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Every watersports tour on this page leaves from Kona on the Big Island’s west coast, and each one is built around the night manta ray snorkel, Kona’s best-known ocean experience. Large manta rays feed on plankton drawn to the boat’s lights after dark, and you float on the surface holding a light board while they pass beneath you.
New to the manta snorkel? Read our manta ray night snorkel guide before you book.
A seasonal Kona double feature, December through April: a 60-minute sunset-hour humpback whale watch with hydr...
A night snorkel from Keauhou Harbor near Kailua-Kona — up to 40 minutes floating on an illuminated light board...
A 2¼-hour Kona evening: catamaran sunset cruise to Manta Ray Village, then about 30 minutes snorkeling above h...
The $135 combo starts with a sunset cruise before the snorkel, 2 hours 15 minutes in all. The $139 Manta Magic trip goes straight to the mantas, with about 50 minutes in the water.
The whale watch and manta snorkel combo runs only from December through April.
Manta Magic takes ages 7 and up with adult supervision. The whale combo is for confident swimmers, and ages 5 to 17 need an adult with them.
Hawaii bans sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, so bring a reef-safe one.
Three evening trips off Kona: the Manta Magic night snorkel ($139), the sunset and manta ray snorkel combo ($135) and, from December to April, a whale watch and manta snorkel combo ($219).
On Manta Magic you hold an illuminated light board, and non-swimmers are accommodated. The whale and manta combo asks for confident swimmers.
From December through April. The whale watch and manta combo runs only in that season.
Manta Magic leaves from Keauhou Harbor near Kailua-Kona. The whale and manta combo checks in at 74-381 Kealakehe Parkway in Kailua-Kona.
Yes. The sunset and manta combo has a ride-along option for people who want to stay on the boat, and Manta Magic accommodates non-swimmers on its light board.
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