Community members share their Caribbean snorkeling trip reports, suggestions, questions, and answers.
By Martha Lee Is there better snorkeling on Bimini or Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas? I am considering taking a ferry from south Florida (Fort Lauderdale or Miami) to the Bahamas for just a … Read more
By Todd Manley My wife and I just did the Snorkeling Turneffe Island Resort Belize trip, and the snorkeling was fantastic. It’s great to go out several times a day to different sites and find … Read more
By Tom & Jan Turner – Jamestown, PA My wife and I arrived on Bonaire January 14, 2023 and had booked an extended stay until March 18. We were dismayed to read the January 1 Snorkeling … Read more
By Jim Does anyone have any tips on snorkeling in Dominica? How about recommendations for good snorkel boat tours in St. Lucia? I’m headed there in late February 2023. Thank you.
By Gary I wanted to share our experience snorkeling Coco View Resort Roatan, Honduras. My wife and I had made reservations for an all-inclusive week there. At the time we were divers, but in the … Read more
By Tom Adams I just read your update on Bonaire being in decline over the last 10 years and wanted to share my Bonaire snorkeling report from August 2022. Places I Snorkeled in Bonaire Red … Read more
By Libby We will be in St. Thomas for a week, mid-December 2022. We have booked one snorkel trip that will go to St. John. I am looking for other suggestions for St Thomas snorkeling … Read more
By David Gottlieb I just returned from Bonaire. I snorkeled in only one location, in front of the Harbour Village Resort, where I was staying. It was raining a few of the days so I … Read more
By Stan I was wondering if there are any really good snorkeling spots in Exuma Bahamas. I’ve been to Anse Chastanet in St. Lucia, Glover’s Atoll in Belize and Klein Bonaire, amongst other places, and … Read more
By GDW We want to go on a snorkeling trip this winter on the Caribbean side of Panama. There are all inclusive cat sailing charters in the San Blas Islands. Many islands are not inhabited. … Read more
By Palmetto State Man – (Greenville, NC USA)First off, thanks to Tropical Snorkeling and all the great advice and information. Day 1: Arrival and settling in Day 2: Klein Bonaire from a boatWe are not … Read more
By Ellen – (Hinesburg, VT)My adult son and I just got back from snorkeling in Ambergris Belize in January 2020. Incredible trip! The reef is very healthy and most is part of a nature preserve, … Read more
By Perry – (Decatur, GA)There has been a fair amount of discussion on this website about the state of the snorkeling in St John, USVI post 2017 hurricanes Irma and Maria. I have just returned … Read more
By Martha – (Carrboro, NC)Recently (late June-early July 2019) I took an off-season snorkeling vacation to the islands of Culebra and Vieques off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, also known as the Spanish Virgin … Read more
By Chris – (Dallas, Texas)We were a group of four (myself, wife, son, and his best friend) that just completed our week of snorkeling all throughout Aruba in July 2019. While it does not have … Read more
By Pam Thomas – (Miami Beach)Has anyone been snorkeling in the cayes east of Placencia, Belize? I am going with a few friends on a catamaran out of there (the Moorings) for 5-6 days. I … Read more
by Kent – (Minnesota)In late April of 2018 we traveled to Nassau, Bahamas for snorkeling Paradise Island. My wife loves water parks and I prefer to snorkel so we hoped to find the best of … Read more
By Valerie – (Ellicott City, MD)We are planning a trip to Curacao for June 2019. So far, I have decided on a 10 day stay, divided between Avila Hotel and somewhere else! I have read … Read more
By Mamie – (Highland, NY, USA)Does anyone have any information to share about snorkeling Guadeloupe? Is there off the beach snorkeling? Where are the best places? Thanks! Comments Moved From Previous System Sandy Beach – … Read more
By Jim – (Oregon)Has anyone been snorkeling in Culebra and Vieques, Puerto Rico since the 2017 hurricanes? I’m wondering about the condition of the reef? I’m headed there in March 2019 and wondering if there … Read more