What‘s Included

Meeting and Pickup

What To Expect

Reviews

• The tour guides will risk your life if the weather is bad

  Ben G,

  Aug 20, 2025

  - Viator

  2.00

  We had a very bad experience with this tour. The weather was windy/rainy. Not too crazy - typical tropical weather for this part of the world. However, this meant the ocean was not calm. We took our boat out into the open ocean with our tour guide Michele and captain. They asked if we were good swimmers and if we could swim 100m, to which we confidently thought yes - my wife had made her swim team in high school and I wasn’t so bad myself! For a tourist activity we figured that would be enough. They gave a protocol on what to do if there were sharks as well. We quickly found whales, and a lot of them. They gave us strict instructions for getting in the water and very much rushed us. The tour guide, who does this twice a day every day, assumed a lot of expertise that we did not have and scolded people for getting in the water too loudly or swimming too loudly. Swimming in the open ocean in choppy water was extremely difficult. There was definitely a risk of me drowning. I’m grateful to have survived. We did see a whale above the water, but since the water was choppy, you couldn’t see it underneath the water despite me being within 15 feet / 3 meters of the whale. Of the nine of us who went in on that first dive (regulations say only six are allowed at a time but they sent ten anyway), only four people went in for the second and third swims. In good weather, I’m sure this is much better experience, but in mid to bad weather, this is seriously dangerous and I’m convinced someone will drown within the next five years on one of these tours.

• A great apmidi!

  Emilie B,

  Aug 19, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  An extra excursion with whales jumping, a group that could see the whales swimming too!

• Stunning nature

  Angie K,

  Aug 18, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  It is a very rocky ride to the ocean so if you get seasick or are not used to boats/sea, make sure to take some medicine beforehand. We did get to see the whales which was unlike I have ever done and definitely a once in a lifetime experience. Don't expect to see the whales up super close--from where we saw the whales I would say they looked about ~6' big so we were prob 10x away from them. However getting to see them in their natural habitat in the Pacific Ocean was unreal and breathtaking vs an enclosed man-made habitat. I definitely recommend this as a once in a lifetime experience!

• Don’t miss out on a once in a lifetime experience!

  Mathew W,

  Aug 9, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  A once in a lifetime experience! I would 1000% do this again. Kevin and Mahai were the best duo to captain our boat and take us swimming with the whales. My wife and I are not the greatest swimmers but his knowledge, experience, and leadership made us very comfortable. Kevin made sure we were all at team before getting in the water, we swam and looked out for each other. We got in the water, swam to 3 humpback whales and a few pilot whales and it was an incredible experience. It is the ocean so we encountered 2 whitetip sharks at the end. However we had signals and knowledge on exact what to do. No one in our group was phased and we huddled in a tight circle in the Ocean. We followed Kevin’s and Mahai’s to getting back on the boat safely. I never felt uncomfortable and we took off for snorkeling at the lagoon. Thank you for the amazing experience!

• Two snorkelling groups in one boat means you may be disappointed.

  James C,

  Jul 27, 2025

  - Viator

  2.00

  This company operates with a boat of 12 people but can only take 6 people out at a time (as this is the government restriction). If you are in the second group there is a high chance you will never get in the water or swim with whales. I would search for a company that only takes 6 people out to snorkel with the whales, because the chances are the whale will be gone before the second group get in the water. In our case, someone from another group splashed around too loudly, scared off the whale and attracted a shark! Whatever the circumstances, the first group is always at an advantage of seeing something by virtue of being first into the water when you arrive. Kevin is an amazing guide with deep knowledge of all marine life and clearly loves his job, it is just a shame that the company operates in this way as it leaves people disappointed and they offer no compensation (even though everyone paid the same amount but only half the people got to go in the water).