Night Snorkeling with Manta Rays in Kona, Hawaii

Awesome beautiful experience!! We did the manta snorkel and saw at least 3 mantas for most of the water time. And, they got closer than I ever imagined!!! Probably within a few inches!! Loved it. Was very exciting. I’ve done scuba diving in Kona with mantas a few times and I have to say that this snorkel tour had the mantas way way closer than when I did it scuba diving. Would definitely book with Eka again!! Thank you for such an awesome time!!

So excited to do this. Unfortunately, the mantas were shy on our trip. Did not see any, but the experience was still amazing. My husband and I enjoyed every minute. The canoe ride was amazing and the crew was very helpful and entertaining. They offered us to come back since we didn’t see any. Which I thought was very nice. We were flying back to Oahu the next morning so we couldn’t come back, but they told me they would honor it for our next trip out. Still an amazing experience for us. Loved the smaller boat. There was other companies out there with boats and a lot of people packed on them. So being a smaller boat made it more memorable. We will for sure go back on our next visit to Kona.

Loved the smaller boat experience- only 12 of us. We were very well taken care of by our guide and captain. They have the excursion planning and execution down to a science. The wetsuits and snorkels were all functional and fit well. Saw many manta rays swimming below! A magical sight. And my 10 year old was thrilled to see so many- we got really lucky.

We had a bit of an unexpectedly challenging week in Waikaloa due to scheduled tours being cancelled because of the high swell, including our original EKA Canoe Adventure. We were lucky to be able to reschedule it for our last night (it was the only scheduled experience we were actually able to do) and it was SO GREAT and I am so grateful we got to do it. I'd go so far as to say it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. We saw so many rays, they are so big and came so close (basically grazing our chests), and are so playful with the barrel rolls. We loved it. The crew was also fantastic. Highly recommend. As some other reviews have said, the boat portion of the trip is quite short...maybe 5-10 minutes, and then you're in the water for probably 30+. You have to hold onto a lit platform with your arms straight and your feet extended and floating on a pool noodle so you don't kick and distract the rays. Our 16 year old, about 10 minutes in, complained that her shoulders hurt, and it does get a teeny bit hard, but it's worth it and she was fine and able to hold on and absolutely loved the experience. The only other thing I'd add is that we picked EKA bc we wanted to do the canoe, but from what we can tell, many of the boats/groups go to the same spot so you are actually out there with several boats having the same experience so pick whichever boat/group you prefer. The EKA Canoe was cool and the crew was amazing and patient and attentive. Have fun!

My ohana and I had the most wonderful time seeing the mantas with Eka Canoe Adventures! It was such a seamless experience throughout the whole trip (thank you Keila). The double hull canoe boat ride was about 5 minutes and then you reach the manta snorkel destination. They bring out the light that you hold onto and provide you with really good quality snorkel gear and a pool noodle for your ankles so you don’t kick around because it scares the mantas. I was very appreciative of the crew who would alert us when the mantas were coming and for the few times when we weren’t seeing any mantas, they swam our light to them! Overall, we had a great time and will definitely book with them in the future!