Snorkel spots, by season
STOP 1 OF 6
Hanauma Bay
East side · Paid entry
A sunken crater full of reef. Book ahead; closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
2–4 hours · $25 non-residents (kids 12 and under free); parking $3 cash
Snorkel spots, by season · one by one2 of 6 · 0 picked
2Waikīkī & Diamond Head · Free to visit
Queen’s Beach and Sans Souci, Kapiʻolani Park
Calm water off Kapiʻolani Park, good for a first go.
On the map
- Time there
- 1–3 hours
- Best time
- Morning, when the water is flattest
- Cost
- Free
- Good to know
- Lifeguarded. Calm water inside the reef; good for a first snorkel.
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