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Snorkelling & diving
Reefs, wrecks and the world under the water. 237 picks across 91 destinations.
The best of the best
Egmont KeyEgmont Key Snorkel & Dolphin Cruise
Snorkel a sunken fortress — cruises from Fort De Soto and John's Pass pair dolphin-watching with mask-and-fin time over Fort Dade's drowned gun batteries, where sheepshead and snook patrol hundred-year-old concrete in clear green Gulf water.
Fort LauderdaleSea Experience Glass-Bottom Boat and Reef Snorkel
The reef Fort Lauderdale forgets it has — a narrated run down Millionaires' Row and out through Port Everglades to a living coral ledge half a mile off the beach, with snorkel gear for swimmers and glass-bottom wells for everyone else.
HawaiiHanauma Bay Nature Preserve (Oahu)
Oahu's legendary snorkeling bay — a protected volcanic cove filled with reef fish and green sea turtles.
Key WestDry Tortugas National Park and Fort Jefferson
Seventy miles west by high-speed ferry or seaplane: a vast hexagonal brick fort rising from turquoise water, snorkeling off the moat wall, and one of the most remote national parks in America.
Aqaba & Wadi RumRed Sea Snorkelling Trip
Aqaba sits on one of the warmest, clearest stretches of the Red Sea, and the reefs along the south coast are close enough for a half-day boat outing.
BacalarCenote Azul
A deep, open-air cenote just outside the lagoon, with a cliff-edge restaurant and water that turns from turquoise to near black.
BarbadosCatamaran Turtle and Shipwreck Snorkel Cruise
The classic Barbados day on the water — a catamaran from Bridgetown, a swim with wild sea turtles, shipwreck snorkeling in clear water, lunch and an open bar on board.
Bocas del ToroZapatilla Cays Island Hopping Day Tour
A full-day boat trip from Bocas Town through the quiet bays of the archipelago to snorkel at Cayo Coral and spend hours on the Zapatilla Cays, the postcard beaches of the marine park.