Manta Magic - Night Manta Ray Snorkel

Captain & deckhand (Caylib) we're awesome. Lots of rain that night...got soaked. But not the fault of Oceanic.

Great crew, smaller tour group and probably the highlight of our trip. This is for sure a must do for anyone that goes to the big island. Words cannot describe how amazing & beautiful the experience was.

Was a great experience. The Hawai Oceanic crew was welcoming and made the manta ray snorkeling enjoyable. Loved it!

The guys who ran it were really nice. However, I think I came away somewhat disappointed. Everything was a little “less” than I had hoped. They didn’t provide wetsuit tops as advertised, and we got pretty cold. They didn’t even have a spare towel on the boat. The refreshments were Costco Doritos and Cheetos. And we saw mantas for a total of about 1 minute of our whole evening. Again, the guides were friendly and kind, but I didn’t particularly learn a lot about mantas. The whole thing didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Especially since so many others named this as the highlight of their trip.

this was so amazing such gentle creatures. loved it. the only down side was there a large group, most didn't speak English and a few didn't know how to swim and just jumped in. people dumbness never cease to amaze me. so needless to say, some of them got motion sick holding the buoy and started vomiting. the guides were wonderful in helping them. wish they weren't there so the rest of us could have enjoyed it even more. a must do on your bucket list.

Great experience. We left a bit earlier and arrived earlier than other groups. we could do some snorkling during the day time, manage to see some manta be fore it got dark. but the real excitement is after the sun sets. Hanging from the floating board with led ligts while the manta are feeding under you is unbelievable. must do

Good one. Was very bumpy ride and could see manta only for couple of minutes. May be it was the season which made our experience nauseating. Wonderful guides and they took great care.

This tour is not what I expected. The boat is very small ,which is not a problem except that you feel every bump on the water so make sure to take Dramamine. My issue with this tour is that our guide took us out to snorkel first there was 8 of us he swam so far ahead I could not keep up . He was at least 200 yards ahead in the ocean and as I fell behind and was fatigued , I panicked . Our boat was not close and he had no idea I was left struggling , really ? You have 8 passengers in the ocean with no life jackets or even a swim noodle , it would be professional to make sure your group is OK and keeping up. We had to swim at least another 100 yards to the manta ray locations on a surf board that looked jankie ! I mean falling apart and duct taped together. Our guide did try to spot Mantas for us but as this tour progressed 3 of us became seasick and we were told we could not go back to boat . The boat was the farthest anchored out at least 150 yards in the dark with choppy seas. It felt like a nightmare. There should had been a way to get back to boat when clients are puking in the ocean and not made to feel like they are ruining everyone's Manta Magic. Worse experience ever and I come to the Big Island once a year .

There were a bunch of other groups, however, this tour was the one and only small-group 5people. The crews were fantastic!!!They took care of every single person and they did their best job. Two thumbs up!!!!

SPECTACULAR....Highlight of our trip to Hawaii.....Guides were excellent....going out early before the masses was a great benefit as we were able to snorkel on our own for a period before dark....Mantas were AMAZING.....loved it so much we are taking scuba lessons to go back again and see form a different perspective...A MUST SEE EXPERIENCE