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About
Our catamaran tour is ideal for families and beginner snorkelers who want to swim with dolphins in their natural environment. Enjoy our thrilling, 21-foot water slide, paddle boards, and more. Transportation and lunch included!
Cruise Oahu's Waianae coastline, swim with wild dolphins, and snorkel in the beautiful Hawaii ocean.
Lunch, snorkel gear, ocean activities, and transportation from select hotels in Waikiki are included! Put your bathing suits on and you're set to come on board!
*12PM tour is Dolphin Watching
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Location
Waianae Small Boat Harbor
85-491 Farrington Hwy, Waianae, HI 96792
About a 50minute drive away from the Waikiki area
Free public parking is available
Duration: 3.5 hours
**This tour operates: March 1st – October 31st**
**The duration might be longer. Please make sure that you do not have a tight schedule afterwards.**
- Check-in time is 30 minutes before the tour starts.
- Snorkel gear is included (snorkel, mask, and fins)
- Beverages provided
- Lunch provided. **Dietary restrictions are accommodated based on request**
- You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks.
- Alcohol is allowed as long as it is not in a glass bottle.
Tour Schedule
**7:30am Departure tour(Dolphin Swim)**
- Pick up at the designated meeting places -if you are taking our transportation. (Waikiki area, 5:30~6am, Ko Olina area 6:40am)
- 7:00 AM Waianae Harbor check-in/Self Drive check-in
- 7:30 AM Tour starts!
- 10:45~11:00 AM Come back to Waianae Harbor/ Self Drive out
- 12:30~1PM Back to Waikiki area (12~12:30 PM Ko Olina area)
***Private Charters Available**
- Capacity: 1 to 45 people *Tax included
- Transportation upon request, will be charged separately.
Booking Notes
##Aloha! Welcome to our tour!##
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##The duration might be longer depending on the dolphins. Please make sure that you do not have a tight schedule afterward.##
##Duration: 3.5-4 hours##
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##Tour Schedule: Check-in is 30 minutes before departure time##
Pick up at the designated meeting places -if you are taking our transportation.
**7:00AM**: Arrival and check-in at Waianae Harbor /**Self Drive check-in**
**✓Meet us at the front of the restroom, the building with the orange roof.**
**✓Please park your car on the right side of the harbor parking lot.**
**✓Our vessel is the Poseidon**
7:30 AM: Departure from the harbor
- Fitting snorkels, gear, and safety briefing
- Chanting for safety in ancient Hawaiian traditional style Oli (prayer)
- Cruise the ocean off the Waianae Coast to search for dolphins (Whales can be seen from December through April)
- Snorkeling at a spot with sea turtles and tropical fish
- Play with Big Floating Mat, Water slide, & Stand-Up Paddle Board
*They may not be available due to weather conditions.
- Refillable Water Station (please bring a reusable water bottle)
- Lunch provided (Turkey Sandwich/Veggie Wrap), chips, granola bars, and hot cocoa
**Please notify the agent of your preference between Turkey Sandwich or Veggie Wrap**
***If a preference is not provided by 8:00 PM HST the night before the scheduled tour, we will provide a Turkey Sandwich. If anyone in your party has dietary/allergy restrictions please provide your own lunch.***
11:30AM: Return to Waianae Harbor - Self-drive guests depart on their own, and bus guests will be driven back to their original pickup locations.
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Arrival at the designated meeting places (Ko Olina area: 12:30 PM)
** *This schedule may be changed according to weather conditions, traffic, and the situation of the dolphins.**
What's Included in the Tour:
- Snorkel gear (mask and fins), safety jacket *Prescription mask available
- Big Floating Mat, Water slide, & Stand-Up Paddle Board
*They may not be available due to weather conditions.
- Refillable Water Station (please bring a reusable water bottle)
- Lunch, chips, granola bars, hot cocoa!
- Roundtrip transportation between the pick-up location and harbor
Option: wet suit rental available $10 for adult and $5 for child, Venmo or credit card payment at the harbor is okay.
**Things to do on the day before the Tour:**
- Take a good rest and go to a bed early (a lack of sleep may cause seasickness)
- Check the place and time for check in or pickup
- Confirm transportation details & lunch order. If you are selecting to self-transport, please review the Google Maps directions and reference pictures.
* Please let us know if the name used for booking the Tour is different from the one used for the hotel reservation by 5:00 PM of the day before the Tour (Office: 808-636-8440)
**Things to do in the morning of the Tour: if you are using our transportation**
- Check your belongings needed for the tour (there is no time to go back to the hotel to pick them up)
- Make sure to use bathroom before leaving your hotel (there is no time to stop at any bathrooms during the one-hour trip to the harbor)
- Come to the designated place for pickup 10 min before the pickup-time (you will be considered as cancelled if you don’t appear in the place and time designated).
- Don’t get on a bus operated by another tour-company. Our guide or driver will call your name and the Tour name
**Things to bring:**
- Swimsuits (Please put them on under your outfits before leaving to harbor)
- Beach towel (bigger size is preferable), sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, long sleeve jacket or sweatshirt
- You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks. Alcohol is allowed as long as it is not in a glass bottle.
- Motion sickness medicine (It is most effective to take the pill an hour before leaving the hotel)
- Water-proof case or bag to put the belongs
* Please be prepared to protect your belongings from water
Photo package:
A professional photographer attends the tour and takes photos of the participants, ocean activities, and wild animals. You can purchase them for $70 from the URL-link. Please ask the tour guide for details.
**Due to COVID-19 limited capacity on boat, we might not have photographer at the moment.*
*Gratuities are not included but are always welcomed!*
Please view our Safety Video prior to the tour: [Safety Video (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIAi1BAiMl8&feature=em-share_video_user)
#Self-Drive Directions
##Waianae Small Boat Harbor A17##
##Check in time is 30 minutes before the departure time.
Address: 85-471 Farrington Hwy, Waianae, HI 96792
For a Map, [Click here for a Map](https://goo.gl/maps/W5nKfpgrW8U2)
For a Check in spot, [Click here (Orange roof building/photo)](https://d1a2dkr8rai8e2.cloudfront.net/api/file/CQr8jb26QVuqgzjb3YCU)
[Check in place at Waianae Harbor (Orange roof building/photo))](https://d1a2dkr8rai8e2.cloudfront.net/api/file/E4LYSh8OQWCoDmxS2CJm)
Questions?
Call us at
English: 808-636-8440 or email us at info@hawaiidolphin.com.
Japanese: 808-636-8440 (Waikiki Office) or 03-4578-0539 (from Japan)
Business Hours: 8AM-5PM/ Mon-Sun (Hawaii Standard Time)
Cancellation Policy
##For Full Refund
- **Call us 48 hours before the tour.**
- **For Private Charter: call us by 5 PM 7 days before the tour**
In case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, customers will also receive a full refund.
**✓ No-shows will be charged the full price.**
**✓ With a doctor's note, you will be able to receive a full refund after the designated cancellation period.**
- The doctor's note applies only to the person who holds the note.
- If the person with a doctor's note is a minor, we will honor one adult as guardian for full refund.
Customers will receive a full refund when a cancellation notice is made 48 hours before the tour.
##For Cancellation: Call (808) 636-8440
**[Please be careful]**
If you cancel yourself online, you will not be able to get a refund. Instead, we will issue a gift card that you can use next time.
If you wish to cancel with a refund, please be sure to contact us by phone.
**Business Hours: 8AM-5PM/ Mon-Sun (Hawaii Standard Time)**
- ✓ Please DO NOT send a cancellation request via email.
- ✓ You need to give us a call in case of cancellation.
- ✓ If you are booked by the concierge at the hotel or any activities desks, please call them for your cancellation.
**If you are booked by activity desks concierges, please contact them. The cancellation notice hours might be different.**
Contact us by phone to inquire about rescheduling.
##In case of No Dolphins
- Please be aware that because dolphins are wild animals, sightings are not 100% guaranteed.
- In case of no dolphins, we will put you on a next available tour for -50% tour fee from regular price.
- If you cannot re-schedule a tour, you will be able to come back for a retry anytime in the future.
**There will be no refund.**
##In case of bad weather, ocean conditions
We will reschedule you for another day or will make a full refund.
