Enjoy the beauty of Oahu’s South Shore! Depart from the Kewalo Basin Harbor and head toward Lē’ahi (Diamond Head). While aboard the Haleiwa Queen, enjoy the clear view of the Pacific Ocean floor as we cruise over live tropical reefs and one of Hawaii’s popular shipwrecks. Keep an eye out for honu (sea turtles), eels, reef sharks, dolphins, and schools of tropical fish, all visible from the deck of our vessel through our glass-bottom boat viewports. You’ve never seen the ocean like this before!
Perfect for large or small groups, book a fun-filled tour with Hawaii Glass Bottom Boats for your family or friends while visiting Hawaii. It’s a great activity for convention groups, employee appreciation days, military group outings, and local school field trips. We also offer wedding photo tours showcasing you on your wedding day against the beautiful backdrop of Oahu’s coastline.
PLEASE NOTE: We make every effort possible to view marine life, but we CANNOT guarantee any animal sightings.
Posted By : Jenn_T
Amazing experience! Captain Jim and first mate Cam were very personable and weren't bothered by all our questions. As the boat went out of the harbor we got lots of great tips of places to go and which beach is the best for easy access, free and easy parking, and mild water for swimming (magic island). The boat went to a couple of popular places for dolphins and turtles but we didn't see any. There were four snorkeling tours all around the sleeping turtles so our boat couldn't get close. Note that not the entire boat is glass bottom and you never walk on it. We also went late in the day day, so we didn't get a good look at the sunken ships because of the sun reflection. We did get to see some fish swimming along the boat. Highly recommend this nice short boat ride. Interesting, informative, fun and safe!
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 23:24:50 
Posted By : Eleanor_S
We had an amazing trip on the glass bottom boat tour . The guides were very friendly and had alot of information about the hotels and restaurants on the coast line even recommended places to go. While on boat we were able to see coral , a variety of fish and also lots of honu (turtles) . The views were breathtaking and the ride was relaxing beautiful day on the water.
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 14:39:17
Posted By : Christine_P
Very nice boat tour of the area. We were lucky enough to see dolphins, sea turtles, and a variety of different fish. There are 4 glassed in areas on the boat, where you can see the ocean floor at times. Beautiful scenery and informative commentary from the staff.
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 15:19:39
Posted By : bcmsnwwkv9
The crew was awesome. The weather wasn’t great for the glass bottom portion, which was obviously not their fault, and they were honest and upfront about that fact which I appreciated. But we decided to go on the boat anyways and we all still had a great time! We saw turtles and the captain found a huge pod of dolphins which hung out with us for a bit. Overall a great boat trip even without being able to see the glass bottom fishes. They were knowledgeable and were able to maneuver well through huge swells.
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 15:26:02
Posted By : Jessica J
Cameron and Austin were great! Very knowledgeable and fun! Both had interesting information to share about the island and its history. Both knew so much about the wildlife. The boat ride was smooth and relaxing.
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 15:10:20 
Posted By : Irene_L
Choppy waters so no marine life but we did see a big green water turtle and seal. Please don’t go to Nico’s restaurant if they recommend it. It was NOT good and we spent $200 for family of 5 for lunch!
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 03:27:54
Posted By : Adriana_B
We had a great time they had to cancel our 215 reservation but gave us an option to do it at 245 we didn't mind we were running behind from our flight so it worked perfect. The tour was amazing enjoyable beautiful view with amazing people to join us on the trip they fed the fish that way we could see some fish spotted turtles beautiful water would recommend to do the trip
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 16:35:16
Posted By : Linda_Y
Wonderful Experience seeing many turtles and fish in the water around the boat!! Professional crew with delightful attitude!
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 15:49:46
Posted By : Akilah_J
This is a big boat that can take like 30 people, with 4 2x4’ glass sections that you have to look down waist high openings to see. So in a large group it’s a lot of people trying to look through those smallish areas. Not like an opening in the middle of the boat where everyone can sit and see the same thing.. that was the very disappointing part.
But the crew was nice and the ride was very peaceful. There was a lot of surf so clarity was bad anyway. They did their best to attract fish and so we saw some at our sides rather than through the glass bottom.
And as I mentioned the ride was peaceful and beautiful.
The low stars is really because I don’t think the boat is good for this type of tour, but if you can be happy with it being a worthy boat ride then you’ll be happy at the end anyway.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 19:31:22
Posted By : Kathleen_C
Seeing sea turtles in their natural habitat, the ocean, was amazing! The water was beautiful and the day was perfect! Brandon and Slate were awesome and I HIGHLY recommend this excursion! Seeing Diamond Head from the water was gorgeous too! And they gladly took our picture with it in the background! Thank you both!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 03:10:00
