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

  Captain John was very personable, knowledgeable and flexible! Enjoyed swimming with a good size pod of dolphins and they seemed to enjoy us, or they would’ve moved on! The... read more snorkeling was ok, preferred the dolphins and whales! John was advised of whales in the area so he took us in for a closer look. We got to see two breach from a safe distance—spectacular!!! Captain John and Dolphin Discoveries highly recommended!!

  Just a fantastic experience with a great crew. A bucket list item. The team were more than helpful and enthusiastic about what they do. Don’t hesitate - experience it.

  Excellent snorkeling trip with Captain John and Liz. We were lucky enough to get up close to whales on our way to Captain Cook snorkeling site. Would definitely join them... read more again next time we are on the island.

  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.

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

  The tour was great, we saw lots if dolphins and we Aldo went yo captain Cook. In the way back the captain stop so we can also see a baby... read more whale. The crew is amazing and respectful with the ocean. Highly recomended.

  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!

  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.

  Thanks to Captain Mike! He was awesome and very knowledgeable of the water. Right away about 15 minutes into trip we found dolphins! During trip we were able to see... read more several pods of dolphins swimming right by us, amazing! Also got to see whales on trip as our captain kept an eye out and spotted for us. We had a small boat so it was easy to navigate. Mike was great, super low key but also professional. Prepared us on what to see and how to be prepared. This isn’t Sea Life Park where dolphins swim up to you. This is real life environment and you get to see them playing on their habitat. Great trip!

  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!