- Our list of the best things to do in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, features the top 119 nearby activities — including 76 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Kailua-Kona, HI has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Water Activities, Tours, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 39 things to do within the city of Kailua-Kona, HI , followed by 85 popular activities in nearby cities, including Waikoloa, Kealakekua, Holualoa, Captain Cook, Keauhou, Honaunau, Hilo and Honalo
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5.9 Miles
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1886 votes
78-7130 Kaleiopapa Street, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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Founded in 1971, Fair Wind Big Island Ocean Guides takes its clients on 4 types of cruises: the Morning Snorkel Cruise and BBQ, the Afternoon Snack Cruise, the Manta Night Snorkel and Dive, and the Deluxe Morning Snorkel and Dive Cruise. Private luxury charters are also available.
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A wide range of scuba and snorkelling options are available at Jack's Diving Locker, a dive shop and tour operator offering special scuba experiences including a Manta Night dive, and shore dives along the Kona coast.
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476 votes
75-5663 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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Splasher's Ocean Adventures guide snorkel and boat tours on the 28-foot Orca, a 19-passenger boat originally used by the US Navy Seals. Partake in a sunset or moonlight Manta Ray trip, dolphin swim or whale watching excursion. Private group reservations also available.
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With a height of 13,796 feet, the Mauna Kea Summit offers a scenic view of the surroundings. In here is also found the largest observatory for optical, infrared, and submilimeter astronomy center.
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680 votes
Honokohau Harbor, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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Families are the primary audience of Neptune Charlies Ocean Safaris and their specialty eco-tours. The visitors are able to explore the local reef and the dolphins who live nearby, go whale watching, and have scuba diving adventures.
11.8 Miles
96%
761 votes
Hwy. 19, dirt road N. of mile marker 88, Kailua-Kona, HI
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Part of Kekai State Park, Manini-owali Beach at Kua Bay is an unsupervised, white sand and lava rock beach with opportunities for swimming and snorkelling, and picnic areas. A hiking trail links to the nearby Kikaua Beach.
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Body Glove Cruises offers a number of daily excursions including whale watching and snorkelling trips, lunch and evening cruises on a 65-foot luxury catamaran equipped with a waterslide, dive and swim platforms, and an entertainment and sound system.
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Founded in 1983, the Mauna Kea Summit Adventures has taken its clients sightseeing and star-gazing on the peak of the mountain. The trip includes dining at the visitor's center and visiting the world's largest telescope.
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294 votes
78-1728 Kaleiopapa Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI
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Ocean Safaris Kayak Adventures is a kayak rental company that also has paddle board rentals, whale watching tours, and sea cave explorations. Types of wildlife that can be seen on the tours include eels, sea turtles, tropical fish, and dolphins.
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232 votes
74-425 Kealakehe Pkwy, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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With TOPSHAPE Kona Sports Fishing, visitors can spend a full day fishing for tuna, mahi mahi, and wahoo with a guide. The trips are hosted on a 43 foot Cabo with Wi-Fi, satellite TV, and a Bose sound system.