Manta Ray Tours

Snorkel & Scuba Dive Swim, snorkel and dive with Giant Manta Rays Manta Ray Tours in Hawaii!

This is a family-fun adventure tour! You will have a close and personal experience swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving with these gentle, giant creatures. All aboard the "Sea Wolf"! The “Sea Wolf” leaves from the Honokohou Harbor each evening to snorkel or scuba dive with the giant Manta Rays in our tropical waters.

Hawaii is considered the #1 place in the world to view Mantas. The Manta Rays here have become conditioned where to go each night to find an easy meal; feeding on the plankton that is attracted by our underwater lights...which makes locating them easy for us! As the sun is setting we will anchor out at the Manta feeding area and listen to the story of how the world-famous Manta Tour was started, learn about the mantas here in Hawaii and receive a briefing on Manta viewing guidelines and proper "manta etiquette”. After the sun sets you will step into your wetsuit, put on your snorkel gear and enter the water with your swim guides.

Don’t worry if swimming is not your strong point because on this tour you are required to simply hang on to the well-lit flotation device that your swim guide will pull over the manta feeding area, and use your mask and snorkel to peer below at the spectacular underwater performance that the “flying mantas” will put on for us. Our snorkelers float on top of the water with lights shining down, and our scuba divers sit on the ocean bottom and shine their lights up.

The average number of feeding rays per night averages between one and four but can easily exceed 12 or even more with an all time. It is very rare (less that 5% of the time) when we encounter no mantas at all. Also enjoy spotting eels and other nocturnal sea creatures that frequent the coral reefs of our coastal waters at night. All divers and snorkelers are accompanied by PADI Divemasters or Instructors. No experience necessary!