CAPTAIN BRUCE Kaneohe — Attraction in Hawaii

My friend and I celebrated her big birthday by going on the Kaneohe sandbar tour with Captain Bruce, and we had a wonderful time!! Our Captain was Crystal, along with 2 crew Jason and Nahoa. We enjoyed the relatively smaller group of tour, about 20 people were on ours. Included round-trip transportation from Royal Hawaiian hotel inWaikiki on a small but very comfortable bus. There were many Japanese tourists, and both the American bus driver as well as Jason on the boat, spoke fluent Japanese, I thought that was super awesome! The Captain and crew were very professional, fun, and ensured we were briefed well on safety topics and continually kept an eye on us as we snorkeled. They had great clean and new life jackets for everyone, not the old ones that get stinky 😅. While snorkeling along the sandbar, all 3 crew were in the water right along with us with boards and lifeguard rescue tubes as well, in case they were needed. We felt very safe with them! They gently reminded snorkelers to keep distance from the MANY large honu aka Hawaiian green sea turtles that we were lucky to see swimming about 🥰🐢 I estimate we saw at least 15 to 20 different ones. The catamaran was plenty of room for all onboard, and generous amounts of canned soda, juices, and water were available in an ice filled cooler, a coffee station, as well as a variety of snacks such as granola bars, chips, and even spam musubi! Mahalo Captain Crystal, Jason, and Nahoa for a wonderful time ✨️ it is obvious that you enjoy what you do, truly care about the people you serve, as well as care for the ocean you are so privileged to work closely with daily ♡ Will definitely return and I have already recommended your company to a friend who is arriving to...

We went with the Captain Bruce team over for a half day snorkeling trip to Kaneohe Sand bar (really just a shallow sandy spot as the sand bar seldom comes above the water). We met Capt Dee with crewman Allen at the dock and boarded the large pontoon style boat. They take around 30 people per boat and had two boats going out. They are one of only three companies with permits (issued by HI) to visit these protected areas and each company has a separate and distinct location far from each other so NO CROWDS (which was fantastic!).

Most of the other guests were Japanese and novice swimmers/snorkelers so we were allowed off a couple minutes early to start our swim along the arching reef which was absolutely teeming with a very wide variety of fish; we even saw two moral eels. The 2nd Capt Bruce boat started out using all the water toys in the warm water then after about an hour, they switched to snorkeling and we switched to toys.

The crew kept careful track of everyone throughout and took the bigger group on more of a guided snorkel. As a part of the trip they have tons of free snacks, soft drinks and spam/sushi. You can also bring along your own food and even adult beverages if you so desire.

We were back on land around 12. This is a great activity and a much better snorkeling experience than Hanauma Bay given the small group size, variety of fish and free...

11/10, book this tour immediately. We spent the BEST three hours on the sandbar, either floating or snorkeling over a reef. We saw about a dozen sea turtles, and while snorkeling we were able to swim right over one resting on the coral! This is such a unique experience, and perfect for folks who are swimmers, loungers, snorkelers, or just want to grab a tan. The team on the boat was friendly as could be and called us by name! I think the captain's name was Ricky(?), and he was very encouraging to folks who had never snorkeled before.

This is the sort of experience you dream of when you're back home and landlocked. If you do nothing else on your trip to Oahu, go on this sandbar trip with Captain Bruce!

They provide snacks and drinks. They even have a little spam snack for you to try.

Don't forget to bring a towel! We forgot ours, but one of the workers found one for us in their car trunk. They really are dedicated to excellent...