I reviewed several snorkeling tours in Hawaii before leaving for my trip. I chose Ko Olina Ocean Adventures because they advertise three different stops in the ocean to view tropical fish, turtles, and dolphins. My wife and I agreed this was a good strategy to get the best value. However, the excursion turned out to be three stops in the same area. ...
This was the worst experience while in Hawaii. We took a 90 min shuttle to launch site, then were told it was too cold and needed a wet suit. However they ran out of wet suits stating this has never happened before. The less than professional girl behind the table was not pleasant and when asked- well what do we do now she looked at us and said ...
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Ko Olina Ocean Adventures has great ethics!!!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/26/08
We researched dolphin encounters available on this coastline ("famous" for such) and choose to go out with Ko Olina Ocean Adventures which is the best company on the West side of Oahu, as they advertised passive, sensitive, in water encounters in which they follow consistently- and especially since they were walking distance near our Ko ...
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not bad
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/22/07
We drove to the site because the shuttle was booked and left before we decided to attend the tour. We arrived earlier than the tour bus and had some complimentary snacks. We were given quick info on the trip. The life jacket, snorkels, etc were better quality than ones we rented at shark's cove. We first went looking for dolphins. Not a bad ...
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Disappointed w/ ethics
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/30/07
We researched dolphin encounters available on this coastline ("famous" for such) and choose to go out with Ko Olina Ocean Adventures, as they advertised passive, sensitive, in water encounters - and especially since they were walking distance near our Ko Olina timeshare.
Ko Olina Marina was gorgeous! It was much nicer then the ...
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Very Cool, Off the Beaten Path
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/30/05
This was possibly the coolest part of our trip.
We took a ride on a 40 foot yacht and went snorkeling, saw dolphins, ate great food and generally relaxed while enjoying the incredible scenery and weather.
It seemed a little pricey at first, but the experience was definitely worth it.
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