Snorkeling French Polynesia February 2022
By Mark Kolsen I spent a month snorkeling French Polynesia in February 2022. I flew into Papeete (Tahiti) and then spent two weeks on Moorea, a week on Bora Bora, and a week on Raiatea. … Read more
Snorkeling Community Posts
Community members share their snorkeling trip reports, suggestions, questions, and answers.
One Month Snorkeling Egypt in Spring 2021
By Mark Kolsen I spent one month snorkeling Egypt in Spring 2021. I snorkeled in Hurghada’s Makadi Bay while staying at Fort Arabesque Resort, Marsa Alam while staying at Solymar Reef Resort, and Sharm-el Sheik … Read more
Have You Touched Fire Coral While Snorkeling?
If you have ever touched fire coral while snorkeling, please share your experience by commenting below. How much did it hurt? What happened to your skin? How long did it take to stop hurting and … Read more
Bermuda Snorkeling Suggestions December 2022
By Mark Kolsen I just spent a month in Bermuda and snorkeled all of the four and five snorkel sites delineated in your Bermuda Snorkeling Guide eBook. As usual, your book was accurate, with the … Read more
Bonaire Snorkeling Report August 2022
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
Any Mazatlan Mexico Snorkel Sites?
By Elana Riedel I am going to visit family in Mazatlan, Mexico in February. Are there any good snorkel sites around there? Any snorkel operators that you would recommend? Thank you.
Best Shore Snorkeling in the World
By Aj I wanted to share some tips on my finds for the best shore snorkeling in the world for everyone since that is all I do these days. I love the isolation of setting … Read more
Suggestions for St Thomas Snorkeling?
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
Snorkeling Harbour Village Resort Bonaire November 2022
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
Any Good Snorkeling in Exuma Bahamas?
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
Nusa Dua Beach Bali Snorkeling Resort?
By John Mertz We will be in Bali Indonesia in March, 2023. We are considering the Nusa Dua Beach area and are looking for a hotel on the beach that has good snorkeling. Any suggestions? … Read more
Wakatobi Snorkeling Trip Report, September 2022
By Greg Runningbird We just got back and wanted to share our Wakatobi snorkeling trip report from September 2022. Background: we are a group of six beginner and intermediate older snorkelers with recent experience snorkeling … Read more
Snorkeling in Corsica, Summer 2021
By Nik Here is a quick report about snorkeling in Corsica in the summer of 2021. Me and my best friend went on a short holiday there, which didn’t exclusively focus on snorkeling, we only … Read more
Snorkeling at Oblu Helengeli, Maldives – 2021
By Nik I went snorkeling at Oblu Helengeli Resort in the Maldives in March 2021. I chose this place because: It was named in several ”10 best places to snorkel in the Maldives’’ lists It’s … Read more
Seven Days of Snorkeling in Maui 2022
By David Kinzer Just returned from Maui, where we had seven days of terrific snorkeling. Our favorite snorkeling spot was Honolua Bay, where the shallow, clear water and abundance of fish felt like swimming in … Read more
Snorkeling Helengeli Maldives October 2021 – Corals Recovering
By John Robertson I love your website and your regular newsletters but I am surprised you have listed Maldives as “corals not very alive after multiple bleaching events”. It is true that Maldives has suffered … Read more
Snorkeling the Caribbean Side of Panama?
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
Amazing Papua New Guinea, but What About Snorkeling?
By Ann Cabot We want to visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) for its land features and village cultures and also want to do some snorkeling. We’ve done extensive research and there doesn’t seem to be … Read more
Our Bonaire 2020 Snorkeling Report
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
Get Help With Fish Identification on iNaturalist
Did you know you can get help with fish identification on iNaturalist.org? I want to encourage everyone to post your fish photos to iNaturalist.org. It’s a citizen scientist website that is affiliated with the California … Read more