We got underway, it was rough and the wind was blowing. The Captain and Adam suggested places for us to sit to keep drier from the waves and the spray. Adam told us stories and some history about the island and area. We were out for about 45 minutes and Captain put the boat right in the middle of a Porpoise (not Dolphins) school. It was amazing, they were jumping, spinning. Some of our group got right out on the front of the boat, inches away from the porpoises, it was amazing. There were other boats out looking for them, but our Captain found them first, right then I knew we booked the right trip. The Captain warmed up and explained more to us. We were first to find the second school of porpoises. Because his boat is smaller then the others out, we were able to get right into the sea caves, (it was amazing). We were backing into one, the seas were rough, and my daughter looked at me and said, "Dad, you nailed this trip." Snorkeling was amazing, we were in a small reef and the seas were calm. Lunch was very good. We saw the other boats out there and they were way off the shore. My daughter and friend spent the trip back on the front of the boat, Captain guided the boat so they had a great experience. Captain warmed up, we get his humor. Book it
My family and I did a catamaran tour of the Na Pali Coast. It was absolutely amazing. The tour was mostly for my sister, but it was incredible for everyone. The captain went out of his way to find a pod of dolphins as they were hunting. We saw plenty of whales in the distance showing off their tail slaps, and even a mother and calf hanging out on the surface. We also were able to get within inches of a crowd of porpoises and watch them swim out in front of the boat. Of course the Na Pali coast was spectacular. The captain and skipper were great to talk to and narrated a lot of cool facts about all of the wildlife we saw, as well as everything you would want to know about the famous coastline. We were blessed with an incredible day that many days won't bring. Our crew definitely went out of their way to give us an awesome experience, and I can't imagine it going any better.
We walked down to the boat with Adam and he explained some of the rules of the boat. He said that the Captain will explain the rules also, but he does it in a different way then Capain. The Guide Book described the Captain, and I cannot remember the exact words, but they nailed it. All of my kids, 21 to 26 years old, were almost afraid. "Dad....what did you get us into..." The Captain was short in his safety rules, like "dont sit here.don't step over rope..hold on when walking..etc." We were all afraid to move at first....
I have never written a review before, so here goes. (I need more room to write) (I wrote a review in Trip Advisor, this was the same one.
Went with them on this past Wednesday and they did not disappoint! Just an all round good local family company that gives you the best experience I ever had on a boat.
The Ultimate GuideBook gave it good reviews. It is a smaller company, which I perfer, personal service. They called that morning because the weather was bad to let me know things were still on.
We were running about 5 minutes late and got a call from Debbie to make sure we were on our way and were not lost. We found their ticket office which was a little green shack, my son-in-law's comment was "my tool shed looks better than that". We met Auntie Debbie there and she was real nice and helpful. We were the only car in the parking lot, I was somewhat concerned, too late to turn back.
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