Manawa Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Evaluating 62 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for being friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and making activities enjoyable and safe. The service provided is frequently described as excellent, with many highlighting the smooth organization and the overall fun and memorable experiences. People also appreciate the beautiful locations and the user-friendly experience, from booking to the activity itself. However, some people mentioned issues with the booking process, including cancellations, vouchers no longer being valid, or money being held without a confirmed booking. A few other people also felt that the company was disorganized, with conflicting information and unfulfilled bookings, leading to disappointment.

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Booking process

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We used Manawa to book our kayak excusion in Tenerife. The location was splendid at the punta de teno where we started our journey. We saw los Gigantes which are spectacular. We could enjoy the snorke... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Used Manawa to book my Raclette Rubber Boat Tour on Lake Brienz, Interlaken. The event was a magical experience with excellent food, wine and lovely scenery. Could not ask for more. The boat driver wa... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Well organised, super friendly but also professional. They had various kayaks for different abilities. One of the best guided kayaking tours we’ve been on. Went to a couple of caves and gave some int... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had such a great time surfing with Manawa! The vibe was super friendly and relaxed, but also very professional. Booking was super easy and intuitive, and even when I had to make some changes it was... See more


4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Money gone because of wrong information

Customer service is really worthless.
An instructor that is literally swearing to you in a WhatsApp message and when you want to refund they refer to their policy and are not willing to even consider their own part in the mess...
Watch out when paragliding: TRANSPORTATION TO DESTINATION IS NOT POSSIBLE!!!! You have to arrange it yourself so when you are for example in playa del Ingles you need to take a bus from one hour and you need to take an additional taxi and off course you have to get back which makes it all very expensive. As I said the instructor is very short because he is "flying all day" en when you Tell them there is information on the website that you can get transport he tells me it's not possible and you can not get a refund because now you're too late. One top of this the guy swore the word "tyfus"when I read him what was on the website.

August 1, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience

Amazing experience. So peaceful, well setup and safe. Great to see the Costa Del Sol coastline so clearly.

July 16, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Thank you very much for your kind words.
Hope to see you again on a new adventure :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Snorkeling Tour in the Aeolian Islands

Snorkeling Tour in the Aeolian Islands, Sicily was great
Vi got Pick up by privat driver who drove us for 2 hr for meeting point without ex.charge
The guide on the tour was so fresh making everybody happy and the tour was awesome
This was a trip to remember ❤️❤️

July 30, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

We really appreciate your support and amazing feedback!
Cheers ;-)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cancellation fees

I told them Hi The trip was sold as being close to vallon pont d’arc. It is actually 1hour 15 mins away and 67 km. !! This is not close and as such we can’t attend.

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The cancellation policy for this activity (as shown on the activity page) is flexible. As you emailed to cancel less than 4 days before the start of the activity, you are entitled to a 50% refund on your payment price, amounting to 72 euros. Would you like to proceed with this?
We haven't cancelled your activity yet, should you still choose to attend.

July 30, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended

Easy and very clear booking process! Recommended activities were real Fun!

July 22, 2023
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Merci :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service is awful

Customer service is awful, no one wants to address the issue. They pass you from one person to the other with generic emails. They are so frustrating and nothing gets answered.

July 23, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WATCHOUT !!!

WATCHOUT !!!!

Non transparent cancellation policy

Today I tried to book bicycles to cycle around Lake Annecy tomorrow. They registered my request while taking my credit card BUT didnt tell me that I was too late to cancel.

I waited, and waited and waited, and I didn’t know if we were successful with the booking, so we made other plans.

Then I got confirmation so I replied saying that it came through too late and could I cancel, only to be told the cancellation policy meant I would need to give them 48 hours notice.

When I queried that I had not been warned when I booked off this policy, they said that I received the cancellation policy when my booking was confirmed … which was guess what … already too late and came too late for me regarding our plans … given I didn’t know if they had accepted my booking

Is this legal ?

Pretty unsatisfactory… what really annoyed me is the completely unsympathetic response, just informing me that I should have cancelled it 24 hours before I even asked if there was availability, without acknowledging I’ve lost money, and that they hadnt informed me at the time of booking only after they charged me.

So my advice is use somebody else, or if you do use them be careful !

July 18, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Hi Jed The cancellation policies are clear and transparent before booking, when a customer decides to book an activity at the last minute, they assume they don't have a cancellation window. Why?? because what would be illegal is that the policy is more flexible for you than for someone who has booked in advance, so the cancellation policy applies to the date of the activity, and has to be the same to each client otherwise that would be Ilegal.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy booking process

Easy booking process; got text confirmation ; tour company in Malaga was first class

June 19, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Hello,
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience.
See you soon at Manawa. com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kayaking itself in the pristine waters…

Kayaking itself in the pristine waters of the Adriatic alone are reason enough to rave! But the X treme Adventure guides Barba and Edin were amazing! They we’re fun, informative and made sure everyone was safe and enjoying their selfs! A must do in Dubrovnik!!! 5 star experience!!!

June 18, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Hello,
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience.
See you soon at Manawa. com

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best experience ever

Paragliding over Myrtos beach was by far the best experience in my life the instructor was very professional with great sense of humour the views were absolutely breathtaking definitely would recommend it to everyone worth every penny

May 26, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The location was stunning and the crew…

The location was stunning and the crew was fantastic. Great hospitality and very knowledgable, and they know their stuff! You can tell they love what they do. I would 1000000% recommend.

May 26, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

On behalf of the whole team, thank you ! Glad you enjoyed it

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

no refund for my friend

they didn't refund when they cancelled the activity.

May 1, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Hello ; We already replied to your friend about this :) He bought a gift card and they are not refundabe as indicated on the web site.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

activity couldn't take place, they took my money

I bought this activity for 1 person: via-cordata-du-trou-du-renard-a-palud-sur-verdon-gorges-du-verdon

They took the money, then they inform me that the activity couldn't be done because there is no 4 people for the activity, they wouldn't reimburse me, and their argument was that "it is mentioned that the ticket cannot reimbursed" although the reason is not my problem.
At the end they offered a voucher with the price to be used in 1 year, which is not a good solution, i might not go back there in 1 year! so unprofessional.
Simply don't charge the people if the activity isn't confirmed!

May 1, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Hello ; Georges you bought a gift voucher on our web site ; it is well indicated they are not refundable ; we did recredit your gift card that you can use until 30/09/24.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Definitely a must try!

Amazing experience with amazing view! Staff are very friendly and great.

April 8, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Thank you so much for taking time to leave us this comment, the whole is happy and working hard to give you the best experience possible.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No refund!

We booked an activity for 3 person. As one of us got ill, we canceled one of the three reservations.
For cancellation we called the skydiving team directly. They told us, that a refund would be possible and contacted the manawa team.
Now manawa does not want to make any repayment, even though we cancelled on time and they got informed!

April 8, 2023
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Reply from Manawa

Hi Katarina, as we already responded to you in private, the refund for one person has already been made. Yes it took a few days for us to verify as there is a process to follow. You did cancel last minute and it's not that we did not wanted to refund, it's that it is a loss for us, and the instructor and usually insurances are here for these kind of situations. However your request has been solved and we hope that you understand our position and what we did for you. We are glad the 2 others could enjoy their jump. Have a nice day

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