Dolphin Watch & Snorkel Captain Cook Monument Big Island Kailua-Kona Hawaii

Highlights

  • Learn about the dolphins in their natural habitat from a naturalist guide

  • Lunch, snacks, and bottled water included

  • The utmost respect and care are given to our aquatic friends to assure that we do not disrupt their rest, nursing and breeding behaviors that is why Snorkeling is not a guarantee.

Summary

Join us to see the Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin as they should be, Wild and Free! Let our naturalist guides take you on a journey that your whole family will enjoy and talk about for years to come. Including getting some great photo opportunities as the Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins leap and spin out of the water and snorkeling a pristine reef at the Captain Cook Monument. As we search for these beautiful creatures in the warm tropical waters, our crew will share their knowledge about our Dolphin’s life cycle, habitats, and behaviors. Nearly every day, year-round, we are able to encounter these beautiful animals in their natural habitat. You may glimpse their torpedo-shaped bodies darting smoothly through the waves, swimming and rolling in formation, like synchronized swimmers. Or you may observe a pod off in the distance, leaping high into the air as they travel together. After we’ve spent time viewing these beautiful dolphins we’ll cruise the coast line looking for other marine life. You’ll see sea caves, sea arches and learn some Hawaiian History. We’ll end our day snorkeling at one of the best snorkeling reefs in the world, Kealakekua Bay, home of the Captain Cook Monument.

Tour info

Duration
4 hours
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Why take this tour?

Drawing on years of experience, our captains and crew will take you up close and personal with the dolphin. As we search for these beautiful creatures in the warm tropical waters off the coast, our crew will share their knowledge about these fascinating creatures, how they live and their role in the ocean’s ecosystem. Nearly every day, year-round we are able to encounter these beautiful animals in their natural habitat.

What’s included?

  • Naturalist guides

  • Snacks, fruit, juice and bottled water

  • Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Flotation Aids included

  • Use of binoculars

  • Gratuities for your crew always appreciated

  • Please bring towel, cover-up & easy to remove shoes

  • Use reef safe sunscreen only (zinc based recommended-no oxybenzone or octinoxate, lotion, NO spray)

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 4h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

Operated by:

Dolphin Discoveries

About operator:

We are the original dolphin swim in Kona and the first company to swim with wild dolphins on the Big Island. The ocean is our life and our home. Let us share it with you and your family! Enjoy fair winds, blue skies and spectacular views of the Big Island from one of our four fully outfitted twin engine, rigid hull inflatable vessels on our quest in search of dolphins. Or slip beneath the waves to see underwater beauty and marine life at some of Kona, Hawaii’s best snorkel spots!

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