Fair Wind Cruises

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Since 1971, Fair Wind has been the leader in snorkel cruises on the Big Island of Hawaii – operating two unique vessels (The Fair Wind II and Hula Kai).

Rated "Big Island's Best Snorkel Cruise Company" West Hawaii Today Reader's Poll

Here’s what our guests are saying…

Manta Mania is Here – A”Must Do”!

One of the premier dives in the world is the famous Kona Manta Ray Night Dive. It is an amazing experience. Each year thousands of divers and snorkelers from around the world visit Kona to dive & snorkel with the manta rays. The Kona Coast is one of the best places in the world to get close to and observe manta rays. Their huge 12-foot wingspans and agile movements are truly memorizing. With no teeth, they are quite harmless. Manta rays feast on tiny plankton as they swoop down through the water.
Marine Life at Kealakekua Bay..

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We are honored to be recognized by Frommer’s Travel Guide, The Idiot’s Guide to Hawaii and the local West Hawaii Readers Poll as the Best Snorkel Cruise on the Big Island. In addition, Fair Wind comes highly recommended by leading industry guidebooks such as Big Island Revealed and Fodor’s.
We hope you will enjoy a Fair Wind experience during your time on the beautiful Big Island of Hawaii.
SEA ROCKETS – Fair Wind’s New Adventure

Hawaii’s Pristine Ocean Environment.
We all know that Hawaii boasts some of the world’s finest snorkel and diving locations in the world. In fact, more than a quarter of the marine life in Hawaii cannot be found anywhere else on earth. It is indeed a very rare and fragile environment that we are fortunate enough to experience. As guests of this unique underwater world, we are all responsible for the reef’s preservation and future health. Fair Wind is proud to be part of an island-wide effort to help educate residents and visitors alike about ways in which they can help. Please visit The Big Island Reef Fund Website to learn more about this program.