Pelagic Wildlife Excursion
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4 hours
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Whale season is never over for Captain Zodiac. Join us for a unique experience of a lifetime where we venture into the unknown! Enjoy a morning wildlife watching tour with our experienced Naturalist captains and crew, who share a passion & respect for the ocean and its inhabitants. Kona is one of the few unique coastlines in the world with numerous species of wildlife year-round. We have the opportunity to encounter 17 different resident whale & dolphin species, turtles, sharks, Hawaiian Monk seals, various species of birds and much more. Experience our military grade Zodiac Hurricanes – the same boats used by Navy seals as we explore the diverse habitat provided by Hawaii’s deep underwater geography, an ocean safari for the true adventure seeker!
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for participants with back or neck problems
Pregnant women are not allowed on this tour
Minimum age is 4 years
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Picnic snack (potato chips, cookies, sodas, fruit juices, bring your reusable bottle for water)
Rafting expedition
Local taxes
Hotel pick up and drop off
Gratuities
Cameras, please bring your own camera and/or go pro.
What To Expect
Captain Zodiac Raft Expeditions
This is the original rafting company of Hawai'i, with our family run office set up for checking in each of our excursions. Our office allows indoor seating, air conditioning, convenient restrooms, reef safe sunscreen, children entertainment, souvenir shopping and one fluffy friendly golden retriever, if you are missing yours back home.
Honokohau Marina & Small Boat Harbor
This is the original rafting company of Hawai'i, with our family run office set up for checking in each of our excursions. Our office allows indoor seating, air conditioning, convenient restrooms, reef safe sunscreen, children entertainment, souvenir shopping and one fluffy friendly golden retriever, if you are missing yours back home.
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Pelagic Wildlife Excursion
Duration: 4 hours: 9am to 1pm Pelagic Wildlife Excursion
Reviews
28 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Go on this tour!
P6842XOmarks,
Mar 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour is amazing! Shelby, Marco, and DeVante are the best tour guides. We had so much fun from start to finish. They were extremely informed and taught us so much about all the wildlife we saw. The zodiac boat was so epic and felt so great to just be out on the water.
Awesome!
603lovelyr,
Nov 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was amazing! We saw whales and oceanic white tip shark! Captain Marco is very knowledgeable, funny, and did a very good job. What an experience! We'll definitely do it again. -Lovely and Robert
Awesome upclose whale experience
Sheri C,
Oct 29, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our trip was awesome..".B" our captain was delightful. We had the privilegde of spending about 15 minutes with a pod of 4-5 beaked cuviet whales. It is a rare sighting,the best she ir anyone else on the raft had ever seen. They.came right up to zodiac to check us out..so close we could have touched them. Absolutely amazing. The rest of the tour was interesting and informative. It was obvious that there was every cobcern for our safety and enjoyment. Hoghtly recommended!
No refund given after cancellation
38pt,
Jun 28, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Had a cancelation through phone message and email way before 48 hrs that is necessary and they will not refund me even with proof that this was done before the 48hrs that is in their policy. very dishonest.
A life time experience
SrikanthMuralidhara,
Apr 7, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Colin and Holly were just wonderful. I did not expect to see hundreds of melon headed whales and Fraser's dolphins. Mother nature showed up graciously and with glory. Words cannot express this awesome experience. Colin and Holly are great souls and cannot express my gratitude to you. You are the true guardians of our planet . They showed immense respect to these wonderful creatures and the dolphins followed our boat for quite a distance all around us !!
Pelagic Adventure fun!
188clarencec,
Jan 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We (my wife, I, our friends Monica & Ron) had many humpback whale sightings (15-20), 3-4 different dolphin species and numerous birds. The crew was professional, informative and funny!
We got to see a pod of...
Thomas N,
Jan 1, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00We got to see a pod of Sperm Whales. Our guide Cory and Mia went the extra mile to get us to the pod of Sperm Whales even though our tour time was almost up. Excellent Service
Doesn’t get any better!
Terry F,
Nov 2, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.004+ hours on a beautiful day on the water. The trip exceeded my expectations. I’m was thrilled to find a Zodiac excursion that wasn’t snorkeling (although we did get in the water and had that option). We were lucky to see Turtle, dolphins and a whale along with beautiful shoreline.
So many adventures with Captain Zodiac!
283rhondad,
Oct 22, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This has been the highlight of my Hawaiian vacation for many years! I have taken several excursions with Captain Zodiac over the years and ALWAYS extremely happy with the adventure!
Amazing sites, great service!
lanamom,
Aug 30, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did their pelagic experience and then a private charter. For the pelagic tour we went out searching for, well, anything we could find, and then ended the tour with a snorkel in a quiet bay with barely anybody around. Then we went on a private charter to celebrate my sons graduation (who didn't want a graduation party). I wanted to have a special lunch for him, and they went above and beyond creating a great meal, down to the personalized cake which we ate in a calm, secluded bay. As we were finishing a superpod of dolphins appeared to help in the celebration. Captain Chuck took us to places we didn't even know existed, had an amazing snorkel in another pretty much empty bay. All in all they really did a great job of making this special for my son who was incredibly happy and said it was the greatest party he could have imagined.
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