Kauai Water Sports

Loved diving the Mana Crack with Jessie and Nick! They know the geology, fish, and history of the area. Great divers and hosts.

My wife and I had an unbelievable time diving in Ni’ihua. The Explore Kauai duo were super friendly, super experienced and provided some good food for the journey to the forbidden island. The diving at Ni’ihua was unmatched. We saw Monk Seals, over 15 sharks, eels, an octopus and even a manta ray. It was almost overwhelming to see so many cool things nonstop. I’ll be trying to get some family members out here.

Jay and Fin did an excellent job guiding us along the Na Pali coast 06/11. Jay had a seemingly infinite amount of information about Kauai and Hawaii and I learned so much in a short time. Fin kept us safe, on pace, and fed. Thank you for an unforgettable experience.

Water was beautiful and calm. Greg was very patient and knowledgeable. One member of the group had some anxiety the excursion and Greg was very accommodating and applied no pressure. We saw lots of fish and turtles. Would highly recommend this experience.

We had a great time with Greg snorkeling and seeing the beautiful sea turtles. He was very knowledgable and friendly.

Explore Kauai Scuba is hands down the best dive company we have ever gone with. We have dived in Kauai, the Big Island, Cozumel, the Yucatán, and cenotes, and we keep coming back to Explore Kauai for a reason. We just completed our 6th trip with them, and every experience has been unforgettable.Their small-group dives feel personal, safe, relaxed, and unhurried. It feels more like diving with knowledgeable friends than being packed onto a crowded boat. Jesse and Nick are down to earth, professional, kind, and genuinely great people.We have seen turtles, beautiful coral, angelfish, butterflyfish, triggerfish, puffers, porcupinefish, huge moray eels, giant lobsters, reef sharks, manta and eagle rays, and 200-foot walls off Niʻihau. One of our favorite moments was being greeted by a playful Hawaiian monk seal that swam among us and scratched its back on the reef like a cat.They are also excellent with nervous divers. My wife gets anxiety before dives, and Jessie and Nick always help her feel calm, take time with descents and equalizing, and make sure the experience feels safe and enjoyable. On our last trip, she ended up staying down the longest with a 62 min dive!If you want a small-group, professional, relaxed, and truly memorable dive experience on Kauai, book with Explore Kauai. We will keep coming back for years.

Captain Nick and Captain Jesse do an outstanding job! It was a blast chasing the fish by following the bird piles. It felt like you were flying right alongside the sea birds! We caught a skipjack tuna and Jesse diced it up for us and marinated it in a delicious poke sauce. Afterwards, we drove up by Waimea Canyon to the fantastic 4000 ft high Kalalau Lookout and we ate our delicious fresh fish while gazing down at the amazing Pacific Ocean. What an amazing, once in a lifetime experience! Thanks Nick and Jesse!!

Absolutely incredible experience with this scuba company! Our trip out to Ni’ihau was unforgettable we got to see monk seals, sharks, and so much amazing marine life. The crew made us feel safe and comfortable the entire time, had great snacks on board, and the customer service was beyond amazing. Everyone was so positive and welcoming that it honestly felt more like hanging out with friends on a boat than a tour. 5 stars all the way can’t recommend them enough!

Nick and Jessie were amazing! They made sure this experience was what we wanted. Definitely a great experience.

My wife and I are pretty seasoned casual divers and we make it a point to dive on any vacation that we can. Ended up being the experience of a lifetime, several sharks, a giant whale shark, a seal, an eagle ray, and so many different unique types of fish as well as just Ni’ihau island being an incredible locale for world class diving. Truly a breathtaking, once-in-a-lifetime experience that I’m not sure we would have gotten with a different company on kauai. For real do whatever you can to book your dive with Jessie and Nick!!!!!

Fantastic trip with awesome guide Jess and captain Nick. In our face monk seal, sharks, and big fish.

WOW! What a special experience and encounter. We had two whales very close spy hoping and just rolling around right at our boat. Jessie and Nick where amazing and super engaging with great conversation the entire day. Nick even dunked his phone in the water for an amazing underwater video that he shared with us. We didn't have an opportunity to snorkel due to the recent storms but our encounter with the whales totally made up for it! I would highly recommend taking this trip with Jessie and Nick, I'd definitely take it again. There were 4 of us and I think they spoiled me and I always want to take a private whale watching tour now! AMAZING experience!

I went on the tour with my siblings and 81-year-old parents. I was a little sceptical whether the experience would be good for my parents. Jessie and her team were amazing! They took extra care to make sure my mom, with mobility issues, had a memorable experience. From the moment we got to the dock to the moment we got off the dock, we were treated like family. The best experience we had on the island.

Our experience with Jess and Nick was excellent. Their experience, knowledge, passion and hospitality were outstanding. We had some special requirements due to a back injury and they made sure everything was safe and comfortable. Not only that, we saw many beautiful creatures and landscapes including a Monk Seal eating an octopus, hundreds of bottle nosed and spinner dolphins, a whale, eagle rays and many rare endemic fish that you can only see on and around Kauai. Their knowledge on the history and formation of the Na’apali Coast added to the natural beauty. And lunch and snacks were delicious. Thank you both.

We were looking for something fun, adventurous and memorable to do during a vacation trip we took to Kauai. We’ve always been enamored by the beauty and ruggedness of the Napali coastline, and have viewed it both by zodiac boat and by large catamaran in prior travel. This time, however, we decided to look into the up close and personal experience of making the trip by kayak. After considering a couple of different tour operators, we found Kayak Kauai. For a warm up, we spent half a day kayaking the Hanalei River and Bay with one of their guides Annie. It was an incredible trip. Annie was engaging, supportive, and supremely competent. Based on this experience, two days later, we decided to take the plunge and go for the supreme challenge, the 18 miles Napali coastline.On the morning of our departure, our trip was complicated by hurricane Kiko that decided to blow by off the coast, resulting in some interesting and challenging wind, currents, and swells. It was a grueling, challenging, tiring, wonderful, spectacular…once in a lifetime trip, and we are so glad that we did this, despite the blisters and sore muscles! Jay our guide together with Cody, navigated our way down the coastline in what ended up being an epic adventure, one that my wife and I will never forget! Jay and Cody were friendly, encouraging, professional, and highly competent. Jay provided highly technical coaching in an understandable way, with lots of encouragement, which was the key to such a successful trip on a pretty challenging day at sea. We viewed the incredible coastal rock formations, paddled into three different caves, and saw sea turtles and monk seals. This will truly be an unforgettable memory for my wife and me…and by the way, we are in our 60’s; so if you are considering this trip, don’t think that it is only for the kids!

My daughter’s private lesson was awesome! She shook the dust off and was catching all her waves in minutes. She wanted to book another lesson immediately!