COMBO: Kona Wild Dolphin & Reef Snorkel Adventure! 14 Guest Max, Speed Boat!

First this tour got canceled. Then rebooked on the wrong tour. No more swimming with the wild dolphins. The bay where we snorkeled was overcrowded and just very few fish to see. The Zodiac boats are very uncomfortable.

We saw dolphins far away but nothing close snorkeling was cool so bunch of different colorful fishes

Horrible experience booking with viator.. don’t use this site .. booking was completely wrong and now I’m struggling to get $500 for a snorkeling tour refunded.

Chase called us to the morning of our tour to let us know we might not go out that day due to coast guard inspections. He said he would let me know but I had to call him back to reschedule to another day. The next day comes and he calls me again to tell me there are inspections once again. He claims it might be done in time. He leaves us hanging until the tour time then I have to call him to get my money back. I scramble to book another tour that day for my family so we wouldn’t miss out on the experience. We find out that his boat is condemned by the coast guard. He has to rent or borrow a boat for his tours. If he doesn’t have enough people scheduled to make the trip “worth it” for him, he just makes an excuse to cancel on you. Beware, he is just a scammer. A lot of these positive reviews aren’t even for his company. His company name is similar to an old reputable tour,

Great trip! Amazing snorkelling and awesome staff. They were so helpful and made it lots of fun. Thank you!

Got to see the dolphins, and had a good time snorkeling. The boat ride was run and so was the crew! Thanks

Great time. Wonderful array of fish and dolphins. I was a beginner at snorkeling and felt very comfortable with the direction of our leaders.

Ryan and Nathan were the best saw Amazing fish, eels, Nathan blowing bubbles, fun boat ride, warm water

Speed boat was comfortable and fun great snorkeling spot and we saw a sting ray and a few dolphins. Ryan and Landon were amazing and would love to have another adventure with them

I recommend taking this tour with Kona Snorkeling Tours. My 2 adult daughters and I were supported to take a tour on Wednesday 5/18/22, but an hour before our tour we received a phone call from Captain Chase that the Coast Guard was doing a boat inspection and our tour would be delayed. He was calling so that we could plan to come later, which I appreciated. I asked if we could reschedule for the following day and he allowed us to do so. The next day, he showed up on time and ready to go. There was a party of 3 that were not there on time. I witnessed him call the people, attempt to figure out where they were, speak to their Uber driver and determine they were in the wrong place and not close. He was friendly and professional, but told them that he could not wait for them and hold up the rest of the party. As a patron who was waiting to go, I appreciated this. But he offered to rebook them another day, which in my opinion, he did not have to do. I was impressed. It was a windy day and you are on a smaller speed boat so we felt the choppy water, which we thought was fun. It was a great boat ride to the bay where we snorkeled. We stopped periodically to see lava tubes, parrots, Pele, etc. We had plenty of time to snorkel by the Captain Cook monument and were able to see a lot of beautiful fish. After we snorkeled (the equipment was good...mask, snorkel and fins), we were given bottles of water and fresh pineapple. They cut up 3 for our part of 11. By the time we were to head back, the wind had picked up a lot. The swells were very big (I would guestimate about 10+ foot swells). Captain Chase made the wise decision not to go out further in the ocean to look for whales. Instead, we made our way back toward the harbor. However the current and wind were too strong. He decided to pull into a bay that was closer than the original harbor to dock and get us all on land safely. This was no easy task. He proved to be a knowledgeable sailor and despite not having a good place to dock, he made it happen. I grew up around the water and I know that you have to respect the ocean. I felt that Captain Chase was in charge the whole time and made good decisions that kept us all safe. Several of us had to take Uber back to the harbor we started from and he told us all to send him the receipt and he would reimburse us for the cost. We were able to see 2 pods of dolphins which was great. I definitely recommend this company and would go out with him again.