are true experts. We’ve been whale and dolphin watching throughout the western hemisphere... read more from Hawaii to Greece and these folks are really knowledgeable of cetaceans and how to spend time with them. They get you to where they are in their natural habitat (the ocean not a pool) and put you in the water so you don’t scare them off with your activity; tell you how to spend time with, approach (not touch) and observe them to both your benefit and their peace of mind. On our trip we swam with multiple pods of both spinner and spotted dolphins and had them swim almost right up to us as well as frolic, fool-around, jump and spin and play near us. This was somewhat unusual as they normally sleep during the day and when sleeping their swimming is slower, visits to the surface less often and you get them “half-conscious” while the other half of the brain sleeps. We were really lucky as these were behaviors using both halves of the brain so they were fully awake. Please, this is not one to take younger kids to, they need to be mature enough to respect the creatures and the experience.

  My daughter and I joined Our captain Mike and 3 4 others on a morning cruise to swim with dolphins and snorkel. Mike was a great captain and seemed to... read more love his job. With such a small group we were catered to and supported in swimming with dolphins respectfully and for snorkeling safely. It was a once in a lifetime experience that my daughter and I will never forget. Worth the money!