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Molokini Snorkeling: Explore Vibrant Marine Life
4.6
836 Ratings
Wailuku
Snorkel at Molokini’s crystal waters and Turtle Arches’ lava reefs. Encounter 250+ fish species and gentle sea turtles. Gear and support included.
Snorkel at Molokini’s crystal waters and Turtle Arches’ lava reefs. Encounter 250+ fish species and gentle sea turtles. Gear and support included.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Molokini Crater - Molokini is a crescent-shaped, partially submerged volcanic crater that forms a small, uninhabited islet situated in the ʻAlalākeiki Channel between Maui and Kahoʻolawe islands, within Maui County, Hawaiʻi.
- Maalaea Harbor - Maalaea Harbor hosts the Pacific Whale Foundation and the Maui Aquarium.
- **Pacific Whale…
- Molokini Crater - Molokini is a crescent-shaped, partially submerged volcanic crater that forms a small, uninhabited islet situated in the ʻAlalākeiki Channel between Maui and Kahoʻolawe islands, within Maui County, Hawaiʻi.
- Maalaea Harbor - Maalaea Harbor hosts the Pacific Whale Foundation and the Maui Aquarium.
- Pacific Whale Foundation - Embark on a journey with the experts at PacWhale Eco-Adventures, offering Maui’s top-rated ocean ecotours. With 40 years of marine research and sustainable ecotourism experience, PacWhale provides a variety of cruises to suit every adventurer, including whale and dolphin watching ecotours, snorkeling trips, sunset cocktail and dinner cruises, holiday cruises, stargazing ecotours, and more.
What's Included
- BBQ Lunch: free-range chicken breasts, hot dogs, vegan burgers, potato-mac salad, Asian edamame slaw
- Alcoholic beverages
- Unlimited soda, juice, and filtered water
- Professionally-fitted snorkel gear, including optical masks for eyeglass wearers
- Flotation device
- Learn-to-snorkel class
- Fish ID class
- Guided reef tour
- Use of snorkeling…
- BBQ Lunch: free-range chicken breasts, hot dogs, vegan burgers, potato-mac salad, Asian edamame slaw
- Alcoholic beverages
- Unlimited soda, juice, and filtered water
- Professionally-fitted snorkel gear, including optical masks for eyeglass wearers
- Flotation device
- Learn-to-snorkel class
- Fish ID class
- Guided reef tour
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Continental breakfast: banana bread, assorted pastries and fresh island fruit
- Wildlife interpretation and guided experiences by onboard naturalists
- Snorkel 101 lesson and flotation devices
What's Not Included
- One free child age 4 and under per paying adult. Children ages 5-12 charged child rate.
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off are not available.
- It is paid parking in the Maui Harbor Shops complex
- Towels
- One free child age 4 and under per paying adult. Children ages 5-12 charged child rate.
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off are not available.
- It is paid parking in the Maui Harbor Shops complex
- Towels
Additional Information
Snorkel at world-famous Molokini, a small crescent shaped extinct volcanic crater with crystal clear water that is home to more than 250 fish species. Then enjoy Turtle Arches, a beautiful reef known for its underwater lava arches and frequented by gentle green sea turtles. All of your snorkeling gear and flotation devices are provided, plus plenty of…
Snorkel at world-famous Molokini, a small crescent shaped extinct volcanic crater with crystal clear water that is home to more than 250 fish species. Then enjoy Turtle Arches, a beautiful reef known for its underwater lava arches and frequented by gentle green sea turtles. All of your snorkeling gear and flotation devices are provided, plus plenty of encouragement and support if you’re new to snorkeling. Wide swim steps and a water slide make it easy and fun to get right in and explore both amazing locations.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- For each paying adult, up to three children 12 and under go FREE. All children must be on the order/voucher as they account for a seat.
- To protect the reef environment and in support of the statewide ban on sunscreens, we will no longer allow the use of any non-reef safe sunscreen on board any snorkel eco tours. 4oz Reef safe sunscreen will be available on board for $13
- You will need to bring your own towels and credit cards for any onboard purchases as the vessels are cashless except for gratuities
- For safety reasons, the use of full-face masks is not permitted on our snorkel ecotours. We do provide high quality snorkel gear on board for all guest
Location
Maui Harbor Shops
Maalaea Road
PWF retail store in Ma'alaea Harbor Shops next to Maui Ocean Center Aquarium shared parking
Check-in 45 minutes prior to departure time
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(836 Ratings)
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222kurtc
Oct 2, 2026
How many types of fish can you count? - Highly recommend.
Let’s start, by paying the parking for you will get a ticket/fee if you don’t.
Nice gift shop at check-in if you have extra time. Bring reef safe sunscreen or buy some here.
When you get on the boat there is Inside seating with shade, but it has no breeze. Otherwise spots up front or on top. You can move around throughout, but people tend to set up their home base. Bathrooms on board are helpful.
We were told the snorkeling may be the same off the shore, but I’m not sure we would have seen 20+ types of fish at a random beach. This was the best I’ve seen in 15-20 or so locations!
Kids will love the slide into the ocean and the nature talks by marine biologists.
Hour ride to next stop but No turtles today. Fish were all the same and less visibility.
But Lunch was tasty and seconds were offered. Juice and water were always available, and alcoholic drink included w lunch - after snorkeling. Enjoy!
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Tdnra3
Oct 1, 2026
Snorkel trip on Ocean Voyager - Our trip with PacWhale was wonderful. The captain and crew were friendly, informative and fun. Ocean Voyager had several seating areas. Breakfast and lunch were good. We rented the wetsuits (tops with zippers) because we didn't want to get cold and miss snorkel time.
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Andrew_g
Sep 26, 2026
Great snorkel experience at the creator - Was an enjoyable experience, plenty of snorkel time even with family taking care of an infant. Had good food also which included a veggie burger, much appreciated given that part of my family is vegetarian only. Plenty of space on the boat despite nearly 100 people on it. 2 bathrooms was nice also
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Kristi_n
Sep 20, 2026
Excellent for kids and adults - The trip was excellent - two snorkel spots with lots to see. We swam with sea turtles at the second one and saw a lot of wildlife. The naturalists on the boat were so engaged with the kids (who had lots of questions!). I noted in my reservation that I was gluten free and they had separate safe food options for me, which was a nice surprise! Would definitely do this trip again!
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674rebeccas
Sep 17, 2026
Great for families - Great tour. The captain was friendly and kept us very safe. The food offerings were tasty, the service was welcoming, and it was a great amount of time.
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Gretchenw803
Sep 4, 2026
Book with PacWhale!!! You’ll love it - PacWhale Eco Adventures was the BEST choice for our snorkel excursion. They kept participant safety as the focus while assuring we had plenty of fun and access to in-water adventures.
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Devon_d
Aug 31, 2026
Lovely snorkel excursion - The snorkel to Molokini crater was lovely. The staff was helpful and informative. We were expecting the crater to be crowded but it really wasn’t very crowded at all. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Njl825
Aug 28, 2026
Fantastic Snorking at Molokini - I highly recommend Pacific Whale for any of their excursions. They are top notch. We’ve been to Maui twice and were highly impressed with them the first time, that there was no question we would be using them again this time when we took the kids. The snorkeling at Molokini and another turtle spot on the West Side was at the top of my list. The Naturalist were knowledge and made for an education experience and Capt T made it exciting and lively. It’s a must do on your trip to Maui and I wouldn’t trust anyone more than PacWhale for it.
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Amybt5442tl
Aug 23, 2026
Molokini and turtle arches on the ocean voyager - Great experience - kids loved it. Snorkeling was awesome and boat staff was excellent. Food service was delicious and easy to
Navigate. Would definitely do it again!
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Scottdj5446pp
Sep 23, 2026
Molokini Snorkel Trip - This was our 2nd trip with your organization!
We did the Lanai Snorkel on a previous visit.
The two for one fares are great.
The boat ( voyager ) is good, little noisy in the cabin area.
Crew is upbeat, friendly, caring attentive including the captain.
Food is pretty good.
If you are able to get up and around while the boat is traveling I am sure you can learn a lot from the crew, some of whom are marine biologists. Or any time the boat is anchored.
The Snorkeling at Molokini Crater was good!
My wife especially had a good variety of sealife closer to the crater edge, just be careful there though!
The person giving the information talk underway via the sound system was mostly unintelligible in the cabin area, they spoke a bit fast with a slight accent, and the engine sounds combined to make it unfortunately a missed opportunity.
Later a young man came into the cabin with some dolphin skulls on the return trip, which would have been interesting, but he showed them to a few people at the front and while I tried to get his attention to come our way, he seemed to notice but turned around and left instead? Another missed opportunity. I wasn’t feeling great so couldn’t go after him.
As the Pacific Whale Foundations mission is to educate people, that didn’t happen much on this trip for us. Since you have a great knowledgeable crew that have a lot to share, if they go around and engage more or use the PA system when people can hear, that would really add value to passengers and further your goals too!
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