Reviewed by: レオピョン
還暦を過ぎた夫婦で初めての参加になります。船の中ではハワイアンソングを聴きながら和気あいあいでスタッフの方も英語が話せない私達に片言の日本語でとても親切に接してくれました。(英語ダメでもOK)飲み物やドーナツが有り柔らかくて美味しかったです。お目当てはSUPです!海の中に居るスタッフさんの説明でSUP開始です。恐々乗ってると時期に慣れて気持ち良く乗る事が出来ました。カヤックをやったりシュノーケリングをやったりと充実した時期を楽しく過ごせました。
時間になり帰りの船の中でも弾き語りで皆さん大盛り上がりでとても楽しかったです!
次回はお孫ちゃん達を連れて来たいと思います。
お世話になりました
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Packages: | 午前プラン |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/23 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/20 |
Reviewed by: Naveen
There was entertainment through out the journey. The crew gave clear instructions on what to do.
The location where the activity happens is even good.
Overall it was an awesome experience.
Don't forget to carry towels.
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Packages: | Morning Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2022/10/22 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/29 |
Reviewed by: Tiffany
This was one of the most popular outings suggested when we researched our trip to Oahu. The online description was completely accurate and the booking was easy. The company communicated very clearly via email and text with great instructions to prepare us for a fun day. Once on the boat we were able to completely relax and enjoy ourselves! The live music was amazing, the crew was friendly and fun, and the whole experience was coordinated and organized very well! There was plenty of time on the sand bar and plenty of equipment for our family of 6 to do everything we wanted to do. I would completely recommend this outing and I would do it again!
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Packages: | Morning Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/20 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/18 |
Reviewed by: Val
I went with my husband for this kayaking adventure. We are both very new to this so it was a bit hard at first. I think the hardest thing was understanding the map. However after a while it was great. The only down side is that is was windy and going back did take it out of us. However we did have so much fun at the sand bar. We weren’t able to go snorkeling because we we’re going to run out of time. So buy the 8 hours. It’s worth it
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Packages: | Premium Package - Tandem Kayak & Snorkel Gear Rental (2 participants) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/19 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/19 |
Reviewed by: Greg F.
Was a Great day. Got to paddle by Coconut Island which is better known as "Gilligan's Island". Stopped and anchored to see reefs and the wildlife including turtles. Overall it was what we expected.
Aloha Greg! Thank you so much for joining us for a kayak and snorkel adventure! And thank you for taking the time to leave this awesome review for us. We really appreciate that. Stoked to hear you had a good kayaking experience with us, and hope to see you again soon! Mahalo!
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Packages: | Standard Package - Tandem Kayak Rental (2 participants) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/19 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/20 |
Reviewed by: Nancy O
We recognize that no one can control the weather, the tides, or the water depth on any given day but the company could note on their website that the water level has been so high lately that it's rare that the sandbar is visible. Having pictures on the website that show the sandbar above water is very misleading without any asterisks as to weather conditions, water depths, or tides.
The afternoon we went in mid October 2022, the water over the sandbar was about 4-5' deep. It wasn't until we talked with one of the crew who said the sandbar has only been visible about two days this whole summer. Had we known that, we wouldn't have booked but of course, that's exactly why they don't post anything about the rising ocean on the website because they'd lose money. So instead, they let people think they'll get the experience like the photos show which is pretty misleading and close to false advertising.
Unfortunately, we also got a cloudy afternoon with intermittent rain and pretty choppy water so weren't able to try the standup paddle boards or kayaks.
The two-guy band on the boat was good. They played 3 songs on the short boat ride out to the sandbar and then a couple on the way back. They didn't play during the time at the sandbar.
The turkey croissant lunch was good.
The floating suntanning platform near the sandbar was unusable. It had built-in chairs but if you wanted your towel, you had to hold it above your head to keep it dry and swim, tread, or walk in 4' water from the boat to the platform. It would have been helpful if a crew member took towels, etc. over to the platform on a paddle board or something so they'd be dry.
If you have kids or you're a short adult who doesn't want to have to tread water or wear a life vest for the 3+ hours in the water over the sandbar, this isn't the excursion for you. We had a better sandbar off the beach at the Outrigger hotel in Waikiki. Also, the water on Oahu's north shore isn't as clear as in Waikiki.
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Packages: | Afternoon Standard Package with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/18 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/13 |
Reviewed by: sayu
ハネムーンで夫と参加しました。マスク着用とありましたが、私達は念のため持っていきましたが着用はしませんでした。
道中の船はとても静かに進み、いつも薬を飲んでいても船酔いする私がまったくせず、軽食を食べても酔いもせず快適でした!普段船酔いする方でもこれなら大丈夫かもしれません。
事前に契約書?みたいなのにサインするのですが、そこに書かれているような服装の人はほぼおらず、普通にみんな足とか腕とか出た服装でした。だからいろいろ規約に書かれているほど厳しくないのかもしれないです。
船ではハワイアンミュージックを生演奏してくれるのでそれを聞いたり、軽食のドーナツや飲み物を飲んで過ごしました。
着いてからはそのまま泳げますし、シュノーケルやカヤックなども無料で貸し出しがあるのですることができます。有料のバナナボートや水上バイク?も当日空きがあればお金を支払って参加できます。
着いてからは丸々2時間ほどあったのでしょうか?かなりゆっくり海に入っていられた印象です。
帰りのボートでは暖かい紅茶もあるので冷えた身体を温められます。
説明は英語、日本語、韓国語などで片言ですが伝わります。
全体的に想像してたより海は普通で感動はしませんでしたがタイミングなのでしょうか?
とりあえずゆっくりできたこと、軽食は好きなだけ食べれたこと、彼が満足そうだったので、星4にしました。
1つ残念なこととしては場所がホノルルから離れているので送迎をお願いしたのですが、行きも帰りも遅かったこと。朝も20分ほど予定から遅れていましたが、まさかの帰りのバスも待っても待っても出発せず、運転手が戻ってきて告げたのは乗客の1組が現地で軽食を食べている。それが終わらないことには出られないとのこと。勿論イライラ。外人の観光客もしびれをきらしそのご飯中の1組のところへ行って話し合って来てくれたようで、なんとか30分後くらいには出発できましたがあり得なかったです。
申し訳ないですが注意事項に現地での途中飲食は出来ませんとか、途中飲食される場合は送迎致しませんとか書いて下さい。食べていたカップルはそんなにすぐ出発すると思わなかったと言っていたと運転手が言っていましたが、勝手な思い込みは他の人が迷惑です。乗車の際も謝りもせず普通に座って何様なのかと思いました。
スタッフ、雰囲気、サービスは良かっただけにその前後の送迎が足を引っ張った感じがします。
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Packages: | 午前プラン |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/17 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/11 |
Reviewed by: ヒロヒロ
思ってたのと違う感じでした。
サンドバー⁇ 腰胸あたりまで浸かってましたw
サンドは見えませんでした。
ちょっとがっかり、、、
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Packages: | 午後プラン |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/17 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/15 |
Reviewed by: あいこ
1人で参加しましたが、スタッフがフレンドリーでよく声をかけてくれ、気遣いを感じました。
サンドバーの出現は時期や時間帯にもよるので、私が参加した日は胸あたりまで水位があり、砂浜は見ることができませんでしたが、足がつく浅めの海でシュノーケルやカヤック、supなどのアクティビティをして楽しかったです。日程に余裕があり調整できる方は潮位などを調べて、サンドバーが見られる日に行くと良いかもしれません。日差しがとても強いのでアクティビティ中も帽子は必須です。(つむじがかなり日焼けしてシャワーが痛かったです…)
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Packages: | 午前プラン |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2022/10/16 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/21 |
Reviewed by: rin
船の中では国籍別?にテーブルを分けてくださり、日本語を話せるスタッフがいたのが安心しました。
生演奏があり、ドーナツやドリンクのサービスがあったのもよかったです。
当日は満潮で想像と違ったのが残念でしたが、海はとても綺麗でした!
シュノーケルやSUP、カヤックなども体験することができ、充実した一日を過ごすことができました。
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Packages: | 午前プラン(バナナボートまたはバンパーチューブ付き) |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/15 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/20 |
Reviewed by: Theresa
First off, the employees there are very helpful and elaborate when explaining how the tour works. The views all around were absolutely beautiful, one of my favorite experiences during my Hawaii trip. The kayaking was definitely tiring, even though we only went around the closest nearby reefs and it wasn't a windy day. However, it was really cool to be able to anchor the kayak yourself and decide where you want to go. We were able to see lots of coral (even some new, colorful ones!), schools of fish, and 2 sea turtles! Overall, would definitely recommend this tour to others, and would like to come back one day.
Aloha Theresa! Thank you so much for joining us for a kayak and snorkel adventure! And thank you for taking the time to leave this amazing review for us! We really appreciate that and I am so glad to hear that you had this kind of experience. Stoked you had a beautiful day on the water and also that our team did a good job to set you up for a great experience. Hope to see you again soon! Mahalo!
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Packages: | Premium Package - Tandem Kayak & Snorkel Gear Rental (2 participants) |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2022/10/15 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/17 |
Reviewed by: Amanda
This is a must if you are visiting Oahu. The sandbar is magical place and KBWS makes for a memorable trip. The staff is friendly and the musicians were outstanding. BYOB, snacks and floats! This tour has the perfect mix of activists to choose from or chill on their floating doc / cool water ankle to waist deep pending tide.
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Packages: | Morning Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/13 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/11 |
Reviewed by: Karissa
The overall experience was amazing. It was the best part about our trip. The scenery is breathtaking. The best part was snorkeling in a hole that was bombed in 1942. When we snorkeled in the bomb hole we seen a couple turtles and other sea life. The only thing that I didn’t care for was that it is a workout to come back. I thought it was gonna be easy to kayak the way back but it was exhausting. So I would say give yourself some time to come back especially if you have young children because you will sweat.
Aloha Karissa! Thank you so much for joining us for a kayak and snorkel adventure! And thank you for taking the time to leave this awesome review and amazing pictures! We really appreciate that! Stoked to hear you and your family had a great time (and got a great workout!). Hope to see you again soon! Mahalo!
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Packages: | Standard Package - Tandem Kayak Rental (2 participants) |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2022/10/11 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/17 |
Reviewed by: HAPPY
午前中の部に参加しました。
海はエメラルドグリーンでとても綺麗でした!思ったよりも深くて冷たくて最初驚きました。カヤックやSUP?を初めてしましたが、とても面白かったです。サンドバーとはいえ、時間的に砂浜の箇所は見れませんでしたが、満喫できました。
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Packages: | 午前プラン |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2022/10/11 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/08 |
Reviewed by: Cam
The live music was really good, everyone was super friendly and everything was very organized and clean.
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Packages: | Morning Standard Package |
Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Posted on: | 2022/10/11 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/06 |
Reviewed by: Dbridge
All around great experience.
Had musicians on the boat that really put on a show on the way to and from the the water activities.
Great host that truly made the experience better.
Bumper tubes was fun, our driver definitely gave us a run for our money !
Worth every penny
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Packages: | Afternoon Package with Choice of Banana Boat OR Bumper Tube Ride |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/10 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/08 |
Reviewed by: Claudia
Vibe was great, music was awesome. They had live music on our trip to the location and played music while we played in the water. It was the best activity we booked on our trip. We enjoyed paddle boarding the best. But just hanging out in the middle of the ocean was so much fun. Would definitely recommend. I didn't book the extra activities and still had a great time. Don't forget to bring your reef safe sunscreen. The crew was great and very helpful.
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Packages: | Morning Standard Package |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/08 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/15 |
Reviewed by: CDinh
My family enjoyed this tour. All staff are very nice and helpful. Elvin helped my 8-year old son in kayaking. The gentleman at snorkeling helped me when I couldn’t swim back to the boat. The bus driver was very nice too. Oh the staffs on the boat are all friendly. Thank you all for the wonderful experience.
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Packages: | Morning Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2022/10/07 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/05 |
Reviewed by: Jared
We had a fantastic time the staff was very friendly it was a well organized Excursion. They had all the toys to play with on the sandbar and it was safe and was a good time even in the rain. We’d love to go again but on a sunny day.
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Packages: | Afternoon Standard Package with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/06 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/04 |
Reviewed by: Liz M.
Had the best time on this trip. From the moment we checked in to the end of the day, Staff were sooo helpful and friendly. Everything was explained and the trip was just so much fun. Not to mention the live music on the boat was sooo good. I will definelty book again on my next trip to hawaii.
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Packages: | Morning All-Inclusive Tour Banana Boat & Bumper Tube |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2022/10/06 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/28 |
Reviewed by: Grace
This activity is something I would recommend to all my friends as a must do! The sand bar was recommended to me by a friend and when looking at photos it looked amazing and it lived up to that expectation if not more! This is a fun group activity that can accommodate a large group and super easy to change the reservation if needed. Half of the group have never kayaked before and half have. The conditions the day of was cloudy and we had passerby showers with some choppy waves as we kayaked to the sandbar. It took about an hour there and another hour back, but if you have experience kayaking and the conditions are good, you may get there quicker. Something I would recommend is everyone getting single kayaks instead of doubles because it was easier to navigate with a single versus a double. Definitely a must do if you are in Oahu!
Aloha Grace! Thank you so much for joining us for a kayak and snorkel adventure! And thank you for taking the time to leave this awesome review for us. Really great feedback, which we really appreciate. And so glad to hear you had such a good experience kayaking out to the sandbar through us at He'eia State Park. Hope to see you again soon! Mahalo nui loa!
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Packages: | Premium Package - Tandem Kayak & Snorkel Gear Rental (2 participants) |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/05 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/09 |
Reviewed by: Christina H
Parking was easy if you got there early enough. The lunch was offered as we got on the boat, so if you miss breakfast you won't have to wait long to eat. We got to try the paddle board and chill in the middle lounge area. The tide was pretty high and the current was pushing, but we still had a great time.
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Packages: | Afternoon Standard Package with Lunch |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2022/10/04 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/06 |
Reviewed by: Gonzalez Family
Full package, many activities
Family loved it!
Not enough time!
Wish it could last more to enjoy all the activities!
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Packages: | Afternoon All-Inclusive Tour w/ Lunch, Banana Boat & Bumper Tube |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/03 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/08 |
Reviewed by: Mike
Great crew! Love how you can byob! Beautiful water and activities. Only wish it would be a bit longer. If you have booked a activity (tubing or banana boat) expect to lose about 30 mins for a 3-4 minute ride. Other than that all was great
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Packages: | Morning Package with Choice of Banana Boat OR Bumper Tube Ride |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/03 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/01 |
Reviewed by: AEDD
We had a great time at the sandbar! The staff was friendly, professional and explained all the safety rules to ensure we all had a nice time. We enjoyed the live music to and from our destination. Our family was able to snorkel and use the kayaks and paddle boards. What a nice afternoon enjoying the sandbar in Kaneohe Bay!!
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Packages: | Afternoon Standard Package with Lunch |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/03 |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/01 |
Reviewed by: candace
First of all, the staff is amazing. So fun, nice and helpful in all ways. Make sure to go during low tide though. We ended up going during high tide and wasn't able to touch the floor. Other than that, everything was great!
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Packages: | Afternoon Standard Package with Lunch |
Attended as: | Couples |
Posted on: | 2022/10/03 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/09 |
Reviewed by: Ayleen
I book this for me and 3 other people. We absolutely loved everything! The boat ride was really comfortable and they did their best to keep parties separated for COVID safety. We added the banana boat to our day and it was a little scary but so fun! I was having a tough time getting on the board but the staff was super helpful and reassured all of us. I wish we got to ride the boat more than once or later in the day, but it was still fun.
Overall, the trip was great and the staff provided so much to do!
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Packages: | Morning Package with Choice of Banana Boat OR Bumper Tube Ride |
Attended as: | Friends |
Posted on: | 2022/10/02 |
Activity Date: | 2022/06/11 |
Reviewed by: me1
絶対晴れの日に行くべきです!当日は珍しく雨が降ってしまったので、これで腫れていたら本当に最高だろうなと思いました。亀などは見れるような感じではありませんでした。
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Packages: | 午前プラン |
Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Posted on: | 2022/10/02 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/09 |
Reviewed by: Lanette
We had a BLAST! Very friendly crew & good music.
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Packages: | Morning Standard Package |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/10/01 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/06 |
Reviewed by: Justin J
The best time in our vacation. Should get the all inclusive package, will not regret it. I felt young even though I was turning 50 the next day.
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Packages: | Morning All-Inclusive Tour Banana Boat & Bumper Tube |
Attended as: | Families |
Posted on: | 2022/09/29 |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/27 |
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Aloha Val! Thank you so much for joining us for a kayaking adventure! And thank you for taking the time to leave this awesome review for us. We really appreciate that. Kayaking in the ocean can certainly be a workout because of the wind and current, and the sandbar is the farthest paddle, so it's great that you made it out there and it looks like you had a beautiful day for it. Stoked to hear it was a good kayaking experience and hope to see you again soon! Mahalo!