Embrace the Hawaiian Spirit with Anelakai Adventures: Manta Ray Snorkel on the Big Island

Eco Friendly • No Motors • No Oil • No Gas • Non-Invasive

Hawaiian Style • Paddle Power

Best Manta Ray Snorkel Big Island

The Experience

The Paddle Out

The View

Night Manta Ray Viewing and Snorkel

Our double-hull canoes let you snorkel with manta rays in a whole different way — in a small group, and at your own pace. You can either snorkel with the manta rays or relax and enjoy the view from the canoe without even getting in the water.

The manta ray… One of the most beautiful and serene creatures in the ocean.

Manta rays are fish — close relatives of both other rays and sharks. But swim close enough to one on a manta ray night snorkel and you’ll swear you were seeing something else.

Off the Kona Coast of the Big Island, manta rays can grow to 15 feet from wing tip to wing tip, and weigh more than 3000 pounds. Not to mention they can live for 40 or 50 years or more! Imagine getting up close and personal with a 35-year-old manta on an Anelakai manta ray night snorkel adventure. Dive into the water and experience it for yourself!

The Experience

Book a tour and join us as we slip out into the dark ocean from Keauhou Bay, then paddle a very short 10 minute paddle out to the manta ray night snorkel site. You’ll get as much time as you can with the mantas, and then take just a short trip back at the end of your adventure.

That’s right. We use paddle-power—no motors at all. That makes us the most eco-friendly tour available. It’s better for the mantas... and also keeps the diesel fuel smell out of your clothes and hair.

We only allow six people per tour, so you will have the undivided attention of both our guide and the mantas. Plus our double-hull canoe gives you an authentic Hawaiian experience unlike any other.

You’ll feel like a true Hawaiian as you come face to face with one of the ocean’s most majestic wonders. The rays swim right up to the light between the two hulls of our canoe and fearlessly interact with you, allowing a perfect view you won’t get anywhere else.

Skip the big crowds and go for a local Hawaiian experience — there’s no better way to meet mantas than on an Anelakai Adventures night manta ray snorkel in Kona!

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Swim with Manta Rays in Traditional Hawaiian Style

“This was the best tour ever! The guides were awesome and the Manta Rays put on a show for us that we will never forget!"

A National Geographic Featured Adventure

Anelakai Adventures is proudly featured in National Geographic's "100 Nights of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Adventures After Dark" for our signature Manta Ray Night Snorkel. Join us off the Kona coast to discover why National Geographic selected our unique adventure of snorkeling alongside majestic manta rays as one of the planet's ultimate after-dark experiences.