So when was the last time you were on a submarine anyway?..............
Big Island of Hawaii Submarine Tours and Glass-Bottom Boats
Big Island of Hawaii Submarine and Glass-bottom Boat tours are informative, educational and fun.
When was the last time you were on a submarine tour?
Off the coast of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii you'll have an opportunity to do just that. Atlantis Submarine cruises will take you on your Big Island submarine cruise on one of their 5 million dollar underwater viewing vessels to depths of over 100 feet and stay submerged for approximately 40 minutes!
This is not your typical glass bottom boat ride, as this Big Island of Hawaii submarine vessel actually submerges to the ocean floor. Large window ports are located at every seat, the cabin is fully air-conditioned with lots of ventilation and the underwater viewing of Hawaii tropical fish is spectacular.
You will see the fish from the vantage point of this Big Island of Hawaii submarine tour that would be unavailable to you through other means. Even scuba divers would have difficulty submerging to this depth and staying down for this length of time. You'll see much Hawaii marine life, tons of tropical fish and enjoy encounters with White Tip Reef Sharks are not uncommon. As you descend deeper you will notice the colors inside the submarine cabin changing as the light is filtered from the water above.
Once at the sea floor you'll be immersed in the world of the fish and the underwater sea life. This Big Island of Hawaii submarine tour is highly educational and is recommended for children, however they must be over the height of 3 ft tall.
Tom's Tips - Big Island of Hawaii Submarine Tour
- Your Big Island of Hawaii submarine tour is an education in itself. Just being down at a depth of 100 ft for 40 minutes or so gives most people a perspective they would never have of what the underwater world looks like.
- Big Island of Hawaii glass-bottom boat tours are also available to you if you would like a tour that is less expensive than the Hawaii submarines.
- There are no bathrooms available to you during the 40 minutes you will be descended on your Big Island submarine tour.
Atlantis Submarine The Big Island of Hawaii is known to be one of the most beautiful places in Hawaii to view the fish and marine life and a great way to see all this is with Atlantis Submarine. Atlantis Submarine offers dive tours every day from the port city of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. These tour usually dive to a depth of one-hundred feet and are submerged for about forty-five minutes. Atlantis visits a natural marine reef of about twenty-five acres in size and the large viewing portals offer you an excellent glimpse of Hawaii's underwater world.
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Blue Sea Cruises (Day) Seeing the reef and marine life off the coast of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii is one of the most popular activities on the island and Blue Sea Cruises provides you with two fabulous glass bottom ports to view the undersea world. These cruises have always been popular with children but truly, they are great for everyone. The reef life off the Big Island offers some of the most spectacular reef to be seen in all of Hawaii and the glass bottom of the Blue Sea Cruises seventy-foot double deck catamaran, Spirit of Kona, offers some of the best viewing available. Some of the marine life you may see on your cruise are dolphins, manta rays, turtles and many varieties of tropical fish as well as whales in season.
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Blue Sea Cruises (Evening) One of the glass bottom cruises on the Big Island, Blue Sea Cruises, offers sunset dinner cruises on its seventy-foot double-deck catamaran called the Spirit of Kona. This glass bottom dinner cruise often provides a view of the ever so special Manta Rays which come out during the evening along the Kona Coast. These ocean "creatures of the night" are a sight to remember and add a touch of excitement to a romantic sunset dinner cruise offered by Blue Sea Cruises.
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Kailua Bay Charter Co. Kailua Bay Charter Company is a comfortable, thirty-six foot glass bottom boat that cruises the waters off shore of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. The Kona coastline is filled with coral and tropical fish and the Kailua Bay Charter Company is a short and inexpensive way to view this underwater world. This is a great tour for children or anyone who doesn't want to get wet while viewing the marine life. Tours on the glass bottom boat are an hour in length and the boat takes small groups with a maximum of twenty-four total passengers.
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Big Island of Hawaii Submarine Tours - The submarine trips in Hawaii have proven to be among the most popular of all the activities we have. Although this is a favorite among children please just remember that they have to be at least 3 ft tall. Everyone has a window seat and it’s truly exciting to descend to depths in excess of hundred feet. You’ll be down for over 40 minutes and that’s longer even than most divers would be able to stay at that depth. One thing to also remember is that the submarines are fully pressurized and have rushes of air-conditioned air pushing past you at all times so you’ll be at the height of comfort.















