Sea Paradise Sailing and Snorkeling Tours offers day and night snorkeling adventures off the Kona Coast. Their spacious 50-foot catamaran sails to the pristine waters of the Kealakekua Bay Marine Sanctuary and Captain Cook Monument, described as perhaps the best snorkeling in the state. Day trips may include sightings of whales and other marine life. The company is highly regarded for its nightly manta ray snorkel tours to the World-Famous Manta Ray Village, an experience called one of the top ten things to do in a lifetime. Guests consistently report amazing, once-in-a-lifetime encounters with giant manta rays swimming inches from their faces, with multiple rays present. The crew is praised for being extremely safe, very experienced, attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable. They provide thorough preparation, quality equipment like wetsuits and masks, and closely monitor guests in the water for safety and assistance. While the night snorkel can be cold and requires some arm strength to float, the experience is overwhelmingly described as very cool, insane, totally worth it, and super memorable. Sea Paradise is noted as several notches above other operators for their knowledge, preparation, hardware, and service.
Boat was fantastic. Crew was on top of everything. The food and drinks were all fresh and the tour was just better than expected. Strongly recommend
June 2026
Best day ever! Do yourself a favor and book this excursion now. From start to end, this was by far our families most enjoyable day on the big island. The entire staff were friendly and accommodating. Worth every penny spent.
June 2026
Great experience on the 3hr snorkel trip to the bay at Captain Cooks monument. RIB boat was awesome, with plenty of room. The crew with Natalie, Andrew, and Anna were great. It was my family’s first time doing this and I would book with them again in a heartbeat.
