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Kealakekua Bay Guided Kayak & Snorkeling Tour at the Captain Cook Monument

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Morning snorkel and Kayak

Reviewed by: Barbara, 2019/02/15

Great morning of Kayaking and saw plenty of fish, 2 reef sharks and an eel. Recommend Morning your before all the boats come in. Jay was great guide.

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Activity Date:2019/02/12
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Fantastic Day!!

Reviewed by: S.Ives, 2018/09/24

Our Kayak and Snorkel tour was unbelievable! We saw spinner dolphins up close while we kayaked in a beautiful bay! They came up quite close to our kayak...we loved it soooo much! We then went over to the snorkel area near the Captain Cook memorial site. The reef is healthy and the colourful fish are everywhere! Our guide was Jay who was easy going and very pleasant and welcoming! I highly recommend this tour! I will for sure be back in the future!

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Activity Date:2018/09/21
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Patrick was amazing

Reviewed by: Nancy, 2018/08/26

Thank you for an amazing time. Patrick was kind, knowledgable and fun. Excellent trip

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Activity Date:2018/08/17
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Fantastic experience

Reviewed by: Jason, Bindi, Linda, 2018/06/18

Had a fantastic time. Kayak was good fun and not overly strenuous. Had a couple of stops along the way to catch our breath before we arrived at the monument. Snorkel was amazing with a huge variety of fish on display at close quarters. A pod of spinner dolphins arrived as we were leaving. Spent an hour snorkeling which gave us plenty of time to look around.
Then a paddle back again afterwards.
Our guide Patrick was very knowledgeable and safety conscious. He looked after us extremely well.
Very good value for the money.

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Activity Date:2018/06/15
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Excellent snorkeling plus a kayak paddle

Reviewed by: Elaine, 2018/04/15

The trip starts early so you can be the first on the water and the first to snorkel before the crowds show up. The paddle over to the Cook Monument was easy. We stopped for a history and a geology lesson which were interesting. Once the Kayaks were landed we walked to the Monument where we donned our snorkel gear and jumped into the water. Everywhere on the Big Island is difficult to enter the water. This was just an easy jump.

The fish were a wide variety with lots of groups of yellow butterfly fish. They come here for the waters which are a mix of fresh from the lad and salt water. The blurry effect of the waters mixing is fun. This place lets the fish clean themselves of irritants. The coral was fine but some was quite damaged.

The park only allows a limited number of snorkelers at this location. They should dial the numbers back as it became crowded quickly when five boats showed up about fifteen minutes after our snorkel started.

The paddle back was easy and it was still morning.

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Activity Date:2018/04/10
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Great experience

Reviewed by: Vparikh, 2017/07/26

This was the highlight of our trip! Every worked out as promised. Our guide was professional and made our experience enjoyable.

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Activity Date:2017/07/21
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Afternoon kayak and snorkeling 04/10/17

Reviewed by: Pam, 2017/04/17

Mike and Deanna were our guides this afternoon. They were quick but thorough in equipping everyone and explaining what to expect. The snorkeling was amazing. Though the wind picked up more than expected, they skillfully guided us back across the bay. Great experience that was enhanced by Mike's tales of the history of the bay.

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Activity Date:2017/04/10
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Amazing kayak and snorkel

Reviewed by: Harriet, 2017/04/10

We went as a family of four with two girls, 10 and 8,neither of whom had ever snorkelled. (but both had kayaked). We did the afternoon tour and were really lucky to see the spinner dolphins on the way to and from the snorkeling. The ethos of the tour was amazing. Once spotted, we stopped paddling and let them come to us, no chasing, no interference and Deanna and her colleague (sorry, forgot his name), clearly care so much about the reef and local wildlife, very much respecting it and observing rather than chasing it down. Once on the reef they showed us local plants, and got all our goggles ready for snorkeling. As my kids hadn't snorkelled before they were botha bit scared, but Deanna was super helpful, and got in with them. Once they looked down they were off, and didn't want to come in. Snacks and drinks were provided, as was a history of the Captain Cook monument. Would highly highly recommend.... No guarantees you will get dolphins, but incredibly safe and clear snorkeling, best I have seen and clearly run by people who care most about maintaining the reef and wildlife for future generations.

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Activity Date:2017/04/07
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Great experience!

Reviewed by: Terry, 2017/01/05

Guides very knowledgeable and went the extra mile to make sure we had a great time. Extended the trip back a bit to view some playful dolphins.Kayaking was fun and snorkeling was fantastic!

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Activity Date:2017/01/04
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Good snorkeling and most enjoyable. Guides were very imnformative

Reviewed by: Mike, 2016/12/03

Fun few hours kayaking and snorkeling with Natasha and Sho. Our guides looked after us and had good knowledge of the area. We even managed to see dolphins on our way back to shore which was an added bonus.

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Activity Date:2016/11/30
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Time well spent!

Reviewed by: Melissa, 2016/10/22

Such a generous tourguide, that Roy! Shared countless stories with us, snorkeled and showed us his favorite spots, brought us great treats, and most importantly treated us to a marvelous afternoon of kayaking and snorkeling at this remote spot of Hawaii. Don't hesitate to book the trip. A lasting memory and educational experience!

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Activity Date:2016/09/29
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Awesome kayak and snorkel tour

Reviewed by: Torbjørn Kristensen , 2016/10/17

Terrific guide who was quite knowledgeable. Came close to spinner dolphins and had a wonderful time snorkeling watching the many beautiful fish.

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Activity Date:2016/10/14
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Amazing snorkel!

Reviewed by: Julia and Hector, 2016/10/13

Roy is a wonderful guy! He showed us the best snorkel spots and he save our life with the snaks!

  • The bay

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Activity Date:2016/10/10
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A great way to see the Captain Cook Monument

Reviewed by: Mindy, 2016/06/08

Our group took the morning tour and it was great to have the place to ourselves for a fair amount of time. The snorkeling was best before all the other boats arrived. The kayaking was fun and not too difficult. We had two people in our group that had never kayaked before and they enjoyed themselves.

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Activity Date:2016/06/05
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Kayak and snorkel tour

Reviewed by: Wes and Sue Gregg, 2016/05/08

Natasha was a friendly knowledgeable guide. This a fabulous area to snorkel and see awesome fish and dolphins!

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Activity Date:2016/05/05
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Kayak Tour

Reviewed by: Belle, 2015/11/06

The location was beautiful at Captain Cook. I enjoyed the kayaking. However, I was not too impressed with the tour guide. My daughter and I were the only people on the tour. The female tour guide lacked in friendliness and almost seemed irritated at the beginning and the end of the tour. She also complained a lot about men and her personal life.

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Activity Date:2015/05/18
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Highly Recommend

Reviewed by: Glenn R, 2015/07/12

We enjoyed the kayak and snorkel tour. The guides were very knowledgeable and helpful, etc... The morning tour has an early start, but the bonus of the dolphins was well worth the effort.

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Activity Date:2015/06/22
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Amazing Adventure

Reviewed by: Planemark, 2014/06/02

This was an adventure we will treasure for a lifetime. Kayaking among Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins and snorkeling in water with a spectacularly beautiful reef; home to dozens of species of fish. We even viewed Moray Eel and a large White Tip Shark. Words cannot do this justice. Our guide, Mike, was friendly, helpful and informative. It is an ideal excursion for those new to shorkeling and kayaking. The highlight of our Hawaiian vacation. Thank you so much.

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Activity Date:2014/05/30
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Lots of Dolphines and best snorkeling experience

Reviewed by: newbie to scuba, 2013/12/22

We kayaked to the middle of a pods of dolphins and watches them swim around us. They exhaled loudly when swimming. We then kayaked to Captain Cooks memorial all the while getting a history lesson by our guide and the low and dirty on Captain Cook. At the memorial the corels were right in our face and then there was a drop into abyss all within a 10-20 feet from the shore. We saw many corels and fish when snorkeling and everything was crystal clear and right in front of us.

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Activity Date:2013/12/17
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Peaceful

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2011/07/27

Liked how this was in a bay...not in come choppy ocean with tons of waves and where I feel like I am having to fight just to stay upright...no way, this was nothing like that. It felt almost like I was back home at the lake and really peacefully just gliding through the waters.

And the bay itself is really pretty. Then the snorkel section of the trip was really fun too. To get in and see fish and wildlife I had never seen before was exciting.

Overall it was a really wonderful time in Hawaii and made a highlight of my vacation. Mahalo.

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Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2008/11/20

Thought I booked a cruise snorkel excursion because we were new to snorkeling. What a GREAT mistake - we now know we CAN kayak AND snorkel!!!! Great Experience...

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highlight of our trip

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2008/03/06

This tour was by far the highlight of our Kona vacation - guide Karen was knowledgeable and friendly and put us at ease even though my sister was a first time snorkeler. She also gave a fantastic history of the island and everything we saw on the way. The best part was seeing a school of dolphins as we were kayaking to the first snorkel sight! I look forward to doing this activity again on my next trip!

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