Private Kayak Tour: Explore Maui's Hidden Reefs

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Embark on a private kayak and snorkel adventure with a personal guide. Tailored to your wants and needs, this customized underwater experience is perfect for all skill levels. Explore the reef, learn about marine life, and have your own personal photographer. Escape the crowds and enjoy a truly unique and personalized adventure.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Makena Landing Park - Embark on an unforgettable journey with our Private kayak and snorkel tour, where you can explore the stunning crystal-clear waters of Maui and the captivating marine life that inhabits them. Our experienced guides will take you to some of the premier snorkeling locations along Maui’s coastline, providing a unique view of the…

What's Included

Snacks
Use of snorkeling equipment
Bottled water
Digital Photos available for purchase

What's Not Included

Gratuity for Guide

Additional Information

At Tropical Guides & Outfitters, the focus is on creating experiences that are customized to individual preferences. Their private kayak tours are ideal for adventurers, those who prefer not to be confined by group settings, non-swimmers, first-time snorkelers, and families with young children eager to explore the natural beauty of Maui.
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Location

Makena Landing Park

Makena Road

We will send you detailed meeting instructions with a GPS link for direct directions for your tour meeting location the day before your scheduled tour. Yor experience and safety is our priority and for that reasons locations can change due to weather conditions.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Go569321

Oct 22, 2024

Great time! - Chris was amazing!!! Very educated and patient. Best aloha experience, you won't be disappointed with this business.

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Maricela_e

May 2, 2024

Amazing - Great experience, Chris is a great instructor and he also shares some history. Let’s not forget the water and snacks

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Kathykq6411eh

Nov 27, 2023

Awesome kayak and snorkel tour - Wonderful kayak and snorkel from Olowalu Beach with Chris. We had a great time, seeing many sea turtles, including ones having their shells cleaned by fishes. Chris was very knowledgeable, sharing his stories and information with us. He took excellent care of us and this private tour was so much better than the group kayak/snorkel tours we have been on. Loved every minute and will be booking with him again next time we're in Maui. Mahalo Chris.

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Mauilani2019

Oct 17, 2023

KAYAK ADVENTURES ALWAYS A MUST! - GREAT TEAM! PROFESSIONAL and knowledgeable! Maui is Open but be respectful. Snorkel on a kayak is a very special way to see island. Early morning trip best for clear waters! Our kayak guide made sure we were comfortable with the gear. And took a ton of pics of us both under and above !

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G6749stscottf

Jul 3, 2023

No Need to Overthink It -- Book with Tropical Guides! - I was with my family on Maui in May of 2023 (a bit too late for the humpbacks). On a friend's adamant recommendation (because he and his family had such a great experience), we reached out to Tropical Guides and booked ourselves a private adventure with Chris Our morning with Chris was the highlight of our trip! He gives a great tour of the Olowalu reef system, ensures safety every step of the way, takes care of all the details, and takes awesome photos of the whole thing. Communication prior to our adventure was clear and easy and responsive. He has fantastic knowledge of the Hawaiian Islands, and has a consistently great vibe while he's sharing it If we had it to do over again, we would repeat our "private" preference. It's obvious that Chris would navigate a group of up to 8 people really well. But we liked how nimble we could be since it was just us We'll be back during humpback season within the next few years, and Tropical Guides will be our first booking!

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Catarinap977

Feb 21, 2023

Fun and beautiful - I loved every single moment of this trip! Our guide Chris was super fun and knowledgable! Before we got on our kayaks, Chris explained to us what fish we were going to see and should pay attention to. Once we were in the sea we calmly paddled in group, with him explaining us a little about the area and how he ended up there, until we finally arrived to the snorkeling spot. Getting out of the kayaks was as easy as getting in later on. Once we got into the water we could understand how special that spot was. We saw numerous turtles, from old ones to young ones, as well as beautiful fishes all around. Chris was going around pointing things to us, taking amazing photos that he later shared with us. The time passed way too fast, I honestly didn't want to go back. Chris made it all better and I'm not very good at leaving reviews, so this one comes super late (I did the trip over Thanksgiving week). But I'm back to book the Whale kayaking tour he told me about last time, and I can't wait!

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Jxh1061

Jan 13, 2023

Amazing!! - This was the best experience while in Maui. Chris was our tour guide and was amazing. It took a little while to find the whales, but once we did- it was so worth it! We were running short on time but Chris was great and made sure we got some snorkel time in too where we saw tons of sea turtles. Overall, an amazing experience and 10/10 would definitely do again.

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Joellec246

Dec 19, 2022

Fantastic Trip! - Highly recommend Tropical Guides & Outfitters. Chris was an awesome guide and we had a fantastic time. Chris got us efficiently set-up with our gear and safety precautions. He then took us out on a beautiful paddle where we saw and heard whales sing (wow!). My daughter mentioned she loved turtles, so he took us to a great little snorkel spot where we saw 5 turtles! While we snorkeled, Chris took photos underwater of us and the turtles, fish, etc. The photos are so cool (and digital downloads are free!).

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Daniel_p

Nov 25, 2022

Awesome Kayak and Snorkeling! - Awesome experience kayaking and snorkeling! Chris was an awesome guide and we saw tons of awesome fish and turtles, and even a whale! First whale of the season

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Shiloc88

Jan 16, 2023

Overall fun tour - Fun tour! Our guide was very talkative and knowledgable about the ocean and Hawaii! Got to see lots of whales jumping around and it was a beautiful day out! Kayaked around the water and waited for whales to jump out and then tried following them around. We didn’t get to snorkel for very long because we spent too long looking at the whales. I was a little disappointed about that, because I really wanted to see a turtle and be able to swim around. I thought there would be some sort of schedule so we would spend a certain amount of time in the kayaks and a certain amount of time snorkeling. Snacks were just a nature valley granola bar and some canned juice that we got after we finished snorkeling. There was also an option photo package for $60… Didn’t realize those would just be taken with our guide’s iPhone. Afterwards I asked if I could see the photos before purchasing and was told that since the photos were already taken, I needed to pay for them. I was disappointed with that, because I only asked for the photo package in the middle of the tour because our guide said he got a really good photo of me with a whale. After purchasing and finally seeing the photo, I was halfway blocked by other people in kayaks from my tour. Not too happy about that since that was the only reason I asked for the photos. Also everyone that purchases a photo package gets ALL the photos. A little weird to think that everyone else in the tour has a lot of photos to me in their camera roll now. Our guide was also not scared to ask for tips. At the end of the tour he made about 3 comments reminding us to tip him. I’m all for tipping, but paying my guide $60 for some average iPhone photos and then him personally asking me for more when I’m about to pay him was a little annoying. I would probably ask for a different guide if I ever did this tour again.

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From $175

up to 8 guests

1 - Adult