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Molokini Crater Maui
Only by boat or kayak
A sunken volcanic crater about three miles off Maui's south coast. Snorkel boats leave Ma'alaea and Kihei in the early morning, when the water inside the crescent is calmest.
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Island excursions worth a day of your vacation
Island excursions compared across Viator and GetYourGuide: snorkel boats, sunrise tours and jeep safaris, so you can pick the one trip you will talk about at home.
We earn a commission when you book through our links. You pay the same price as on Viator or GetYourGuide. How we compare trips
1,317trips matched to their island
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Each island page compares the excursions people actually book there, with prices, reviews and the best time to go.
Why book an excursion at all
Places you cannot just drive to
A rental car gets you to most beaches. These four places need a boat, a 4x4 or a guide, and they are the reason most people book a trip.
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Na Pali Coast Kauai
By boat, by air, or a permit hike
Four thousand feet of green cliffs with no road along them. Most visitors see the sea caves from a catamaran or raft out of Port Allen.
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Natural Pool Aruba
By 4x4, on horseback or on foot
A rock-ringed pool on the wild north-east coast inside Arikok National Park. No bus goes there, and normal cars may not pass the park checkpoints, so jeep tours bounce along the dirt track.
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Balos Lagoon Crete
By boat from Kissamos, or gravel road and a walk
Pink-white sand and shallow turquoise water at the island's north-west tip. The boat also stops at the Venetian fortress on Gramvousa.
Top-rated island excursions
The trips people book most
One favourite per island, sorted by how often travellers book it and what they paid. Prices are per person and were checked on 12 November 2026.
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Maui Snorkeling Adventure to Molokini and Turtle Town
$160per person
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Kauai: NaPali Boat Tour on the Amelia K
$227per person
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Oahu: Full or Half Day Grand Circle Island Tour
$100per person
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Big Island Manta Ray Night Snorkel
$94per person
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Island Jeep Safari with Natural Pool Baby Beach and Lunch
$139per person
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Los Cristianos: Whale and Dolphin Safari on an Eco-Yacht + Swim
$31per person
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From Kissamos Port: Boat Cruise to Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa
$44per person
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Maui: Haleakala Sunrise Spectacular with Local Breakfast
$229per person
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How we pick
We read the listings, so you can enjoy the view
Every island has hundreds of trips on offer, and many of them look the same. We go through Viator and GetYourGuide for each island and keep only trips whose title names the island and the activity. Transfers and trips from other islands drop out.
Then we sort what is left by price times number of reviews. A trip that thousands of people booked at a fair price comes first. A new trip with three reviews does not.
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Good to know
Before you book an island excursion
Is it cheaper to book island excursions before the trip or on the island?
For the popular boats and sunrise tours it pays to book ahead. Molokini snorkel boats, Na Pali catamarans and Haleakala sunrise tours can sell out several days ahead in high season. Both Viator and GetYourGuide let you cancel most of these trips free of charge up to 24 hours before departure, so booking early costs you little.
Why do you show Viator and GetYourGuide side by side?
Each platform has trips the other does not list. On Hawaii and Aruba Viator has more trips with more reviews, while GetYourGuide is stronger on Tenerife and Crete. Showing both means you see the best trip, not just the best trip on one site.
How do you choose which trips to show?
We only list a trip if the island and the activity appear in its title, so you never see a transfer or a trip from another island. Then we sort by price times number of reviews, which shows the trips that many people book at a fair price. Every price and rating on this page was checked on 12 November 2026.
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