Manta Ray Night Snorkel Tour from Kona: Top-rated Experience in Hawaii as per Travel Channel

Experience the top-rated manta ray night snorkel tour in Kona, Hawaii. Voted one of the top 10 things to do in your life by the Travel Channel. Swim with gentle giants in crystal-clear waters!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fair Wind Big Island Ocean Guides - While mantas can be observed during the day, they are most active in their feeding at night, as plankton ascend to the surface of the water. Utilizing dive lights that do not harm the mantas, you can draw them near and observe them closely.
    Mantas differ from sting rays in that they are incredibly docile and lack…
What's Included
  • Homemade soup, bread rolls, and hot drinks included
  • Snorkel gear, wetsuit, and instruction provided
  • Experience a manta ray night snorkel adventure
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Beer and Wine (available to purchase)
Additional Information

The Travel Channel ranked the manta ray night snorkel as one of ‘The Top 10 Experiences of a Lifetime’. Try the Kona manta ray snorkel and discover why it’s getting so much attention. Your journey to the snorkel site is a quick five-minute trip off the western coast of Hawai’i Island. As the ship’s diving lights pierce the pristine water, these majestic…

Location
78-7130 Kaleiopapa St
Kaleiopapa Street
Check in at the Fair Wind office located on Keauhou Bay. **Boarding begins 15 minutes after the listed tour check-in time.** Free Parking along Kaleiopapa Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gayle_k
Apr 29, 2025
Great experience - Great experience! Would highly recommend this company to do your tour with. Very helpful and informative and fun! We seen 8 different mantas during our time in the water. Super cool thing to experience!
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V4156evchrisc
Apr 25, 2025
Fantastic Experience - Fantastic and very unique experience. Crew was outstanding and I was amazed by the variance in the ages of the population. Suitable for kids all the way to senior adults. Job well done!
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S1332jsnicolek
Mar 24, 2025
AMAZING - DO IT! It is so wonderful The beautiful creatures come right next to you. I was worried about being cold...no way. The experience makes you forget any negatives. And the crew gives you yummy soup once you're back on the boat. Highly recommend! And Fair Wind is a great company to do it with!!!
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Anna
Feb 12, 2025
Best Tour You’ll Do! - This was one of the best things we’ve done in our lives! While obviously the company cannot control the rays- the entire time we were in the water there were so so many dancing all around. The crew was so wonderful, helpful and fun. They educated us in the amazing animals in detail and were with us helping the entire time. My husband had some mask issues (facial hair) and they helped him back in the boat and fed him. Our 17 year old said it was life changing- truly cannot recommend highly enough!
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Tempsie
Feb 9, 2025
Amazing Experience - At first we thought, ' Hmmm a bit expensive and a bigger bought means too many people'. Wow we're we wrong! This was an absolute treat and a fantastic trip. We went snorkeling with this company the day before and they offer 20% off for returning guests guest so we decided to do it. The captain cook landing snorkel trip was amazing as well. We saw dolphins, octopus, barracuda, puffer fish and thousands of other fish. It was so good we took the Manta trip and it was unbelievable! The fantastic gracefully caresses our stomachs as they barrel rolled and swooped right in front of us. They were so close you could honestly kiss them. And huge!!! 14 feet and over a thousand pounds. Staff was great and the in water life guard helped my wife out of the ocean when she got tired. Both trips are absolutely #1. Don't even think about it because it is worth every penny!
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Goplaces36709556087
Jan 30, 2025
Night Manta on the Hula Kai - Absolutely recommend!! Quite the experience to see Mantas up close and personal. No problem staying comfortable in the water. The soup & cocoa after. coming back onboard was extremely tasty. Again..... awesome Capt. & Crew!!!
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340murrayg
Jan 27, 2025
Absolutely amazing! - This was one of the most incredible things I have ever done. The boat and crew were awesome and the experience was indescribable, you just have to go do it to understand.
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Lojeslj
Jan 20, 2025
Great experience, great crew. - One of the best experiences of my life. Being that close to the mantas was amazing. Fair Winds runs a tight ship and the tour was very professional. Wetsuits were provided (and snorkel/mask if needed) and the water was not uncomfortable, even in January. The site is just a 10 minute boat ride from their pier, so you don't spend too much time wet and cold after the snorkel. They provided warm and tasty stew, along with hot chocolate/coffee/tea when you got out of the water. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable.
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Sv_wanderlust
Mar 31, 2025
Amazing experience - This was an amazing experience, highly recommended. The boat was nice and the crew was ok. Would have been great to get a little bit of 'natural education' around the Manta Ray's. They literally just drive you 2 minutes out of the harbor, get you in the water, get out of the water and get you 2 minutes back to harbor.
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U9373epraymondb
Apr 2, 2025
Not the best choice for your snorkeling dollar. - Personally, in the future I would spend my money on a regular snorkeling trip. We only saw one manta (that was probably just bad luck, but it's still a lot of money for one sighting); the location was about 100 yards from the dock, so no real "tour"; the location was shared with a half-dozen of more other tour boats and their clients; and there is no real snorkeling involved. That said, the crew was pleasant and knowledgeable and the post-immersion hot cocoa and stew were very good and welcome. The adventure just wasn't an adventure and wasn't worth the money.
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From $160
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).