Turtle Town Snorkel Experience: Intimate Underwater Adventure with Free Photo and Video Souvenirs
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1,344 Ratings
Kihei
Embark on an intimate underwater adventure in Turtle Town! Snorkel with giant sea turtles, explore lava tubes, and capture unforgettable moments with free photo and video souvenirs.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Makena Landing Park - Priding ourselves on small & local, we will go out in intimate groups of no more than 10 (usually less) & roam Maui’s top snorkel destination, The wild reef @Turtle Town with our high end gear(no leaky masks!). Our professional guides will guide you while you gently swim with Hawaii’s sacred Green Hawaiian Sea Turtles (Honu’s), chase tropical fish, swim alongside lush coastlines, and hang out as friends as we enjoy the ocean & snap high quality photos and videos of your crew (free!). First time snorkelers are welcomed, but you need to be able to lightly swim(for your own safety!). Please no guests under 10 years of age! Please be able to swim. We do provide life vests and our guides carry floatation boards and are very safety oriented. This is a shore snorkel & we will give a detailed briefing on safety, snorkeling tips and tricks, & do’s and don’ts so no to need worry!

Check out my other experiences

  1. Sunset Video Session At Hidden Beach
  2. Night Time snorkel with photo and video under the stars @ Turtle Town
  3. Snorkel Sea Scooter tour through Turtle Town
  4. Kayak Snorkel + Whale Watch (seasonal)
What's Included
  • Raw Video clips of our Adventure
  • 1-hour guided snorkeling at Turtle Town
  • Age requirement: Must be 10+
  • Photo package included
  • Snorkeling equipment provided
  • Life jackets available
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Tip
Additional Information

Hello!

We boast of delivering a 5-star service experience in an exclusive small group environment to guarantee everyone enjoys themselves, as evidenced by our customer reviews! **Kindly note, we cannot accommodate guests under 10 years of age (for safety reasons). Prepare to pursue enormous sea turtles, snorkel beyond lava tubes, discover maritime creatures, and immerse in a hands-on tour that includes unedited video footage and photos at no extra charge. Our team of competent guides and I are skilled photographers and videographers who will record stunning images and clips of your group. We offer comprehensive guidance and provide premium dive masks (No blurred or leaking masks!) With exceptional service, small groups, complimentary photo and video clips, and eminent guides, we firmly believe we rank among the best snorkeling tours on Maui island. We’re passionate about our work and prefer small groups over large boat trips; this allows us to explore more of the reefs and provide superior service.

Location
3750 Wailea Alanui Dr
Wailea Alanui Drive
Please meet at 3750 Wailea Alanui Dr. Once you pull in you will see island gourmet on your left. Take an immediate right to the "back right corner" of the parking lot. You will see a white Ford Transit van and a white Chevy Express Van. Meet us there!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nancy_l
May 16, 2024
Nancy - Had a Fabulous experience with my family and Joe is amazing! 1000% recommend! Swam with 2 turtles and other sea creatures.
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Kari_s
May 14, 2024
Saw a baby sea turtle on... - Saw a baby sea turtle on our swim back! Very knowledgeable hosts, learned a lot about the sea creatures. Enjoy!
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Trent
May 14, 2024
Highlight of our trip to Maui. - We had an excellent experience snorkeling with Tristan’s team. Seth was very knowledgeable about all of the sea life we saw, which included several turtles. He included a few fish jokes as well. We entered from the beach which I found to be much better than a boat. We highly recommended this excursion.
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Eric_c
May 13, 2024
Awesome time! Great pictures! - We had an awesome time with Shelby! A lot less expensive than other excursions and we had a great time and got a lot of amazing photos. Would highly recommend!
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Makylah_e
May 13, 2024
I would definitely sign up again!!! - My mom & I had an amazing time. They took amazing pictures & the instructor was fantastic, he took his time, made sure everyone was happy & engaging.
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Latourgirl
May 9, 2024
THE BEST way to see the turtles without spending an entire day on a boat - I recently brought my 71 year old mom to Maui as an early Mother’s Day gift.  Sea turtles are one of her favorite things in life, and she desperately wanted to be in the water with them.  She’s also a 3 time breast cancer survivor, has sever motion sickness,  and, though generally active, not as spry as she used to be.  She was worried she couldn’t handle the longer half or full day tours and was going to talk herself into being content with sitting by the turtle pond at the Maui Ocean Aquarium, but I was really hoping to find a solution that did not involve a pane of glass between her and her beloved creatures.  Enter Zephyr Adventures and their 1.5 hour Turtle Snorkeling Tour.  It didn’t involve a boat, so no more worry about getting sea sick.  It was a shorter day, so we weren’t as worried about stamina.  And then we realize that the tour guide texting us about meeting location, Joe, had an area code from my hometown of Indiana, where my mom still lives and taught high school for over 30 years.  Joe went to that same high school.   He and his co worker picked us up from the Island Gourmet parking lot, provided all gear, gave an excellent safety and gear demonstration, drove us safely to the nearby beach, where we were able to stroll right into the water and swam a short way around a point to a cave where the turtles like to hang out.  We saw a total of 4 turtles so close and personal that i had to fight to NOT touch them because the waves threatened to bump us into them.  Joe was an expert at finding other sea life to show us and allow us to safely and respectfully hold—making sure to get photos and video of us at all times.  By the end of the tour, I had pics (Joe airdropped them to us)  of my mom and me together with not just turtles, but also urchins, sea stars, and a baby octopus.  And when my mom got tired halfway to the caves and panicked a bit that she might not be able to make it, Joe swam back to her, gave her a boogie board and absolutely zero attitude, and proceeded to tow her the rest of the tour with no complaints, making sure she got to experience the whole thing with us and not once making her feel badly for needing help.   We were done with the trip and back at our car 2 hours later, smiles plastered on our faces, and still had the whole afternoon to spend getting lunch and massages at our hotel.  It was the absolute perfect outing for someone wanting to get *very* up close and personal with these magical creatures without spending a whole day on the outing, and it was led by sweet, compassionate, funny and knowledgeable professionals who clearly love what they do.  It’s a little operation, but it’s well deserving of the kind of patronage the bigger outfitters get.  We are really grateful we stumbled upon it and highly recommend them to anyone traveling to Maui! *note that none of my attached pics show turtles only bc I haven’t edited any of the video to capture stills of that part—there were PLENTY of up close turtle interactions caught on video!
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Yuta_a
May 9, 2024
Satisfied - Joe was awesome from beginning to end! watching to catch octopus was unique experience. We’ve seen at least 5-6 turtles
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Laura_d
May 8, 2024
Blown away by this incredible snorkeling adventure - We were blown away by the experience and would 💯 recommend to anyone. Not only was it an incredibly well organized experience but it was led expertly and with ease. The guide, Shelby took so insane photos, pointed out several turtles to us and made it so fun. We absolutely loved everything about the experience.
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Lilian_g
May 7, 2024
Amazing - Joe is a great guide. The snorkeling was amazing. We were able to see a turtle, Joe grabbed a star fish and a sea urchin, amazing experience, me and my family are very happy with the tour.
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Kristik695
May 7, 2024
Unforgettable experience- MUST DO WITH ZEPHYR - This was the best experience I had during my whole stay in Maui! It is an experience I’ll never forget and it was the perfect tour from Joe. He made us feel safe the whole time and showed us such cool wildlife- including catching an octopus! I loved being part of a small group and we saw so many turtles. The photos and videos were an added bonus. Highly recommend!
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