Reviewed by: Maj Juul
A good and comfortable way to experience the sealife. Recommendable to families and people who would like to see colourful fish and turtles without getting wet.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: C.C. from Burbank, CA
We were on the early Monday morning 6/14th encounter. I want to thank the crew for a very enjoyable time and keeping us safe. I have not been in deep open ocean water for over 40 years...it's a shark thing. The crew made it very worthwhile. The pictures on the CD are fantastic!
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: The Langes
The tour was very predictable. There wasnt much "uniqueness" about this tour. The wait time to even board the boat was extremely excessive. There were 3 people at the check in counter and only 1 of them was accepting people and checking them in while the other 2 enjoyed the chaos. After waiting in line to check in for over 30 minutes we were herded outside only to hurry up and wait some more. Boarding the boat finally approached and we sat there for another 20 minutes while they explained snorkeling to the group. Once we got to the first snorkeling site we waited on the boat another 20 minutes before getting in the water. After about 30 minutes in the water the captain demanded that we all get back in the boat. Now we were off to see the dolphins. This was about a 40 minute ride up the coast. The view was great. Once we arrived at the dolphin site we all took turns getting in the water and watching for them to swim underneath us. Not with us but underneath us. Okay, it was pretty cool
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Maj Juul
Having seen too much "Shark Attack" and "Shark Week" on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel, I wasn't too happy with my decision to do this activity. Though when I went in the cage, I wasn't scared at all, but fascinated by the beautiful creatures that sorrounded us. Just a tip; bring motion sickness pills. P.s. I'm not scared of sharks anymore.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: CRJ
Great program. Daughter and I really enjoyed interacting and swimming with the dolphins. The trainers are very knowledgeable. The various shows at the park were also great. Family really enjoyed the afternoon. Good use of a afternoon on Oahu. The only downside is the price - - - it is a little expensive.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: James
Great crew. Best fun to value available. These guys have this down to the details. Pros all the way around. You can go with the others if you want but I know the secret.
I went with my family. My wife and daughter were first time snorkelors and apprehensive at the least. Mindy did a great job working with them and getting them into the water.
The captain went out of his way to find fun. The photographer took the best open water photos I've seen. I have seen a few.
The food was generous and tasty.
Thanks guys, see you next time.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: skip86
We had a wonderful time. Our bus driver to Sea Life park was hilarious and he took us on the scenic route where we saw whales spouting, and some of the local beaches. The activites were great and the staff was very nice. Overall it was a great experience.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Kara
My daughter was the one who swam with the dolphins and thoroughly enjoyed it. The park was very nice for families to enjoy also.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Nikki S
My travel agent set up this tour for us, as it had been my dream to swim with dolphins and she did a great job! We were just blown away by this amazing experience with these wonderful animals, thank you so much!
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Hoang nguyen
Sharks were amazing, staff was amazing, the whole adventure was worth it. Sharks are right in front of your face and I even had a stare down with a shark. He was lucky I needed air our I would've punched him in the gill. Will do again!
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Hawaii 2010
We headed out to the shark cage at 7:30 am and sadly no sharks. The crew was as disappointed as we were and let us know that if we didn't have a shark experience they would reschedule us or refund our money. Lucky for us there was a cancellation on a boat later that morning - so we headed out again - and we were not disappointed. 5 - 6 sharks circled the cage the entire time we were on the water. Nothing like looking a shark in the eye! Fabulous time and would recommend it to anyone wanting to have an up close and personal experience with a shark(s).
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Ms. Rosie
Ko Olina Ocean adventures actually placed me on the wrong activity.. I wanted to be lazy, lay around on their catamaran, enjoy the sun , do some leisure snorkeling and drink Instead I was placed on a small ocean raft but I had a great dolphin swim adventure.
We started off checking in, which was actually pretty fast. Waited around for about 25 minutes until everyone was checked in and got on the boat (NO SLIPPERS ALLOWED), this is a barefeet type of activity, they ask that you leave your slippers on the dock.
First snorkeling site is just your normal site, this allows whoever is not familiar with snorkeling to get familiar. My sister and I actually drifted off because we had our head in the water the entire time, and we did not realize how far we drifted away form the boat. Luckily, the crew consists of awesome swimmers and they jumped in to pull us back to the boat. :-)
2nd and 3rd site was our Dolphin Drops, the boat is still moving and you slide off the boat into the wat
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Jennifer Alvarez
The Hi-light of our trip. The crew was AWESOME. They were very informative as well as entertaining. Even though we were in the ocean with a lot of sharks we still felt completely safe. This is the closest you can come face to face with nature w/o fearing for your life (well, almost - it is a little scary at first). The sharks are amazing animals. Can't put into words what its like to look a shark in the eye. You have to see it for yourself. We were in the cage for about 20-30 minutes, but it seemed like an hour and there was plenty of room. If you tend to get sea sick just take a pill and do it anyway. You won't regret it. Definately get the DVD, its about $65 and worth every penny. I'm pretty cheap myself, but knew I couldn't pass the DVD up. Totally worth it. Just DO IT and don't forget your underwater cameras.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Tim From Kansas
The worst thing about the trip was I had to go home. I did the 7 am tour and the staff was great. The boat was nice and clean everything was way above board. I bought the video and I watched as soon as I got back home on the mainland and I still cant believe the beautiful sharks and how many of them were in the waters it was not what I expected but thankful. If you are reading my post you better do this.. One of the best tours I went on while I was in Hawaii...My last comment I cant wait to do it again someday..
With my deepest Mahalo to the Famous North Shore Shark Adventure
Tim from Kansas
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Generalmx
That really was great, so many sharks swimming around you.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Mike Radke
OUTSTANDING.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Awesome experience! Nothing like it. Plenty of parking and in an awesome area, Haleiwa. The ride out to the cage was not long, before a short safety brief. Once in the cage, it's a unique feeling to know one of the oceans apex predetors are swimming around you. They get pretty close, and is well worth price of the tour. A definite must do if visiting the island!
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
This was our first time to the Sea Life Park, and if it had not been for the dolphin, and sea lion shows this was would have been a busted trip for us. We did not participate in the dolphin swims, and after our tour bus dropped us off at the park, we walked around to see the different exhibits. Given the number of exhibits (which you can find more of a zoo) we were finished within an hour. We were very disappointed until the individual shows began. This saved this trip for us.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Barbara Faulkner
I had a great time at Sea Life Park doing the Royal Dolphin Swim with Carly as my guide. This is something I have always wanted to do and I felt like a little kid again. Since we've been home, we've discovered that the movie "50 First Dates" was filmed at Sea Life Park and we enjoyed seeing where we were on the movie. Carly was awesome! The dolphins were incredible!!! My only complaint is that is wasn't long enough. Would highly recommend.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: The Bean's
Overall it was a good experience. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Had a great time swimming with the Dolphins and the Sea Lions. But was a little disappointed in the Ray experience. Did not have much time with them and their pond was fairly dirty, but their handler was extremely nice. Would definitely recommend the Dolphin and Sea Lion experiences, but not sure we would do the Rays again.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous
Staff were great and lunch was nice however took a long time to actually see any dolphins. However we did eventually find them in addition to turtles, seals and whales. Stayed a long way away from them and couldnt get a close look. Boat ride was lots of fun which made up for the long wait. I was under the impression from the tours description that you could swim with or near the dolphins however this is not the case at all and only saw them for a few minutes before being taken far away to a snorkle spot.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Fusionone41
The sub ride was what we expected. It started with a nice boat ride out to the sub. On the sub ride the guide was very good, we were able to see a huge sea turtle and were able to take very good pictures. All in all very good.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: albert becker
we had such a great time here doing the swim with the dolphins the trainers were great (kristy) awsome job..thank you for a perfect day...kathie n al becker
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Jessica
We spent 8 days in Hawaii, and did a lot of activities. I have to say that this snorkeling trip was my favorite thing of the whole trip. We got to swim with about 40 wild dolphins, sea turtles, and feed tropical fish. It is so amazing to be with these animals in their natural habitat. So much cooler then doing any type of interaction at a sea park. I highly reccomend this to anyone. Any time I go back to Hawaii in the future, I will definitely be doing this trip again.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Jessica
i highly reccomend this to anyone! This was our first time doing any type of interaction with sharks, and it was one of the coolest things i have done. It is truly amazing to see sharks in their natural habitat and so close to you.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: William
My wife and I went on the Atlantis sub on Ohau. Transportation was on time. Your riding a boat out to the Sub. The sub doesn't come to the docks. We saw 3 sea turtles, 1 shark, 1 eel and countless diffierent types of fish. There is a depth guage up from by the captain. I'm not sure how deep it got but the deepest I saw was 84 feet. Temp was comfortable. It didn't rock like a boat. Very stable. The pressure didn't compress it. The ears never poped like an airplane. Very nice ride. I recemend it. Turn your flash off on the camera. Glass is so thick that even angle PICs gives flash back. Just turn off the flash.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Raven Girl
We did three parts with manta rays, dolphins and sea lions. It was nice going on a Tuesday as 2 of the 3 activities it was only me and my son and the 3rd the group was nice and small. We actually got to get a belly ride from the wolphin (dolphin/ whale hybrid). She was very cute and sweet. The trainers all took time to explain things and didn't just say no you can't do that, they always explained why it would be bad for the animal. They took time to talk about the animals themselves and seemed genuine about their jobs.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Sabina Avila
This was a trip for my Granddaughter she's been wanting to come to Hawaii since she was 2 years old. I thought I bring her before she turns 12 yrs (this April 25). You all made her day!! She loved it and so did I just love seeing her so happy... It was the best day ever!! (as she puts it) Thank you all at Sea Life Park for making this day so wonderful for my Granddaughter and a day I will always remember...
THANK YOU!!!
Sabina
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: Ron Daisy
My wife and I had a wonderful time , especially at the sub tour. Our guide was great! Wish we could have seen a few things out of the ordinary, such as mantas or turtles, but still some incredible sights to see!!!
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
Reviewed by: MinnesotaMike
The kids loved it. The ride out was fun, we saw several sea turtles swimming alongside the boat. The staff were friendly and helpful. My wife was slightly disappointed that the shipwrecks were all planted by Atlantis, but there were many more varieties of sealife than I expected. Overall, we all enjoyed it. This was our most expensive activity, but I am glad that we included it. We were on the larger, newer sub and the viewing ports were better than anticipated. My kids, ages 6 to 16, all enjoyed it.
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Posted on: | 2013/01/03 |
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