Banana boats cause smiling. We believe this to be scientific fact, though we can’t prove it.

About

Mount Up, Hang On, Get Wet!
Let’s just say that no one at H2O Sports Hawaii can recall anyone ever frowning while getting drenched on a banana boat ride. Is it even legal to have so many laughs? It sure is in Hawai’i!

Youngsters, Oldsters, and Everyone in the Middle
There are two basic requirements: The ability to stay seated and hang on. Everyone wears a life vest. The water is shallow, and you can get quite damp.

An Even Wetter Experience
If the banana boat experience seems too tame, try the thrilling bumper tube! There’s a giggling picture and a description on the “More Fun” page.

Play times and Check-In

• Banana boating is available daily.
• Your check-in takes place in our Hawai’i Kai Shopping Center headquarters
• Round-trip transportation with pick-up from Waikiki hotels (upon availability)
• Approximate on-site schedule after check-in:
• 20 minutes – safety video and ocean transit to the launch point
• 45 minutes – we take up to three people at a time, per tube
• 10-15 minute – ride

Other Banana Boat Experience Details

• Combine with other activities for multiple experience discounts
• Observers are welcome on our floating activities' island, and, if space is available, they can upgrade to banana boating or other fun activities.
• Other activities get underway from the same floating activities' island, so plan on staying for the H2O JetPack experience, parasailing, plus banana boat and bumper tube rides (all on a space-available basis). Ask at check-in about multiple experience discounts
• The floating activities' island has open areas for sunbathing and covered areas where you can shade yourself from the warm Hawai’i sun