Spirit of Kona - glass bottom boat

The Big Island's only boat designed for viewing marine life above and below the surface, the Spirit of Kona offers scenic coastal cruises with an emphasis on encounters with marine mammals. This vessel features two large glass bottom viewing wells and has two decks that both offer 360 degree topside viewing.The underwater viewing ports enable guests to view dolphins, manta rays, turtles, and a variety of tropical fish in their natural environment. All tours are two hours to two hours and 15 minutes in length.

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8:30am Dolphin Adventure & Glass Bottom Viewing

Adults $75 Children (ages 5-11) $55 Infants (4 & under) free

A naturalist provides narration describing the local marine life and historic sites as you cruise from the Kailua-Kona pier to Keahou Bay and back. Live local entertainment is featured on the return to the dock. Food, drinks, beer, wine, cocktails, and souvenirs are available for purchase. This tour is currently operating on Wednesdays only.

12:00pm Dolphin Adventure & Glass Bottom Viewing with Lunch

Adults $84 Children (ages 5-11) $64.76 Infants (4 & under) free

The noon lunch cruise includes a deli-style buffet, soft drinks, and water. Beer, wine, cocktails, and souvenirs are available for purchase. A naturalist provides narration describing the local marine life and historic sites as you cruise from the Kailua-Kona pier to Keahou Bay and back. Live local entertainment is featured on the return to the dock. This tour is currently operating on Wednesdays only.

Evening on the Reef Sunset Dinner Cruise

Adults $98.00 Children (ages 8-11) $75

Departure time from the Kailua-Kona pier varies with the seasonal sunset times. A full dinner buffet, soft drinks, water, and a complimentary Mai Tai greeting for guests over 21 are included in the tour price. Beer, wine, cocktails, and souvenirs are available for purchase. The captain and crew enlighten guests about the marine life encountered during the cruise. After sunset the downward lights mounted in the hull of the Spirit of Kona light up the reef for rare views of nocturnal sea life, which often includes the famous manta rays of the Kona coast. Live local entertainment is also featured. The Evening on the Reef Dinner Cruise is held Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening. Minimum age for the Evening on the Reef is 8 years old.

CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS

Cruise ship passengers who are in port in Kona are able to do the lunch cruise. This tour departs from the same pier where your cruise ship tender arrives.

Spirit of Kona Reservations

Upon submitting your activity reservation for processing, one copy is sent to your e-mail address so that you have a record of your order. We will make reservations for you and send an e-mail confirming all of the details. These confirmations are often sent a few minutes after your reservation, but some activities take longer to confirm than others. You will receive an e-mail confirmation by the end of the next business day at the latest. There are no tickets that you need to pick up prior to your event. Your e-mail confirmation will have all the details you need to check in and enjoy your selected activity. This saves you precious time when you arrive in Hawaii. 

A credit card is required to guarantee payment for your reservations, but in most cases WE DO NOT charge your credit card when your order is placed. Your credit card is typically charged five days before you leave for Hawaii, and a voucher is faxed to the vendor. Some activities are charged at the time of check-in and your e-mail confirmation will inform you if this is the case. If you cancel your activity after your credit card has been charged you will receive a refund less 10% to cover our credit card processing costs.

We do have one vendor that requires payment at the time that your reservation is made. These activities are clearly marked on our website with the words, "Payment required at the time of reservation."

After making reservations, you may reschedule or cancel your activity up until 48 hours prior to its start (a few activities have 72 hour cancellation policies ... see your confirmation e-mail for details). Within 48 hours of the start of your activity all reservations are final and non-refundable (unless the event is cancelled by the vendor due to weather or other factors). Due to our incredible climate here, weather cancellations are rare.  No-shows and cancellations without adequate notice are charged in full on the credit card used to secure the reservation and are non-refundable.