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Waikiki Guided Turtle Snorkel Tour with Snacks & Drinks - Holokai Catamaran

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I love turtles

Reviewed by: Laulike, 2014/09/28

Vessel - was clean and in great condition. was nice to sit in the nets in front or on the main passenger holding.
guides/skipper - so lovely, friendly and informative!
snorkelling equipment - neat, clean
snacks and drinks - adequate snacks provided, resonably priced drinks for sale
snorkelling - Awesome for turtle lovers like me. I saw so may honu and a few dark coloured fish!! no colourful fish, so if that's what you're after, this isn't the tour for you.
overall - I came to see turtles and I saw turtles :) it was a grewat bonus to sail around the ocean for a while.

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Activity Date:2014/09/02
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turtles cleaning

Reviewed by: Sept 23, 2014/09/26

Great.. The turtle cleaning was awesome. The crew on the boat could have been more personalable. But everything was great!

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Activity Date:2014/09/23
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Great and loads of fun!

Reviewed by: Helen, 2014/09/24

This is our second time to join the sail. Again, it is great. We swam with turtles and saw lots of fish and big turtles. During the sail, we saw lots of dolphins. The sailing experience was exciting and great. The crews are nice. We will do it again next time when we come back!

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Activity Date:2014/09/23
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Great Staff

Reviewed by: Sharyceb, 2014/07/20

We went snorkeling and saw a lot of turtles above the water. Water wasnt clear enough to see anything with snorkeling gear so they offered free open bar, free sandwiches and cookie.

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Activity Date:2014/07/18
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Wonderful trip

Reviewed by: Joan, 2014/07/12

Great experience, Chris and Steve were wonderful, very entertaining and knowledgeable. Saw lots of turtles and fish!!! Highly recommend!!!

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Activity Date:2014/07/09
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Amazing Trip!

Reviewed by: Cmaher55, 2014/07/02

*Written by the teenager
My parents and I went on this snorkel trip as kind of a last minute thing and it was absolutely amazing. There is usually about 25 people on the boat but we got lucky and were aboard the boat with just one other family of three, also with a teenager. The snorkeling spot is perfect! I would definitely recommend bringing fins, they aren't provided or required but your experience will be much better with them. There are lots of fish but not a huge variety. The main thing is the turtles and there's plenty of those! They chill at the bottom and occasionally come up for air. If you have fins you can dive down about 15 feet and be near them. It's incredible being face to face with a turtle. The boat provides you with fun noodles if you would like to float at the top and look and that helped out the people who didn't bring fins. They also have one guy out there diving with you and keeping an eye on things which makes you feel really safe while snorkeling. After about 45 mins-hour, we got back on the boat and ate some sandwiches. There's drinks for sale as well. We then went on an hour long sail pretty far out there. If you don't mind getting wet you can sit or lay across the nets in the front and it's really fun. If you have younger kids or aren't comfortable in the water then I think you'll need to bring your own lifejacket. I'm sure they probably had them someplace on the boat but they weren't given to you and you don't really need them. All in all the trip was extremely fun and well worth the price ( which is better than any others we could find). Would definitely recommend this and we might even do it again before leaving for home.

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Activity Date:2014/07/01
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Was a wonderful trip with some beautiful scenery

Reviewed by: Shelby, 2014/06/27

It was a great family trip with awesome views and great crew as well.

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Activity Date:2014/06/24
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Turtle Canyon Snorkel Sail

Reviewed by: Cara, 2014/06/17

It was a fantastic experience! We loved every minute of it! Snorkeling with turtles was amazing! Would definitely recommend! Great tour and fun activity

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Activity Date:2014/06/05
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Awesome!!!

Reviewed by: BEAU, 2014/05/30

I was a wonderful trip. Staffs and all are very nice. I saw couple turtles under water and another during the time we were sailing around the Waikiki area. It was a great time ever.

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Activity Date:2014/05/04
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Absolutely loved it.

Reviewed by: Andrew C, 2014/04/07

We had a great time. There were sea turtles everywhere. We really enjoyed lounging in the nets during the sail portion. Thanks!

  • We had to swin to avoid bumping into this guy.

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Activity Date:2014/04/04
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Memorable experience!!!

Reviewed by: Jay T., 2014/04/04

What a great crew!! Cap is so knowledgable and so chill. Me and my friend had a great time here.

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Activity Date:2014/04/01
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Great for entire family. Top notch crew.

Reviewed by: Whit, 2014/04/01

Perfect trip. Short ride out to snorkel, but diverted a few minutes to see dolphins. Snorkeling was great. Instructions for first timers, but we had Done before. My 14 & 17 year olds loved it. Swamnright up to turtles and fish. Hope my underwater pics come out. After about 45 minutes, came aboard for quick lunch and drinks. Then took about an hours sail out past diamond head. Very relaxing on the nets but you will get soaked. Also, I read one review about being uncomfortable and unable to sit in nets??? There were plenty of places to sit elsewhere and out of the spray. Sounds like they may have been on the wrong boat. Anyway, I highly recommend and will maybe do a sunset cruise next time. This 50+ from Georgia had a blast.

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Fantastic!

Reviewed by: Kelly Geishert, 2014/03/09

Snorkeling was awesome! We swam with turtles and fish and even saw whales as a bonus. Captain Steve and Travis were great, very entertaining! Highly recommend!

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Activity Date:2014/03/06
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Up Close to Turtles

Reviewed by: Jess, 2013/12/27

Great trip. Up close to many sea turtles and great visibility.

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Activity Date:2013/12/24
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Up close with turtles and an octopus :D

Reviewed by: Lorae, 2013/12/13

This was a fantastic way to spend a couple hours. Snorkeling with turtles that were pretty fearless. A leisurely sail off of Waikiki. Great crew and the cutest dog ever. You may even get a chance to get up close and personal with an octopus. Highly recommended.

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Activity Date:2013/12/06
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Turtles snorkel

Reviewed by: Colleen, 2013/11/27

Enjoyed the turtle snorkel very much. We saw a couple of turtles. I would have rather continued snorkeling than having to stop so we could go sailing. But a great time in general! I would recommend this activity.

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Activity Date:2013/11/18
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Fully Recommend

Reviewed by: Michelle, 2013/11/12

The staff was friendly, helpful and hospitable.
The snorkeling spot was perfect! We were able to swim inches from turtles, see all kinds of fish and the staff members brought an octopus and starfish to the surface for us to touch.
The sailing part afterwords was beautiful and the boat had a netted spot to sit in if you want to go on a Disneyland type splash ride.
The signature cocktail is delicious too!!
I can not recommend this enough!

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Snorkeling

Reviewed by: Victoria , 2013/11/09

The water was calm, the atmosphere was chill. The guides were all down to earth and funny. I would highly recommend these guys,and their Turtle Canyon Tour.

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Activity Date:2013/10/19
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Amaing Experience!!

Reviewed by: Gabby , 2013/09/24

We were really excited to do this tour! When we got there the tour guides were very friendly and chill. When we got out to where we were snorkeling I had a bit of a freak out when I got into the water. I looked down and saw so many fish under my feet! The one tour guide came over and helped me overcome my fear. I got in and out of the boat many times. We also saw so many turtles! After snorkeling we went on a nice sail while enjoying some well deserved drinks. All in all this was a fabulous for the price point of the tour! I would totally do this again!

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Come back soon!

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Activity Date:2013/09/21
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Snorkel/Sail Tour

Reviewed by: Chris, 2013/09/11

Snorkeling - Great to swim with the turtles, however no fish to really see. Provided with snorkel but not fins. maybe worth brining if you want to try and swim deeper and get to the turtles quickly before they return to the bottom. Probably saw 20-25 Turtles.
Sailing - Very cool - Fast & Fun. Saw Dolphins, Flying fish

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Activity Date:2013/09/08
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Fantastic trip

Reviewed by: Tash, 2013/08/19

Fantastic trip, heaps of turtles to look at and even better cocktails after the snorkel. I would recommend this tour to everyone who enjoys to get in the water

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Activity Date:2013/08/12
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What a wonderful trip!

Reviewed by: Georgia Family, 2013/08/15

We actually are a family with kids in their 20s but no option for that. We had a wonderful time. the weather was perfect and the water conditions were pretty clear. The turtles were magnificent but there was other wildlife as well--Spinner dolphins, Flying fish, etc. The cruise after the snorkeling was equally as fun. Our captain also had a great choice of music playing. The time went so fast--took the morning cruise which still left us the rest of the day for the beach. Would recommend this to anyone. My only precaution--if you have a anyone in your party with issues of climbing or would not be comfortable walking or sitting on the net of the catamaran you may not enjoy this. We loved it!

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Activity Date:2013/07/12
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Great trip

Reviewed by: DDP, 2013/07/28

Great excursion. Great guides. Worth doing! The turtles were amazing and we had the bonus of seeing dolphins...

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Activity Date:2013/07/03
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Highlight of our trip!

Reviewed by: Susan, 2013/06/24

I was nervous since it was going to be our first snorkeling excursion, but the crew was awesome and it ended up being the highlight of our trip! From beginning to end it was fantastic! Would book again for sure! Totally worth it!

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That is awesome! Please come back to see us again!

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Activity Date:2013/06/20
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Awesome deal for an adventure

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/11/24

Capt Mike and his deckhand Travis were awesome. We saw plenty of sea turtles and a baby dolphin even did a flip for us! The sailing after the snorkeling was so relaxing as we cruised by diamond head. It's like an adventure that comes from a movie. The catamaran was big and comfortable. I miss Hawaii just reminiscing on this adventure. This is a must go cruise and snorkel trip.

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lots of turtles

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/10/19

Turtle Canyon was great.

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Lifelong Family Memories

Reviewed by: Brown Family, 2012/10/18

We researched extensively before selecting this excursion and it was even better than we had hoped for! We had 2 adults and two children, ages 16 and 11. One of the parents and the 11 years old had never been snorkeling before. Every member of the family had an incredible time! We would definitely recommend this excursion to anyone who wants to swim & snorkel and see some of the most incredible sea life Hawaii has to offer. It's an experience our family will remember for a lifetime!! Thanks again!! We will definitely be seeing you again on our return travels to Waikiki!!

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Uncomfortable ride!!!

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/08/12

Positives of this tour are it's location right outside the Outrigger Reef, the water was warm and saw quite a few turtles dolphins and fish, and overall good value for money.
The staff were just ok, nothing special. No commentary on anything except a few minutes on the rules and how to snorkel. The big negative for us was how uncomfortable the ride was on the catamaran for almost the entire time on the boat. We wanted to sit on the bench seats provided, but was told we would have to all sit on or around the netting area to help balance the boat. For my wife and I this became extremely uncomfortable after a short while, with no cushions or anything like that provided to make it somewhat comfortable. It ruined the cruise for us. Next time we will book a tour on a bigger boat that provides seating for it's guests.

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Such great fun! And what a bargain!

Reviewed by: Mrs. Means, 2012/04/15

My husband & I are in Oahu in our honeymoon and we saw this and had to book it. The staff is so friendly and helpful! We sat on the nets, which going there was fun and what you would expect, but after snorkeling they take you sailing for a unique look at the island, but beware if you are sitting on the net..you WILL get soaked...but it truly is so much fun! They take you to the reef where turtles go to go their backs cleaned by fish. My recommendation when you swim to watch the turtles is to hang out on the side of the group. Most people will huddle over the turtles, but the have to come up for air, so if you are not in the chunk of people you will get a closer look because they will head your way for air! We saw lots of them and even some baby turtles! The fish in the water are beautiful as well and will swim all around you. I think it is definitely worth the $51! Book today and don't forget your underwater camera like I did!

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Great Snorkel Adventure

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2011/12/08

YOU DO SEE TURTLES! Amazing experience- we saw 5 large sea turtles at the cleaning station. We had a large one come up for air literally right in front of us- I could have reached out and touched it! We also saw dolphins and several large fish. If you want to see turtles, this is the snorkel for you... If you're looking for a close-up of tropical fish - go to a different site. Cruise is very comfortable and a great view of the Waikiki beach front.

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