{"id":408,"count":4,"description":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Big Island Snorkeling<\/h2>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-12945\" src=\"https:\/\/activityauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/big-island-snorkel-experiences.jpg\" alt=\"Big Island Snorkel Experinces\" width=\"230\" height=\"392\" \/><\/h1>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Snorkeling off the 250 miles of Big Island coastline is arguably the best in the State. With far less human interaction, Hawaii has vibrant reefs and plentiful ocean life that make it incredible for snorkeling. Many of the best Big Island snorkel spots are most easily accessed from a boat trip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Historical Snorkeling<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">A favorite location to snorkel on the Big Island is only a short distance from <a href=\"\/big-island\/kona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kona Town<\/a>. Kealakekua Bay is where Captain James Cook originally landed on the Big Island. It's also the spot where he was killed one year later by the Hawaiian people. His memorial can be visited via snorkel boat, and you can also see the Hikiau Heiau on the east side, a sacred temple built to honor the Hawaiian god Lono.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Snorkel at Night!<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Our personal favorite <a href=\"\/top-kona-snorkel-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Island snorkeling experience<\/a> was done at night among the massive manta rays not far from Kona. We took a <a href=\"\/big-island\/sunset-cruises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sunset cruise<\/a> to the spot where there were already lights attracting the rays. Then, the boat turns on all their ocean lights, illuminating the water, and ultimately attracting plankton. This plankton then brings in the <a href=\"\/top-kona-manta-ray-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manta rays<\/a> for feeding. We had 15 manta rays with 15-20 foot wing spans swooping open-mouthed inches from our bodies! This is a bucket list item, for sure!<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/activityauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/big-island-snorkel-day-e1727388416379.jpg\" alt=\"Big Island Snorkel Day\" width=\"1200\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>","link":"https:\/\/activityauthority.com\/big-island\/snorkeling\/","name":"Big Island Snorkeling","slug":"big-island-snorkeling","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":137,"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Big Island Snorkeling Tours - Best Hawaii Snorkeling | Manta Rays<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;ve enjoyed all of the best Big Island snorkeling tours. 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