Molokini and Turtle Arches Snorkeling Trip from Ma'alaea Harbor

Awesome trip and great services from Pacific Ocean and very professional. Saw turtles and fishes and enjoyed the experience

The crew was professional and courteous. The views are amazing. Would use them again if I had the opportunity.

Staff were fun, knowledgeable and made sure everyone was safe. Both meals were really good. We got to see many beautiful fish and were lucky enough to see a couple turtles.

We loved this excursion! Great food and the amount of time was perfect. We were able to see a lot of sea life, including sea turtles, which was very special!

It was a great time. The staff were very friendly, helpful and always asking if we need anything. It was a great day under the water and saw so many different dishes. Beautiful!!!!!! Unfortunately the ocean was to ruff to see the turtles but in our way back the captain stopped the boat to maybe see anything and we say a big, giant turtle playing on top of the water. It was amazing. The food is delicious 😋

Very knowlegable staff, great food, great location! Two locations to snorkel which vary depending on time and amount of people there. Go on the early trip to beat the other boats.

The tour was excellent, the crew were amazing and very knowledgeable and went out of their way to make it a great experience. The food was not so great.

In a short blurb it’s hard to encapsulate how special this specific Pacific Whale Foundation tour was to my family (daughter 15, son 12). Eco-conscious! But, most important, my 12 yr old son, so fearful of sharks, and afraid to swim in non-shallow waters, fought his fears and snorkeled Molokini and Turtle Town like a pro, leaving his fears in the sea and returning a more adventurous person. What does this have to do with this tour? The staff on the boat were so incredibly connected to the families on the boat, and created a tone of calm, kindness, and care for the ocean and land, and my son felt peaceful and happy, which led him to realize he can do this, jump into the waters, and come out the other side feeling awesome! Pacific Whale Foundation and their staff are totally committed to conservation and the next day and thereafter, I found myself dragging along the same reusable cup for my morning coffees every day after this trip. I went out and found bamboo straws, and I’m going plastic free when I return to Seattle. Molokini—the reef—was a life-changing experience for me and altered my way of wanting to behave on this planet and care for the ocean. My whole family was moved by the ocean’s majesty and even my husband (already a major conservationist)— who was (and is) suspicious of eco-tourism companies—said, “this was a beautiful and special experience-look what it did for Aden—and if it changed you, Amy, and if it made you go plastic free, then it’s impact was so much more important than the joy we experienced.”

The captain and crew were great. The rest wasn’t as in the description. There was only one species of fish and about two dozen of them. That was it, not 250 species or many fish. We did not go to the Turtle Arches. As we were going back to the harbor, we saw a few swim at the surface for about a minute as we slowed down. That was as far as the turtle part went. There’s no waterslide on the boat, just climbed down wide steps to get in. I spent a good amount of money($140) and it was missing so much from the description. Wish I would have known, i wouldnt have booked. I thought I just went on a bad day but I met a family on a different excursion who went on a different day but said the same.

My husband and I had a wonderful day of snorkeling with this company. They are very, very educated about marine wildlife and it was such a joy to be out with a bunch of people who are dedicated to their crafts and to the environment and preserving the beauty of the ocean. It was definitely worth the money for the day and a highlight of our trip to Maui. Service was also excellent.