Dolphin Encounter and Kealakekua Bay Reef Snorkel

The crew were very friendly. They made several attempts to get close to the dolphins until they suceeded. It was worth seeing the dolphins even though I didn't get in the water.

We had never experienced so many dolphins in one setting. Over the coarse of an hour, we were able to see and swim with dozens of dolphins. The crew did an incredible job pinpointing where the dolphins were running to make the most out of the morning. The captain and crew were very helpful and worked to make sure everyone aboard fully enjoyed the experience.

Excellent tour. We saw > 100 dolphins and the bay they took us to was beautiful. Highly recommend bringing a good camera, even if it isn't water proof. There will be plenty of good picture opportunities besides the dolphins. On our tour, we were even lucky enough to see two whales.

We booked an event in Hawaii"I through Viator because it came up as an associate of Trip Advisor. It turned out to be the worst experience we have ever had with a booking company. They canceled a booking because an event was not available, then tried to book us on another trip that was much cheaper without giving us a refund. The first agent said we could not cancel because of the one day cancel policy. Viator canceled our trip and booked a trip that was much cheaper and would not give us a refund. The discussion with the agent was not friendly, not helpful, and didn't seem to know what she was doing. A supervisor was supposed to call us within a few hours to discuss the situation. We received an email much later and called Viator again in the morning. No change. We didn't go on the trip. After much pushback and frustration, the agent finally reluctantly suggested that we call the sailing company actually putting on the trip. We contacted the company and the representative was gracious, very helpful, and apologetic for our experience with Viator. We read a lot of reviews on different websites, and was not surprised that there were lots and lots terrible reviews about Viator which read much like ours. We consulted with our bank and are filling a dispute. We are writing a review to Trip Advisor about our experience as well.

This activity is a must for any trip to the Big Island. We were able to see multiple pods of Dolphins.

My husband, myself and another couple signed up for this excursion. Only 1 other couple showed up for the tour so the fact that the tour wasn't canceled or rescheduled was awesome! We were pretty much able to do whatever we wanted instead of stick to a schedule. We got to swim with 2 different pods of dolphins and a few of us even jumped in to see a few sharks. I wasn't feeling well and they made sure to go out of there way to give me a great experience. They pulled the boat up right alongside the pod of dolphins and I was able to watch them as if I was in the water with them. It was fabulous. I highly recommend this tour!

The crew was nice and swimming with the dolphins was an awesome experience. Just don't expect to really go to Kealakekua Bay.

Captain Taylor and Sage were amazing people. They make every effort to find dolphins for us to snorkel with and on multiple occasions we would relocate to an area of high concentration of them. The dolphins will do tricks and swirls and even interact with us visitors. Sage shows to enjoy his job as he even did a lot of free diving and inspire a couple of youth to this activity. Positive sanctioning is always a plus. Bring your kids to them if you want an early start on the sport of diving.

Saw Spinner Dolphins breach! They were so happy and swam right by us! I had an amazing tour guide as well!

Good snorkeling good tour guide and we got to see a whale shark which is like an unicorn to see in the water