Kailua Pier Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Kailua Pier. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Big Island in a Day: Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Sightseeing, and History
• Historical Dinner Cruise to Kealakekua Bay
• Deluxe Snorkel & Dolphin Watch Aboard a Luxury Catamaran from Kailua-Kona
• Kona Walking Food Tour
• Whale Watch Excursion from the Big Island

Kailua Pier itself is free to access—it’s a public pier. However, tours departing from the pier range greatly in cost. For example, outrigger canoe excursions cost around US$ 70 per person; whale-watching tours start at around US$150 per person; and dinner cruises cost around US$200 per person.

Kailua Pier serves as a launching point for tons of ocean excursions, including snorkeling tours to and around Kealakekua Bay, dolphin and whale-watching cruises, sunset sails, deep-sea fishing charters, manta-ray night snorkeling and diving adventures, glass-bottom boat tours, submarine excursions, dinner cruises, and cultural/historical cruises along the Kona Coast.

There’s no parking at Kailua Pier, no. Nearby resorts offer paid parking to guests and the public, or you can try to find a free spot on nearby side streets. You’re best off walking, nabbing a rideshare, or hopping on public transit that navigates Ali’i Drive.

Kailua Pier offers ocean views and fishing opportunities, and it's a departure point for boat tours. You can watch folks in Hawaiian outrigger canoes, observe local fishermen bring in the day’s catch, enjoy sunset views, and stroll the historic pier. There are great views of Kamakahonu National Historic Landmark, too.

No direct boat rentals are available at Kailua Pier itself. However, some tour operators do offer chartered experiences from the pier. You can also take outrigger-canoe excursions, super-raft tours, and catamaran cruises—really, every type of vessel is on the menu if you’re down for cruising with a licensed captain.