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Beach Snorkel - Sea Turtle and Black Sand Lagoon

3 hr
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4.4/5
Product code: 21759P6
4.4 · 34 reviews
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$135.80
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About this activity

Discover a world of marine science and one of the best snorkeling spots in the Hilo region at this family-friendly beach park. The only black-sand beach in the Hilo region provides relaxed swimming, sheltered rock pools for beautiful snorkeling and excellent surfing. Lava from Mauna Kea has formed a natural seawall at Richardson Ocean Park, making it a sheltered beach that is perfect snorkeling with giant sea turtles, monk seals and abundant sea life. Rock pools that fill at high tide make for shallow, detached swimming holes at low tide. Snorkel in the pools, without the stress of swell or currents.

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What is included

All passenger heights MUST be provided at time of bookingOther
All passenger shoe sizes MUST be provided at time of bookingOther
All passenger weights MUST be provided at time of bookingOther
Bottled waterFood and drink
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-onsSafety contactless payments for gratuities and add
Face masks provided for travellersSafety face masks provided for travelers
Face masks required for guides in public areasSafety face masks required for guides in public ar
Face masks required for travellers in public areasSafety face masks required for travelers in public
Gear/equipment sanitised between useSafety gear equipment sanitized between use
GratuitiesFees
Guides required to regularly wash handsSafety guides required to regularly wash hands
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staffSafety hand sanitizer available to travelers and s
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lapInfants must sit on laps
Must be able to swim in the open oceanOther
Pickup and Drop Off outside of our two designated locationsOther
Professionally Trained Snorkel GuideOther

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Refund rules

100% refundable until 1 day before departure
0% refundable from 0 to 1 day before departure

Reviews

5/5

Beach snorkeling

We were the only 2 booked for that day. Our guide Forest was great. My husband can't swim and is afraid of water. Forest made him feel comfortable and stayed by his side. We had a great time and really appreciated that they didn't cancel us. Mahalo.

Reviewed by S8158JImonicak - 2023-02-04
5/5

See Morgan at Hilo Ocean Adventures!

Today was an incredible experience! We went snorkeling with Morgan! He was an amazing guide and really was adaptable to the groups abilities. He took us to two amazing spots where we saw green sea turtles and many fish such as wrasse, angel fish, and many more interesting fish! It was a memorable experience. We also expressed to him that one of us was a birder and needed the Nene for a life bird experience! He helped us capture a memory by finding the Nene! What a wonderful knowledgeable experience we had on this little trip. Thank you Morgan for your hospitality!

Reviewed by Emily S - 2023-01-24
5/5

Fun lightweight snorkel trip with dedicated guides

I took my family of 8 for an introductory snorkel while in Hilo, and it went very well. The tour has two stops via van, fairly close to the dive shop, and our hosts Morgan and Matt did a great job orienting us to what to see and do while snorkeling around both of them. While great to see a sea turtle, they weren't as much of a constant presence as the fish at the first location. The second location was a bit more difficult to get in, but well worth the trip and I would suggest wrapping up a little sooner at the "kiddie pool" sea turtle area and moving on to the lagoon sooner so that energy levels are higher for the choppier, but deeper waters. Both guides were great and committed to sharing what they knew; Morgan made an excellent person to chat with about Hilo attractions and oriented us well to the the dive sites, whereas Matt gave off great dive master vibes and did his best to get us exploring deeper with the snorkel gear. If you have little or no comfort with snorkeling or ocean swimming in particular, this is a great beginner's tour -- several in our group were completely new to this, and they were eased very nicely into the water. Even if you're competent in the water it made for a fun few hours, and was a good taste of what the dive shop can offer on later trips.

Reviewed by biflspud1 - 2023-01-03
5/5

Sea Turtles, coral reef and tide pools!

Just got back to our hotel after doing this trip. Absolutely incredible! Lucky enough to sea turtles right away! Morgan was an incredible guide putting his marine studies knowledge to our benefit! Highly recommend.

Reviewed by GwydionSF - 2022-12-31
5/5

Awesome!

Morgan was an excellent guide! He made a hard day for our family a day to remember! Highly recommend! Thank you Morgan for your kindness and expertise!

Reviewed by denisehF107JM - 2022-11-17

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