Big Island: Atlantis Submarine from Kona Beach
Overview
Available languages
1 hour
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Discover our world beneath the waves with Atlantis Submarines Kona! Our battery-powered vessels are the world’s most technologically advanced passenger submarines. A special added bonus of this tour experience is also seeing the Kona coastline while riding our shuttle boat.
Dive 100 feet below the surface and experience Kona’s marine mysteries, highlighted by a magnificent and pristine 25-acre natural coral reef garden created by an ancient lava flow. The Kona dive site is frequented by fascinating marine life such as barracuda, yellow tang, eel and parrot fish. See firsthand how sunken ships have combined with Mother Nature to create self-sustaining habitats that attract and feed marine life off the shores of Kona.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All tours are in English. Headsets providing narration in Japanese are available upon request
Children must be 36 inches tall or taller to ride the submarine
Children under age 3 who meet the 36" requirement are allowed to ride the submarine and a child ticket must be purchased.
Actual underwater tour time is 45 minutes. Shuttle boat ride from the pier to the submarine and transfer is 5 minutes each way
Passengers must be capable of ascending and descending a near vertical ladder to board the submarine
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Atlantis Submarines Kona
An unforgettable 45-minute journey aboard an Atlantis 48-passenger submarine, as featured in National Geographic television specials, where guests explore a 25-acre natural coral reef and its marine inhabitants! Allow Atlantis Submarines to show you the other 96% of Kona you can't see any other way. Treat yourself to Kona's most beautiful and captivating scenery, habitats, and isolated treasures. You'll descend 100 feet into another version of paradise -- one hidden even from the people of Hawaii for centuries. Atlantis Submarines Kona offers a journey aboard a 48-passenger submarine. Guests will discover an 18,000-year-old, 25-acre fringing coral reef, which boasts a vibrant ecosystem. Passengers view coral formations and tropical fish.Headset providing narrations in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish are available upon request at no additional cost. Our escorts will assist you to our shuttle vessel from our Atlantis office which will take you out to the submarine.
What‘s Included
Live English narration provided by our underwater naturalist.
Audio narration is available in Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, and Korean.
Sightseeing shuttle to submarine dive site
Submarine dive aboard the 48-passenger submarine
Gratuities
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Options
12:45 PM
Kona Submarine Adventure. Note any Child (12 & under) - must be 36" tall to ride and must have purchased a ticket.
2:00 p.m. dive
Underwater adventure - 2pm
10:15 AM
10:15 AM Tour: Kona Submarine Adventure. Note any Child (12 & under) - must be 36" tall to ride and must have purchased a ticket.
11:30 am
11:30am Tour: Kona Submarine Adventure. Note any Child (12 & under) - must be 36" tall to ride and must have purchased a ticket.
Reviews
694 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Poor narration to an otherwise great experience
ftlausa,May 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The submarine ride was excellent and I would definitely recommend it. The one negative was the guide Cliff who was not good at all. He is a poor speaker who said “like”, “actually” or “technically” every other word in his narrative. Would have been an amazing experience with a better guide.
Above average experience below the waves !
John B,May 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The staff a very helpful and extremely knowledgeable. They really helped make this a safe and adventurous journey.
What Did You Say????
Terry B,Apr 29, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00It was fun to go underwater in a submarine that actually moved around the ocean. Unfortunately, from there the experience was lacking. There were not many fish to see other than little ones. But the biggest problems was the speaker system (or tour guide) that was so hard to hear that we didn’t really hear much at all. Especially when the sub power unit came on the move the sub, the noise it made was so loud and distracting that you could not hear the speaker at all. Besides a few fish, we did see some wrecked boats and other wrecks on the bottom. So, mostly, disappointing.
Racist front desk, poor communication
Maps44636637689,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00The front desk is obviously racist. When I told her that the description is not clear. We waited at the hotel door for 10 mins while she sent out the tour without us, she was implying that Asian ppl cannot understand English while I was born in the US. Really bad attitude and communication.
Submarine in Kona
LouL356,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I don't scuba or snorkel... so this experience was wonderful for me. Went to a depth of 107 feet, saw lots of marine life and two ship wrecks. Staff was excellent, felt very comfortable and viewing from inside the sub was better than I hoped. Overall it was a great experience.
Atlantis Submarine adventure!
Tim F,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a great time! We have never done a submarine tour before but this was very nice and clean! The narration was great at letting you know what you were seeing and where to look. It was amazing at how brilliant and colorful everything was 110 ft below the surface. Yes 110 feet!!!
Kona Submarine
Birgit J,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a wonderful experience to be 100 feet under the water, we even hit the ocean floor. Seen a wreck and lots of colorful fish and as we came up we saw some dolphins under the water. The skipper was explaining the underwater environment while underneath the sea.
Really good activity to...
Jessica A,Apr 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Really good activity to start with if it’s your first time on the Big Island. There was definitely a good number of people on this tour, but you definitely don’t feel it and it didn’t feel claustrophobic as well. Once you are inside and down in the water, you are definitely able to see schools of fish and other cool things. Staff was incredibly friendly and informational too.
It's underwater....
Sonal D,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It's underwater. Visibility in water can be limited. Very unique experience. This is our second time with the Atlantis. First time we went to Maui - water was clearer there. Overall a rememberable, unique experience.
Kona Submarine Tour
Myles B,Apr 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Only reason I don’t rate 5 stars is the high price . I did almost all the Atlantis tours it is something you do once and done. It’s neat to go 100 feet in the water but the visibility isn’t that great . If you never been on submarine do it. The one in Kona and Waikiki had shipwrecks and aircraft in the dive site
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