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North Shore Clear Bottom Kayak Tour & Turtle Watch from Haleiwa Beach

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Clear Bottom Kayaking w/ Snorkeling.

Reviewed by: Scott, 2023/07/10

We did the clear bottom kayak and snorkeling.
The weather on the north shore can be a little unpredictable, so keep that in mind. Steve gave us a quick lesson and we were on our way.
My wife and I had a great time, and would recommend this to anyone looking to get in the water and see some sea turtles!

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Activity Date:2023/06/15
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Fun and Turtles!

Reviewed by: K T, 2023/06/06

Had a fantastic time on this tour! Our guide was great - fun and knowledgeable - and made the whole experience worth it! The ocean, river and all around area where we kayaked were beautiful - and the icing on the cake was the abundance of turtles! One of our favourite activities and wouldn't hesitate to recommend this tour to anyone - and wouldn't hesitate to do it again if I was ever lucky enough to return to Oahu!

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Activity Date:2023/05/23
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Fantastic experience!

Reviewed by: Alok, 2023/05/17

Both ikaika and James were fantastic! Excellent tour guides and a fun experience overall. We saw turtles, eels and even a mantaray up close. Highly recommend!

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Activity Date:2023/05/15
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Excellent Experience!

Reviewed by: Julie, 2023/03/29

We had the best time on our clear bottom kayak tour! We saw sea turtles, manta rays, snorkeling, and did bridge jumping. Our guide was the best and the whole experience was great! We had a family of 4 with a 9 year old and 12 year old. They loved it! I highly recommend doing this tour!!

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Activity Date:2023/03/27
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Wonderful experience!

Reviewed by: JennKal, 2022/08/08

We did one of the glass bottom kayak tours while in Oahu and had a great time. Hunter and Ramsey were our guides and were amazing! Our group had some younger children, and the guides made sure everyone had fun and was able to stay together. I would highly recommend this!

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Activity Date:2022/08/04
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Amazing

Reviewed by: Katherine R, 2022/07/27

This was one of the highlights of our trip! It was a perfect morning, kayaking out with Steve on a SUP. He was super informative and helpful, making sure we were comfortable and happy. Then we did some rad snorkeling. We saw turtles and lots of fish. I wimped out on kayaking back, so Steve drove us I highly recommend this experience.

  • Heaven

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Activity Date:2022/07/25
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Turtles!

Reviewed by: Amj616, 2022/07/09

Note: they are a tent set up by beach right at the road. Super friendly, on time, fun, wanted to be sure we had a good time! Would book again!

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Activity Date:2022/06/18
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False advertisement

Reviewed by: Julio C, 2022/07/03

First and foremost, I have to give a shout-out to Ramsey because he was great. The kayak and experience itself was complete garbage. I was under the impression that we’d be at this beautiful blue sandbar in a glass kayak seeing all these beautiful turtles and looking at the gorgeous sea life underneath us. Come to find out, we would be kayaking at a disgusting creek with dead turtles and the nastiest water I’d ever be in with bubbles included. I watched a YouTube video where they advertised this website with a person on a beautiful blue ocean looking at sealife with this glamorous glass kayak. Meanwhile, I get a hazy plastic kayak with dead turtles in a bubbling green creek. Worst case of false advertising that I’ve EVER come across. I had to quit the excursion early because I was so disgusted and disappointed. I would NOT recommend this trip to anyone. Complete waste of time and money

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Activity Date:2022/07/01
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Awesome experience

Reviewed by: Lakshmi, 2022/06/30

It was an amazing experience of Kayaking and Pauno has done great job as our guide
He was very patient with us and took photos of us from standup paddle board
Wherever he found turtles he took us there and we are truly happy with the experience

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Activity Date:2022/06/28
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Awesome turtle watch!

Reviewed by: Hawaii 2022, 2022/04/05

Ikaika was a fabulous tour guide. We saw quite a few turtles. Definitely would do it again. Mahalo!

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Aloha Juliana

Thank you so much for your awesome review, It was a pleasure to meet you all and hopefully see you all again soon

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Activity Date:2022/03/31
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Kayaking

Reviewed by: Jennifer , 2022/03/13

The whole experience was just amazing! My son and I had pretty much a private tour. Just the two of us and our guide! Our guide went way above and beyond telling us history of Hawaii and just making our experience super special. Our favorite was how relaxing and peaceful kayaking though the river was. And seeing the sea turtle was breath taking! Kayaking on the ocean was so beautiful! Two total different experience in one adventure! Can't wait to come back and do it again!

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Thank you Jennifer for such a great review. We are so happy that you both enjoy your Kayak tour. Hope to see you guy again real soon.
Mahalos,
Sea and Board Sports Ohana

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Activity Date:2022/03/11
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So fun! Guide was so chill!

Reviewed by: Adriana Juarez , 2021/06/12

We had a blast! Our guide was so funny and nice! Enjoyed our time together!

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Activity Date:2021/05/17
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Fun kayak tour, beautiful views, sea turtles and manta rays!

Reviewed by: Donna, 2021/05/13

My husband and I had a lot of fun kayaking! We loved the glass bottom kayak [we weren't able to see much underneath the kayak (water wasn't that clear on the day we went) but that's ok!]

We had an amazing tour guide, Dan, who is very knowledgeable about the island and left it to us of what we wanted to do & see / how far we wanted to paddle.

We were able to see sea turtles and also manta rays popping up from the water, which was cool because we never been so close to them before or seen them the times we've been to Hawaii. We really enjoyed kayaking in the river because it was easy to paddle, calm waters and a beautiful view.

Highly recommend and would do this again! Thank you Dan for the tour!

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Activity Date:2021/05/06
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Fantastic tour!!

Reviewed by: Kevin, 2021/05/12

We enjoyed this excellent tour with a great tour guide! He took lots of wonderful picture of us, and the scenery was outstanding! We got to see sea turtles. The company had great communication and kept us up to date with our tour! Would highly recommend!

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Activity Date:2021/05/10
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Glass bottoms kayak tour

Reviewed by: Todd, 2021/04/04

The staff was super friendly and knowledgeable. Made the experience fun. Saw turtles and Manna Rays!!

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Mahalos for your awesome review, it was a pleasure to meet you guys, hope you enjoyed the rest of your vacation
See you next time
Mahalo nui loa a hui hou!!!

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Activity Date:2021/04/02
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The best tour in Hawaii!

Reviewed by: Nick & Bri, 2020/11/04

This tour was an absolute blast. Luckily, my girlfriend and I came to Hawaii the week after the state opened up following the Covid-19 restrictions, so there weren't many people on the island. Likewise, the tour only ended up being the two of us. Our tour guide (and owner of the tour company), Steve, was amazing. He led us through the waters and taught us both how to kayak. He even went out of his way and taught us how to paddleboard too! Also, he was very knowledgeable about Hawaii and the surrounding waters. Steve provided us with a lot of advice on what we should do/stay/eat during our stay. And to make it even better, we saw plenty of sea turtles and coral beneath our glass bottom kayak! On top of all this, Steve stayed with us a little while longer on the water to answer our questions and to talk more about Hawaii. All in all, the tour went above and beyond our expectations. The next time we go back to Hawaii, we will definitely book another tour with this company!

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Activity Date:2020/10/27
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Fantastic Time with JC and team!

Reviewed by: Colleen Drumm, 2020/03/17

This glass bottom kayak tour was an amazing experience. Our guide, JC was friendly, knowledgeable and went out of his way to make our experience a unique one! I would highly recommend taking a tour with these folks- you will not regret it!

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We are so pleased you enjoy your tour with us. We hope you tell all your friends that our visiting Hawaii in the future to come make wonderful memories with us.
Mahalo,
Sea & Board Sports Hawaii

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Activity Date:2020/02/24
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Awesome time!

Reviewed by: Brittany , 2019/02/15

JC was a wonderful guide and super easy to hang with for our tour. Would definitely recommend!!

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We are so pleased. Please come back and visit us soon. We enjoyed having you on our tour.

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Activity Date:2019/02/12
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Great tour!

Reviewed by: Alex, 2018/08/10

Very knowledgeable guide and great kayaking! Good conversation and very understanding to beginners

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Activity Date:2018/08/07
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So fun!

Reviewed by: Kerry , 2018/07/28

We had a wonderful morning kayaking! Our guide, Dan, was so knowledgeable about the island and made it a great experience. We got lucky and saw at least 10 turtles. I highly recommend this activity!

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We are so happy that you and your group got to see so many Hawaiian Green Turtles!! We hope you will come back soon and visit us again.

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Activity Date:2018/07/25
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Best tour on the North Shore - Turtle Paradise

Reviewed by: mcavalheiro, 2018/06/13

This kayak tour is incredible, the clear bottom allows you to see all the marine life. Kayaking on the waters of Haleiwa was one of the best things I've ever done. The coral formation is so beautiful, you see so many fishes and turtles.
I have never seen so many turtles in my life, they are everywhere, even in the river. OMG it was amazing, Haleiwa is the turtle paradise!
But I have to say that this is tour is not just about the scenery, the guide made this experience be even better. The local guides grew up on the North Shore and they are so nice and knowledgeable about the area. If you wanna see turtles and if you are looking for a perfect day on the North Shore you should book this tour. A true unique experience in Hawaii.

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Worth going Rain or Shine

Reviewed by: Nunia T., 2018/06/09

My friend and I woke up early in the morning and drove ourselves out to Haleiwa for this tour. The sky looked really overcast and were already thinking the worst that the tour would not be great however we were wrong. This is the perfect kayak tour to do on a sunny or even rainy day. Visibility was still clear and when entering into the Turtle River with all the rain, if felt like we were in a National Discovery scene exploring the amazons. We seen so much turtles in the river and so much fishes out in the ocean. It is also a plus that the kayaks are clear ans see through so you can just record and take pictures from inside your kayak instead of risking it out and losing it.

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Not the best day to have gone

Reviewed by: Jerry Herberger, 2018/02/22

Our guide was excellent. The problem was that the monsoon rains from the night before had caused the river mud to cloud the sea water making the see through aspect of the kayak non-functional

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Activity Date:2018/02/19
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Highly Reccommend! Ask for Steve!

Reviewed by: Rebecca, 2017/12/07

To begin, customer service over the phone was fantastic. The tour itself was exactly what I was hoping it would be. We got Ocean, we got River ( the glass bottom kayaks are fantastic), and we got Steve- an entertaining yet professional
Guide who was the perfect combination of laid back and instructive. He even let one of our group take over his paddle board even though that’s not what we signed up for and she loved it! Overall great experience.

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Activity Date:2017/12/04
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