2.5-Hour Turtle Snorkel Tour from Waikiki Beach - Hawea Rainbow Sail Catamaran
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Do it!
Reviewed by: Jharm, 2023/12/10Our family tried to avoid spending too much money on our Hawaii vacation. But since swimming and snorkeling in the heavenly water is something we all love and can agree on we decided to find a snorkel boat tour. Soo glad we did! The Mana Kai crew were fun, helpful and comforting. We saw so many fish and turtles. It was an awesome experience and would do it again in a heart beat!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/12/08 |
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Fantastic experience!!
Reviewed by: Rebecca Shaw, 2023/10/28The captain and crew were engaging, fun and so very very kind. As a heavy traveler I don’t often put myself out there unless I KNOW I can do all of the activity. I was worried about being able to get out of the water after snorkeling. They never once made me feel like I was a pain, uncomfortable, or “less than” that is not a typical experience, so not only did they get my business for the snorkeling trip, I also went on their sunset cruise for the next two days. I will shout their praises to the rooftops!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/10/25 |
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Awesome Time
Reviewed by: Claudidadi, 2023/10/23Definitely had a great time and saw plenty of Sea Turtles. The whole experience is something that I will never forget. Definitely built a core memory with my daughter.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/10/21 |
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Gorgeous!
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/10/01The waters in Hawaii are just amazing! Lovely day and lots of fish to see!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/20 |
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Catamaran Snorkle Turtle Canyon Waikiki
Reviewed by: Bev, 2023/09/26Great 2.5 hours on and in the water. The catamaran was the best way to sail / boat to the location. On the way we saw dolphins and then several turtles at the site. Plenty of time to snorkle and experience sea turtles and view the fish. Would highly recommend the Mana Kai Catamaran as it has less people, more exciting with waves and sailing and the crew was fantastic!
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2023/09/20 |
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Incredible Experience
Reviewed by: Susie, 2023/09/24The Mana Kai Catamaran snorkel experience was absolutely incredible. I would 100% recommend booking if you’re looking to come face-to-face with different fish and turtles. The trip included a lovely boat ride to turtle bay where we were given snorkeling gear and a floatation device. I was afraid we weren’t going to see any turtles, but the trip did not disappoint. The team was very professional, fun, and helpful. Overall, it was a memorable experience for all to enjoy.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/09/22 |
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One of the most beautiful experiences!
Reviewed by: Tehya L, 2023/09/16overall experience was amazing! Great boat with a net to sit in and get wet! Boat crew were lovely, funny and super helpful with facts about the turtles! Loved every second of this tour, would 100% go again!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/09/14 |
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Amazing
Reviewed by: Raoury, 2023/09/12Truly an incredible experience; managed to see a pod of dolphins on the way there, and multiple turtles once we got to Turtle Canyon, its basically like swimming in an aquarium. The boat isn't the largest of ones you see going out there but it allowed for us to hang our legs off the side into the water as it sailed out, just totally absorbing the vibes of it all. Great price for an amazing experience.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/17 |
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Great experience
Reviewed by: Jess, 2023/09/05Loved it! Highly recommend. Staff was awesome. Saw turtles and fish!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/27 |
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Beautiful sunny day off Waikiki
Reviewed by: Palmer family, 2023/09/01Our family spent the day sailing to Turtle Canyon where we stopped to snorkel in the warm waters off Waikiki. The equipment provided was great (mask, snorkel, flotation device) and our guides were friendly and made sure we had the opportunity to see plenty of wildlife. Our family swam with turtles, but sailing on the catamaran was just as exciting! It was easy to locate our catamaran from the beach and our family managed to get free parking at the Kapiolani park.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/28 |
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First time snorkeling
Reviewed by: Jaz, 2023/08/19Amazing and affordable snorkeling experience in Waikiki, I would recommend this tour for first time snorkelers like myself, the tour guides are very nice and helpful! 10/10 can't wait to be back and do it again :)
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/15 |
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Snorkeling
Reviewed by: Dago, 2023/08/18Wowwwww!!! What an experience!!! The staff was super friendly and very helpful!!! 10/10 I highly recommend booking this trip out to turtle canyon.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/08/16 |
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Pretty day
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/07/17got a little sea sick myself to be prepared for this in case
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| Activity Date: | 2023/06/01 |
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Great turtle snorkeling experience
Reviewed by: Sasha, 2023/07/03Great experience if you are looking for budget friendly turtle snorkeling experience. The guys were very friendly, nice and cared for the group. The time was perfect. Long enough to swim with turtles and short enough for people who got sea sick. Highly recommend. Thank you for making this budget friendly experience available.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/07/01 |
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Staff was amazing
Reviewed by: Kim, 2023/06/26My family had so much fun turtle snorkeling. My son got scared going in the middle of the ocean but the staff had him on his board and took him around to see the turtles and taught him so many fun facts. We had a special treat of having dolphins swim alongside the boat. Would recommend this to anyone thinking of snorkeling with turtles.
We are so happy to hear your son was able to enjoy the experience with the family! Mahalo for trusting us to host your tour!
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2023/06/23 |
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Wonderful time.
Reviewed by: Michelle , 2023/06/23My family of 9 had a great time. Price was amazing, staff was great. Fun boat ride with 3 kids 14y. Water was so clear was able to see several turtles and so many fish. I would recommend this to anyone.
We are so happy to hear the whole family enjoyed their time with us! Mahalo for joining us!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/06/21 |
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Definitely a must, we’ll worth it!
Reviewed by: Monica Quevedo, 2023/06/23This was a super fun activity. Staff members were super friendly and very responsible, making sure everyone was safe at all times while on the boat and in the water! Family saw lots of fishes and couple of turtles! The ride was a fun one and you get a great view of Waikiki. Mahalo to the team!
Mahalo for joining us!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/06/18 |
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An absolutely beautiful experience!
Reviewed by: Lauren R, 2023/06/12We had so much family fun! Such a beautiful experience! Thank you so much to all the crew that gave us instruction and kept a very good eye on us! We would definitely recommend this fun activity! We have ao many beautiful pictures!
Mahalo for joining us!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/06/10 |
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Such a great time!
Reviewed by: Hallie, 2023/05/11Easy to find
Saw dolphins and turtles!
We had an amazing time :)
Mahalo for joining us!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/05/09 |
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Chill atmosphere, kind service, and amazing sights among the fish and turtles!
Reviewed by: Nick Pettyjohn, 2023/05/01My wife and I had a great time. The two guides, captain and turtle-whisperer, were confident, relaxed, and funny. The pick-up location was incredibly convenient for us, near our hotel on the Waikiki beach strip. The ride to the canyon was just 15 minutes, and looking back on the city was breathtaking.
Once there, we distributed masks and floaty-belts and jumped right in! I foolishly wiped off my mask and it clouded up, but the captain was keen to fix it after I brought it to his attention. The turtle-whisperer was around to spot turtles and check in on our snorkelers, but otherwise we were allowed to roam.
There were quite a few other tour boats and snorkel groups at the site, but we were able to still find turtles and fish while staying a bit away from the groups of other snorkelers. We ended up among a school of black fish and had two turtles swim very close to us! Once while my wife and I were holding hands. A highlight of our vacation!
Don't go into this expecting a private/guided tour of the reef. Instead, it's a relaxing transportation to a great snorkel spot, with equipment included. For this price, I highly recommend it.
Mahalo for such an amazing review and sharing your photos!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/04/25 |
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Turtle snorkel
Reviewed by: ErinQ, 2023/04/29Staff on boat were helpful snd professional. Snorkel equipment was ok, kind of old but worked. It was nice to be able to bring our on snacks and drinks on board.
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| Activity Date: | 2023/04/08 |
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Amazing!
Reviewed by: Melissa, 2023/04/26Such an amazing morning! The crew were very friendly and knowledgable. Everything was provided and very easy, they were willing to assist and answer questions and offer advice. I have some incredible videos and memories.
We are so happy to hear you had a memorable experience! Mahalo for joining us!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/04/24 |
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great tour, great staff!!
Reviewed by: Christy, 2023/04/01This is my second time with this outfit. The crew is great, and kind. We had a blast. they are all super chill and fun. It's not a loud party boat with maI tais. Great time. I had a blast on the trampoline in front, laughing the entire time!!!!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/30 |
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A must do!
Reviewed by: Paul, 2023/03/26Amazing experience for us. The crew were incredibly nice and helpful. We saw lots of turtles and was one of the highlights of our trip to Hawaii.
Mahalo!
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| Activity Date: | 2023/03/20 |
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Had a great time.
Reviewed by: Khoa, 2022/11/21The crew was great and was very friendly. Made my experience terrific.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/11/18 |
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Good Option
Reviewed by: J Krieger , 2022/10/15I booked the morning turtle snorkel tour hoping that time would ensure we saw turtles and we did! There were 5 turtles and occasionally 1 would surface near us and then swim back down. Great experience seeing them up close.
This tour was the best price I found and since it's a short sail, glad I did.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/09/23 |
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Great snorkeling
Reviewed by: Janet, 2022/10/07We saw lots of green turtles as well as a variety of fish. The staff on board were excellent, making sure that everyone was enjoying the experience. I will go on this tour again when I come back to Waikiki.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/10/05 |
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1000/10 stars! Choose them for your snorkel adventure!
Reviewed by: Nicole, 2022/09/25Such a fun and welcoming crew, nice boat and great experience! We Sat on the net at the front of the boat, highly recommend, super fun and exciting! The turtle post was awesome, it was at the feeding grounds so we saw tons of turtles. Lots of fish varieties. We were all beginners and instruction was super clear we jumped right in easily. Would definitley return to this company again when visiting.
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| Activity Date: | 2022/09/23 |
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This tour is definitely worth doing!
Reviewed by: Michelle, 2022/09/24I've been to Oahu many times. I brought my fiance this time since he's never been. I wanted him to try out snorkeling and see things other than fish, so the turtle tour was a perfect fit. Honestly the crew did a great job. Even the people we had on the boat with us doing the tour was a wonderful group. The only few downsides were: it rained. And I mean it poured! Not for very long and I'm sure the people in the water didn't notice it much, but I was sitting on the boat at the time and I was trying to cover our backpack and towels, since we would need them to dry off later, and it was coming down like pellets. But it didn't last more than 10-15 min and was more or less over. But the sky stayed dark making it hard to see through the already dark water. The turtles became less visible and it made our whole group decide to get out of the water and come back onto the boat to head back in. We were out there for a good amount of time but not the full time. The other problem we had was it got very crowded in the water looking at the turtles. 4 other boats full of passengers were doing other turtle tours as well. There was just a lot of people bumping into each other. I tried to stay away from most people and still saw a ton of turtles, but my fiance on the other hand had a harder time. It was also scary when I'd look up and not see him through all these other people. The last problem was that there were a few people who didn't know how to swim or snorkel. So it took a long time to explain how to use the snorkel equipment and pass out floaties. The positives were the boat was smooth sailing. Everyone was on time and nice. The turtles were wonderful. Hard to see them when they get super deep but they were big and beautiful and did not disappoint. Lots of fish to see too. The couple who run the boat are wonderful and so are there family who came and helped out as well. For the price I would definitely recommend this and probably do it again when we go back!
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| Activity Date: | 2022/09/03 |
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Love this tour
Reviewed by: Tyra, 2022/09/11The sailing boat was very clean and was able to hold our group with 6 families. The Staffs were so nice and helpful.I spotted 2 turtles, one was very close to me, super exciting. Some of my friends even saw more with babies, we all had a very remarkable experience.
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| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/17 |
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Mahalo for joining us!