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Kauai Snorkeling Adventure: Eco-friendly Tour with Stunning Marine Life
4.8
614 Ratings
Koloa
Experience environmentally friendly exploration featuring spectacular ocean creatures
Small group dynamics
Chance to encounter Hawaii’s renowned Green Sea Turtles and other breathtaking underwater inhabitants of Kauai
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: THIS TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE A BOAT!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 3118 Hoona Rd - Our Kauai Guided Shore Snorkel takes you on a 2 hour (from start to finish including check-in) guided snorkel with a certified dive instructor from the shore. There is NO Boat involved with this tour. Actual snorkel time is roughly 45 min-60 min. This adventure will have you snorkeling Kauai’s pristine south shore reefs and have you learning about our tropical fish, sea urchins and sea mammals. We are often greeted by a turtle nesting on the beach or a Hawaiian monk seal basking in the sun. What a wonderful experience from a distance, it is the law to keep within 50 feet of our endangered species. Learn more about our Hawaii ecosystem and identify an array of tropical fish. Beginners Welcome.
Upon making your reservation here with Viator, Kauai Z Tours (The actual tour provider) will reach out asking for additional information to finalize confirmation.
WE CANNOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS PRIOR TO GETTING TO ISLAND
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Use of snorkeling equipment
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- WE CANNOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS PRIOR TO GETTING TO ISLAND
Additional Information
- Not for travelers exceeding 300lbs. Due to safety and physical constraints, we must follow a strict weight LIMIT of 300lbs or less.
- Not for travelers who cannot easily walk into and out of the ocean water
- Participants should be COMFORTABLE in the water. You don’t need to swim like an olympic gold medalist, but we will NOT be teaching you to swim either.
Location
Historic koloa plantation building
Poipu Road
Please refer to the detailed confirmation email that WE will send you once you provide all of the necessary details to finalize your reservation.
**WE CANNOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS PRIOR TO GETTING TO ISLAND**
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(614 Ratings)
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Wander778426
Jun 13, 2024
An Entirely Different World Is Waiting For You! - Had a wonderful snorkeling adventure at Lawai Beach. Heather in the office greeted us with a smile and gave us clear expectations. Our guide Shane was awesome!! He was very professional, knowledgeable, courteous and ensured our safety. He carefully navigated us to the best spots and pointed out many different beautiful fish and other types of marine life to us.
We also got lucky enough to see 2 large sea turtles swimming by us. What a great experience seeing a world we’re not familiar with. Do not miss this when you’re in Kauai!!
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Brian_b
Jun 12, 2024
Amazing - Had a great experience, the tour was really incredible, saw a ton of fish. The guide, Shane was very cool, nice and knowledgeable, made everyone feel comfortable and safe, even had some snacks and drinks after. Definitely recommended doing a tour with them, I will definitely be checking out some of their other stuff when I come back to the island.
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760robynr
Jun 12, 2024
Highly recommended, will definitely be booking again! - The whole experience was amazing, our guide Shane was one of a kind! Great with kids and very knowledgeable. The area that we were in was beautiful, got to see dozens of different kinds of fish and other marine life.
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Sarah_h
Jun 6, 2024
Great place to start! - Our first trip to Kauai with the kids. It was so helpful to have a guide to start them snorkeling. Matt was very helpful and knowledgeable and got us on beautiful fish, a moray eel or three, AND we lucked out with TWO sea turtles. Now we feel more confident getting out there on our own as well.
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Tara_p
Jun 6, 2024
Snorkeling review - Swam with sea turtles! One surfaced for air right in front of me. Another was swimming about 6 feet underneath me And I followed it for a while. I could just float with my face under the water and watch the fish swim above the coral. Great location.
Guide Matt was incredible. Precise instructions very safety conscious great sense of humor. He had a challenging situation to deal with one person getting seasick and two others that could not swim. He handled it with professionalism and calm and gave firm instructions to keep everyone safe. I felt very safe in the water with Matt.
Tip for anyone who is thinking of joining this tour. Please, you must be comfortable swimming in the ocean. You don’t have to be a great swimmer, but at least have no problem, treading floating and kicking your legs properly with fins in Ocean water, which is constantly swelling up and down a bit.
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Zachary_p
May 28, 2024
Good Tour, Good Guide - I took the tour with Kalani and Mason (new guy training) and they did a great job. I originally booked a boat snorkel tour, but was canceled because of a lack of sign-ups. I got rescheduled to do a shore-line snorkel tour, (and a partial refund) and it was great. We got lucky and saw 3 green sea turtles, a ton of fish and an eel. Kalani gave us info about the animals we saw and brought up a sea urchin for us to see that was safe to touch. I would recommend this tour.
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Michelle_j
May 28, 2024
First excursion on Kauai - It was our first time on kuaui. The guides were attentive and informative. Made us feel safe in the water. We saw plenty of fish and three sea turtles. Perfect day.
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Nicholas_s
May 28, 2024
Shorter easy snorkel experience - Great. Experience. Getting into the water was a little tricky. Staff was top notch. Izzie was great.
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Matthew_m
May 26, 2024
Smooth and fantastic - High quality guide and equipment. Saw sea turtles, tons of colorful fish, and lots of tiny aquatic creatures. The teenagers had a great time and I got lots of cool video. Highly recommend!
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Cj_o
Jun 4, 2024
The water was a little... - The water was a little rough, but kudos to Shane and Mason for making trip fun and very knowledgeable about the island and marine life. My husband loved it.
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