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Mauna Lani Sea Adventures

68-1400 Mauna Lani Dr, Waimea, Island of Hawaii, HI 96743
808-885-7883
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Ranked #3 of 9 activities in Waimea
Type: Tours
Traveller Description: Mauna Lani Sea Adventures is located at the Boat House in the Mauna Lani Resort.  They offer diving lessons/certifica... and diving, as well as a... more »
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Lexington, Kentucky
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

We made the early morning drive from Kona to go out on a morning snorkel with Capt Tony and his crew. This is the same guy who a couple of years ago, dove down and brought us a tiny octopus to touch. Amazing experience. The sea was very high and it was a bit windy so the Capt checked out... More

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Portland, Oregon, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2013

Mauna Lani Sea Adventures is a top notch crew of people. I got my resort cert done on Sunday morning at the pool at the resort, then went for a ~30 min shore dive by the dock, they have nice reef right off the dock. Ended up diving with them on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. All the dives where fantastic.... More

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Weiser, Idaho
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2013

Our group of five (3 of us from Idaho) and our friends who have a place on Kona went on a whale watch/snorkeling trip with Captain Don and his crew. It could not have been more fabulous. The boat was VERY clean and well taken care of, and the crew was very knowledgable and friendly. The whale experience was something... More

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Honolulu, Hawaii
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2013

We had a fantastic morning sail on the Winona and saw plenty of whales up close. Very fun experience. The staff were low key and easy to work with. I highly recommend.

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2013

We just returned from a fantastic sunset cruise with Tony and his crew. This is a first rate operation from beginning to end. We have traveled to Hawaii almost yearly for the last twenty five years, and never tire of the whale watching voyages, both in Maui and the Big Island. Over the years we have gone out with many... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2013

We had another great snorkel trip on Winona during our January 2013 stay at Mauna Lani. Although there had been high surf and conditions were still settling down, Capt. Don's great local knowledge found us a calm spot with clear water (near A-Bay). The fish were plentiful and we saw an amazing number of sea turtles swimming and feeding at... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2013

We did the whale watch sail with Mauna Lani Sea Adventures, and it was excellent. The boat is beautiful and spacious, the crew helpful and enthusiastic, and overall this is very good value - especially given it costs the same as much busier and more commercial whale watches from Kona, but on this you're on a sailboat and get free... More

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Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2013

Stayed at the Mauna Lani resort and used these twice. Once for sunset sail and once for snorkel sail. Great both times. Relaxed and friendly but professional when necessary.

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2013

We had the opportunity to make four dives over two days with Gary, Tony and the rest of the crew. The boat will accomodate six divers, but we never had more than 5. All dive sites were less than 10 minutes from the shop and were fantastic. What made it even better was the local knowledge of our guides. On... More

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Sandy, Utah
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2012

This was my first open water diving so take this with a grain of salt but the guides here were amazing. We had Gary for all of our dives. He is a really nice guy and extremely knowledgable about the dive locations. He made my girlfriend and family feel really comfortable and they had not dove in +5 years. We... More

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