The #1 snorkeling beach in North Shore Oahu, Turtle Cove. Also, #1 or #2 snorkeling site on the entire island of Oahu.
There is a very, very good chance you will see the “HONU” or Hawaiian green sea turtle. Turtle Cove is home to hundreds of tropical fish and sea life.
We can take you to “Turtle cleaning station” which is 6 feet from the surface. Hawaii green sea turtles are floating in water about 6 feet deep from the surface. Small fish come to turtle’s shell, picking algae from it. A great day is when there is more than three turtles around the turtle cleaning station.
Sea turtles are a “lung breath” animal so they sometimes come up for air to the surface next to you. This actually happens very often. It is an amazing close encounter with beautiful marine life. Please remember if this happens to you, be still. Stay away from the sea turtles, needless to say, DON’T TOUCH or chase them. They need to spend time on the surface for breathing. Hawaiian green sea turtles or any other sea turtles you see in Hawaii are very protected. There is a very big fine if you touch them!! Their beaks are also very strong. You do not want the to bite your fingers, trust us when we say this.
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Our snorkeling guides are all trained snorkeling rescue and we are experienced skin divers. If you are interested going a little bit deeper then the surface, let us know and we will give you a a few tips to go down.
Our Turtle Cove North Shore Oahu Snorkeling Tour includes snorkeling gear – masks, snorkels, fins, and life jackets. The guide has a float for safety for the guests. If you are not comfortable in the water at a the start, you are welcome to grab a float for as long as you need.
Hawaii Real Nature Tours has 3 Snorkeling Tour Options:
1, West Oahu Land and snorkeling tour – This is not only a snorkeling tour. We stop several places before we jump in the water. We talk about Hawaiian history and legend. We stop at sacred valleys and caves, isolated white sand beaches, the birth places of big wave surfing. Waianae coastline is one of the most beautiful coastlines in Oahu. It is the hottest and driest side of the island. After the land portion of the tour, we will jump in the water where the home of Hawaiian green sea turtles is.
2, Turtle cove North Shore Snorkeling Tour – This tour does not have a pick up option. Meet us at the beach where we go snorkeling. at 8:30 am or 12:30 pm (Drive 50 minutes from Waikiki, 20 minutes from Turtle bay resort area.)
This is only a snorkeling tour. It’s about 90 minutes in the water. Schools of convict fish, mullet and tang fish, big parrot fish (Blue is male, red/brown is female) , eel and few fish only live in Hawaii such as lemon butterflyfish, bluelined butterflyfish, Hawaiian christmas wrasse and so much more.
3, Private snorkeling tour – It is 100% private, we will make 100% custom tour for you. Snorkeling west Oahu and North Shore? No problem. Snorkeling in the morning and garlic shrimp lunch and shave ice in the afternoon? Snorkeling and hiking? Blue Hawaii east coast scenic views and snorkeling?
Any requests are welcome, we will try to make all your requests put together!
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