Our group was running a few minutes behind and they were nice enough to wait an extra ten minutes for us. The combination of snorkeling, some drinks, and a cruise around the bay was a great time for a group of 6 friends.
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Activity Date: | 2019/05/17 |
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First time in Hawaii and snorkeling for me; overall, it was a fun experience! Saw lots of colorful fishes and coral. The guide also made it easy to understand and use the equipment - and soon, everyone was snorkeling in no time. The group is small so you don't have to worry about there being too large of a crowd to be able to follow the guide. Great value and experience - highly recommended for anyone who is completely new to snorkeling and Hanauma Bay!
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Activity Date: | 2019/05/15 |
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5月10日の午前中のツアーに参加させて頂きました。
65歳の母親と一緒で最初は不安もありましたが、Chiekoさんが面倒を見てくれたので、とても助かりました。
水中ではたくさんの種類の魚が見れ、砂浜で寝ているハワイアンシーモンクにも出会えました!
非常に充実した体験でした。
浜にはとても人懐こいネコと、マングースなんかもいました。
マングースはそこではごみ箱を漁ったり食物をかっぱらっていく害獣のような存在のようですが、日本人にとっては珍しい生き物で、見れて楽しかったです。
母親にとっても良い思い出になったようで、感謝しています。
これから参加する人へのアドバイスですが、
真夏は来た事がないのでわかりませんが、春秋はまだ海が冷たいです。
向こうの皆さんは平気で水着で泳いでいるのを見ますが、我々は彼らと同じ調子では楽しめません。寒さに対する耐性が違うのでしょうか。
寒さでせっかくの海が楽しめないのはもったいないです。
ウェットスーツのレンタルを強く推奨します。ガイドさんがその人に合った物を選んでくれます。
自分は以前の体験から寒い事を知り、タッパーを自前で用意して行きましたが、フルスーツをレンタルすれば良かったと後から思いました。
上だけのタッパーですらスーツケースに入れると嵩張りましたし、足が保護されないので。浅い場所でサンゴの上を泳ぐので怪我防止にもなります。
貴重品や荷物は預けられます、海の中には何も持って行かない事をお勧めします。持っていくなら丈夫な水中カメラ位でしょうか、自分は防水仕様のスマホを水着のチャック付きポケットに入れて持ち込みましたが、4年程使っており経年劣化していたのか、見事にショートしお釈迦になりました。その後はスマホなしの不便な観光を強いられました。母のスマホがあったのでまだ良かったですが、帰国後はその日に機種変更です。
写真はガイドさんが撮った物を後日フェイスブックにアップしてくれます。
自由にダウンロードできます、なんと無料ですよ!
参考にして頂ければ幸いです、お勧めします!マハロ!
TORU様、この度はお母様とお二人でツアーにお越し頂き、ありがとうございます。
お二人にシュノーケリングを楽しんでいただけた様で、とても嬉しく思います。
お母様は呼吸には問題がありませんでしたので、後は私が引っ張らせていただきました。最後まで上手に出来ましたね!
スマホの件はとても残念です。防水ケース(ビニール製)に入れていても水没してしまったお客様も何度か見ていますので、、、やはり注意が必要です。
私の撮ったお写真を無事にダウンロードしていただけた様で、お母様との初めてのシュノーケリングの思い出の写真が少しは残りましたね。
是非またハワイにお越しの際にはお母様とお二人でツアーに来てくださいね。いつでもお待ちしております。
本当にありがとうございました。Mahalo!!
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Activity Date: | 2019/05/10 |
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We had booked the wi-fi router from Sydney to collect from Honolulu airport on landing and prior to our connecting flight to Hilo.
The collection desk was not open and the adjacent company said they were not coming in that day, today, Saturday 11 May 2019.
We waited around for over 30 minutes until another traveller approached and said they had been waiting since 7am, the advertised time of opening.
I will be reporting this to my credit card company as a fraudulent charge and seek full refund.
Very poor service and I could not at all recommend this company.
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Activity Date: | 2019/05/11 |
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Wonderful cruise, attentive and friendly staff. I would definitely recommend.
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Activity Date: | 2019/05/01 |
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Had a lot of time for questions
The maiko was very sweet and lovely
Dance was nice
Enjoyed ourselves
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/26 |
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芸妓様の富津愈様舞妓の方仕込の方女将様の心尽くしの御対応に心から御礼申し上げます。有難うございました。鮮明な青のお着物の富津愈様の美しさに魅了されました。御立姿に精進される芸の深さが偲ばれます。「白粉はお顔の輪郭が際立つ」裏千家お作法見事なお抹茶美味しうございました。またお世話になりとう存じます。有難うございました。
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/26 |
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Dan was an awesome guide. Once he picked us up he gave us lots of little facts about Honolulu in general as we drove out. He was also very knowledgeable in answering our questions.
I liked that it was such a small group and felt that we all got some one on one time with the instructor as we needed.
Overall it was an amazing day and an experience I’ll remember for the rest of my life.
Highly recommend!
Thank you Melody, you guys did great! Hope we see you guys again. (Maybe with a wetsuit) Dan.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/25 |
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Our guides were really patient and very good at what they do. Not only do they make the whole gearing up and organizing details easy they taught my 6 year old daughter to snorkel and she actually did it! She is shy and was refusing for weeks, telling me she would not snorkel and I was quite prepared to sit on the beach with her but they wasted no time in teaching her directly 1 on 1 and getting her to put her face in the water while I got to snorkel close by. It was really great and she loved it, I loved it and the rest of the family did too. We saw beautiful fish and spent the time all pointing at things and saying "look" under water. A great day! Thank you so much!
Thank you Roslyn, All you guys did great and your daughter did awesome! Dan and Chieko.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/22 |
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Captain Chris and his crew were amazing. My wife and I had a blast.
If we hadn't already booked other attractions through the week, we'd have just hung out with the Manu Kai team for days. The guys spotted dolphins and redirected course to give us the up-close experience.
Just a great time. Loved it. Thank you guys so much.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/21 |
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It was a deep dive into Japanese culture. A Gheisha (but they call theirself “Geiko”) danced for us and then made matcha tea for us (it was very good, and they also served us some Japanese sweets). After the tea, the geiko has talked with us about many things (where we came from, what we’ve visited in japan and so on). The whole cerimony lasts 40/50 minute.
I suggest to arrive a few minutes before, because the tea House is non so simple to find. I absolutely recommend this experience because it takes you into the real Japanese world, and you have the opportunity to talk to a real gheisha and know her lifestyle, her education, etc.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/20 |
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主人と二人で参加しました。ツアーも私たちを含めて7人の少人数で、チエコさんとダン(日本語ペラペラ)二人でのサポート体制。ハナウマ湾へ向かう道中も色々、お話をしてくれて、楽しみながら向かうことができました。
ハナウマ湾へ着いてからも、個人で来られている方の入場のチケットを買う長い列を横目に、スイスイ。ハナウマ湾保護のためのビデオを見るのですが、それもどこで見ると出るのが早い…等々。ほんとに効率よくビーチまで辿り着くことができました。
シュノーケリングが初めての私に丁寧にマスクの付け方や水の抜き方など教えて頂き、海に入ってからも、気にかけてくださり、とても安心して、シュノーケリングをとても楽しむことができました。
その日の海の状態で、泳ぐポイントを変えてその日のベストを提供していただきました。
私たちが参加した日は、かなりな引き潮でしたので、魚も少なかったらしいです。
ダンが水中の写真や私たちの写真も撮ってくれました。改めて綺麗な魚たちも見ることができ、感謝です。
またハワイを訪れる機会があれば、次は子供たちや孫たちも連れて、是非是非参加したいと思います。
初心者や子どもさんにもほんとにおすすめのツアーです!
Shiho様、この度はお二人でツアーにお越しいただき、ありがとうございます。初めてのシュノーケリングを楽しんでいただけて本当に良かったです。私もダンもハナウマ湾公認のインストラクターなので、どんなに混んでいて長い列が出来ていても、私達のお客様はその列に並ぶ必要なく楽々入場出来る特典があるんですよ!是非次回はファミリー皆様でお越しくださいね。6歳以上のお子様であれば大歓迎です。またお会いできるのを楽しみにしております。
本当にありがとうございました。Mahalo!!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/17 |
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This was a really great experience and one we all will remember! I recommend to anyone visiting Kyoto.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/12 |
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We were really looking for a beginner experience as most of us weren't strong swimmers. Half of us didn't finish the entire activity as we got easily tired and unfortunately didn't see any turtles. It was a good experience though and something worth doing/trying at least once.
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Activity Date: | 2018/09/28 |
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It took a while to get used to the snorkel but a good experience nonetheless.
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Activity Date: | 2018/09/28 |
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We had quite low expectations after reading in guide books that tourist tea ceremonies usually aren’t held with real Geiko, however this experience was fantastic. The tea room is rather unassuming but our party of 3 adults had the pleasure of a Spring Dance, tea ceremony and 30 minutes chatting to the Geiko (who spoke excellent English). We would highly recommend
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/10 |
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The crew and captain truly know how to make the trip one of a kind!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/08 |
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Qe had a good time! Drinks were good. Employees were awesome as well!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/08 |
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On Friday we were lucky enough to enjoy the Friday fireworks boat cruise. It was so easy to book, easy to find the pick up location on the beach and so relaxing! All of the staff were so accommodating; offering us a range of alcoholic and soft drinks and making us feel so comfortable. The music was great too and they took requests! Super relaxing with lots of great photo opportunities and then we stopped at a good location to enjoy the fireworks. Will definitely recommend to anyone and will do again! Thank you- really set our last night in Hawaii up to be the best!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
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We got a real taste of the geisha culture. We got to meet a geisha and a maiko.
We got to talk to them about their culture and lifestyle and also got pictures.
The dance performance was lovely, and the tea ceremony was fascinating. The house mother was very accommodating. Although she always seemed in a rush, a hurry.. she was very sweet and even translated conversations between us and the geisha and gave us a brief insight into their lives.
Overall, it was a memorable experience, we thoroughly enjoyed it even though it seemed a bit rushed.
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Activity Date: | 2019/03/31 |
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It was fun, drinks were good. Perfect place to see the fireworks on Waikiki Beach.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
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Good view and good drinks out on the water . Great time with friends
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
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Fun way to get out of the water after sunset and watch the firework show!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
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I had a great time. Very scenic tour and great for groups.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
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My husband and I had a blast! Great crew!! Wish we had time to go again before leaving!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/04 |
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My friends and I had a wonderful time watching the fireworks and listening to dance music. The crew was very nice and filled our drinks very quick. I would recommend this tour for everyone. Also the temperature was perfect !
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
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We were impressed with the boat. Excellent captain. Fun music and we went on a Friday for fireworks! Loved it! Suggest you do it on the Friday or any night during sunset. The sunset happens very quickly keep your camera ready!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/05 |
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It was a perfect day. Nice and Sunny, but not too hot. We saw 2 turtles and loads of fish. Guide Dan was very helpful for those in our group, who were true beginners or having trouble with their masks or other issues.
Would highly recommend them.
Thanks guys, glad you had a good time, hope we see you again. Dan and Chieko.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/01 |
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I’ve done a few Catamaran sails in Waikiki and this one is by far my favourite. The staff are experienced and friendly and the turtles are amazing. After a snorkel, a Mai Tai and a sail is the perfect end to a fantastic morning!
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/01 |
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Our group of five girls from Australia had a ball! The crew were super friendly and welcoming and looked after our safety as their number one priority. The swim was spectacular, we saw heaps of fish and turtles, the sail was gorgeous I would highly recommend this as a great way to spend some time out at sea.
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Activity Date: | 2019/04/01 |
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Thank you Vicky, glad you had a good time. You did great. Hope your bus ride back wasn't bad. Dan.