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Kaneohe Bay Kayak & Snorkel Self-Guided Tour with Gear Rental

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Great adventure, great view!

Reviewed by: Emmmily, 2017/09/30

Had great experience kayaking and snorkeling in the beautiful bay! Great guides with little stories about the historical background (and super supportive in care you're not fully comfortable).
The tour doesn't make a stop at the famous "sand bar", so not recommended to those who wish to do some photo shooting there.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2017/09/06
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Great fun and food

Reviewed by: Zenaida, 2017/08/20

Natalie and Zooey were awesome! We had an amazing day. They took pictures and shared it with us.

The only downside is that the snorkeling was not in clearer waters.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2017/08/17
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Fun in the sun

Reviewed by: Sarah, 2017/07/30

Wow! Had an awesome time and the guides were fantastic. Beautiful lunch after kayaking & snorkelling, I would definitely do this again. Thank you to everyone for a great day :)

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Aloha Sarah,
Thank you! We really appreciate you joining us and spending some of your Hawaiian vacation with us. And I can't tell you how much we appreciate you taking the time to post such great and positive feedback for us. That means a lot. I am glad to hear it sounds like you had a great experience, and I hope to see you again next time! Mahalo nui loa!

Andy
Holokai Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

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Attended as:Solo Travelers
Activity Date:2017/07/05
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Highly recommend

Reviewed by: Stacey, 2017/06/17

If your looking to spend a beautiful morning in the water followed by a great lunch with highly informative guides then this is for you. I am a highly anxious person and they made you feel at ease and also catered for my allergy to gluten with the whole lunch being gluten free! Picked us up from our hotel and returned us after lunch. Couldn't of been easier!

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Aloha,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this awesome review for us! I can't tell you how much that means. We not only really appreciate that you chose to spend part of your Hawaii vacation with us, but we also really appreciate such great feedback. On behalf of your guides and everybody here, thank you so much, and please come back and see us again next time!

Andy
Holokai Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2017/05/24
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A Great Tour

Reviewed by: HulaHoney, 2017/03/08

The staff was great. If you get tired of kayaking they can tow you in. We snorkeled along some rocks. We saw a turtle and fish. It was nice to get out of Waikiki. The lunch was great too. One of the guides took pictures then shared them with us.

I would do this tour again.

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Aloha,
Thank you so much for joining us, and for taking the time to post an awesome review for us. We always love to hear everybody's feedback from their trip with us. I'm so glad you had a great experience with us, and we look forward to seeing you again! Mahalo nui loa.

Andy

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2017/02/27
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Awesome!

Reviewed by: Mandy and Brett, 2016/10/26

Zoe and Natalie were amazing guides. Both were friendly, patient and informative. We loved the kayaking and for me it was my first time snorkeling. We battled sun, wind and a rain storm-very interesting. Lunch at the end was just the icing on the cake. Starving after all our hard work! Only change I would suggest, would be to put in changing rooms, as not so nice trying to get dressed and dry in the toilets.

Thank you Zoe and Natalie.

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Aloha Mandy and Brett,
Thank you so much for joining us for a kayak and snorkel adventure! And thank you for this wonderful feedback. I appreciate that you have so many different options of things to do while in Hawaii. And it really means a lot to us that you chose to spend some of your time with us. And sharing a wonderful review like this really helps us a lot. I really appreciate that you took the time to do that. I speak for Natalie and Zoe when I say it was a pleasure having you, and we hope to see you next time you visit Oahu! And next time we will definitely have changing rooms! Thanks again. Come back and see us soon.

Andy
Holokai Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2016/10/21
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Had a great time Kayaking and snorkelling

Reviewed by: Jeevan, 2016/10/15

Everything ran like clockwork. The pickup from the hotel was on time and everything was ready for us to go when we arrived. As a new Kayaker I found the instructions helpful and really enjoyed the Kayaking. It was not only good fun but has given me the confidence to do a lot more kayaking in the future. As a part of the tour we also did some snorkelling in between kayaking. While snorkelling I saw five turtles and just before going out to snorkel we also saw a sting ray. I had high expectations for this tour and it managed to exceed them!

I must say thank you to Kevin who was our guide who was willing to answer all out questions and guided us around expertly making us feel at home on the water.

The lunch provided was great after having spent so much energy. It really hit the spot!

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Aloha,
Sorry my response is a bit late, but I wanted to take the time to respond to this wonderful review of your experience with us. Thank you so much for joining us for a kayak and snorkel adventure! And thank you even more for sharing this awesome review. That really means a lot to us. And it means a lot to Kevin too. I speak for him when I say it was a pleasure to have you join us, and I hope to see you again next time. It sounds like the experience you had with us that day is exactly what we strive to give every guest who joins our tours. So it is very encouraging to hear that we hit the mark for you. Thank you again, and please come see us again next time!

Andy
Holokai Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

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Attended as:Solo Travelers
Activity Date:2016/10/07
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not quite

Reviewed by: Happy camper, 2016/09/27

I was most excited to be at the actual (gilligans Island) unfortunately....not really allowed to be on the Island. Fun kayak beautiful scenery and some nice snorkeling as well

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Activity Date:2016/09/15
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Great Time

Reviewed by: Ben H, 2016/08/11

I had a blast! Usually go snorkeling on vacation. This is the 2nd time I've gone on a kayaking and snorkeling adventure. Was a little winded so the snorkeling activity was just OK. As for for the kayaking adventure... I loved it! Waters were a bit rough but manageable. As for the two tour guides Natalie and Zoey, I can't say enough about their friendliness, expertise and all around knowledge of the adventure and the history of the surrounding island

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Aloha Ben,
Thank you so much for that amazing review! That is very encouraging feedback and we really appreciate that very much. I know I speak for Natalie and Zoe when I say we are so glad and gratified to hear that you had such a good experience with us. I know there are so many options for things to do in Hawaii, and your time here is very limited, so it means a lot that you chose to spend the time with us. Thank you for that, and for this wonderful testimonial. Come back and see us again next time!

Andy
Holokai Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

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Activity Date:2016/08/02
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What an adventure!!

Reviewed by: Kathy , 2016/06/17

I cannot say enough about what a great time my husband and I had on this outing! We had never kayaked or gone snorkeling. Thankfully Natalye and Bailey, our guides, were very helpful. I would do this again any time. Thanks for a great experience!

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Activity Date:2016/06/14
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Everything was perfect!

Reviewed by: Kelly, 2016/03/01

BAILEY AND TOMO WERE WONDERFUL GUIDES AND IT WAS SO SPECIAL TO BE ABLE TO SNORKEL A PRIVATE LOCATION. IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT YOU HAVE TO GO!

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Aloha Kelly,
Thank you so much for the positive feedback. It means more to us than you know. And I really appreciate it. I am so glad you came out with us and had a great experience. I appreciate that there is so much to do while in Hawaii, you have so many choices, and when you choose to spend a day with us, that really means a lot to us. And it makes me very happy to hear that you had a fun time and a great experience with us. That's what we strive for with every tour and every guest. And I know I speak for Bailey and Tomo when I say that, and when I say thank you so much for that, and please come back and see us again. Mahalo nui loa!

Andy
Holokai Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

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Activity Date:2016/02/27
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Awesome Staff

Reviewed by: Kate from CA, 2015/07/10

The view was breathtaking. The staff was friendly and very helpful. Highly recommended,

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KANEOHE BAY SANDBAR KAYAK & SNORKEL ADVENTURE

Reviewed by: TOYA BISHOP-ALESCIO, 2015/03/30

HANDS DOWN THE BEST OF ALL OF THE EXCURSIONS WE DID. THE TOUR GUIDES WERE AWESOME AND FUN. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE AND WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2015/03/07
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Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

Reviewed by: John and Jami Wright, 2014/10/08

Had a wonderful time. Attentive guides - knowledgeable of natural environment and safety issues.
Had a great time with Garrett and Tomo.

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Attended as:Solo Travelers
Activity Date:2014/10/04
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Kaneohe bay sandbar kayak rental

Reviewed by: tomi, 2014/08/09

Wonder experience! 4hour of rental was good enough to enjoy!

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Activity Date:2014/07/18
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lots of fun lots of hard work lol

Reviewed by: david d, 2014/06/21

kayaking was fun great work out great view snorkeling was cool got to see some fish and bbq was really good

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Activity Date:2014/06/18
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Kaneohe Bay Sandbar Kayak & Snorkel Adventure

Reviewed by: Marisa, 2014/06/02

This tour is highly recommended for those who love getting out and active! Our guides Boris and Garrett were very helpful by instructing us on the basics of kayaking and snorkeling. We spent a total of about 1.5 hours snorkeling and about an hour of kayaking. I enjoyed seeing both coral reefs that we visited at the sandbar and loved to learn a little trivia about the place. I saw some wonderful reef fish and some folks even saw turtles. Afterward, we had a home-cooked BBQ lunch. Yum! The scenery was absolutely gorgeous and I hope to come again sometime. By the way, this tour is a ran by Holokai Kayak and Snorkel Adventure, a wonderful group that also runs a children's non-profit program Kama'aina Kids, which provides local children with day camps for learning environmental stewardship. Proceeds go to support the He'eia State Park and its programs. This place should be on your must see list!

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Aloha and thank you again for coming out and experiencing Kane'ohe Bay with us! We appreciate it very much that you took the time to leave us such a nice review. And we also really appreciate the recognition of our affiliation with Kama'aina Kids. Everyone that comes on our tours really is contributing to a good cause. And it's so nice to have someone write a review for us that calls attention to that. Also, I can officially speak for Boris and Garret when I say that they had a great time out there with you too, and they also thank you very much taking the time to recognize them. We know that there are a lot of awesome activities you can choose from when you visit the islands, and we are very grateful that you chose to spend a day with us, and happy that you had a good time! Come see us again anytime! Mahalo nui loa.

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Kayak & Snorkel Fun!

Reviewed by: BeachBoy, 2014/05/14

This kayak trip was awesome. I booked this tour since I heard that snorkeling is awesome in Kaneohe, and I wanted to get away from busy Waikiki. I was picked up from my hotel in Waikiki in the morning, and once we got to the state park, we were greeted by friendly staff at their gift shop where we checked in.

Make sure you bring your insect repellent. I got bit by mosquitos a few times. Once we were briefed and went down to the launch pad, our kayaks were tugged to the boat so we didn't have to kayak all the way to the first snorkel spot. The guide dropped us around the half way, and we kayaked about 15min to get to the Coconut island. The coral was BEAUTIFUL and there were a lot of tropical fish.

After 30min or so, we were then tugged again to the 2nd location. It was awesome since we were already a little tired from snorkeling. I liked the 2nd location at the sandbar, and this spot was also beautiful. The other snorkelers spotted a huge sea turtle.

We then had a chance to choose if we wanted to kayak back or tugged on the boat again. I chose to kayak back, and it was a perfect amount for kayaking for a day.

They had a fresh water shower at the park, and they took us to their BBQ lunch spot where we had a chance to eat delicious lunch with their staff.

Overall, this was a great tour. Especially recommended for families with small children or older people who can't kayak too long. Tugboat was awesome.

Highly recommended!

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