Guides for people who spend their time in the water
Independently owned and run since 2020. The guides here are written by a snorkeling guide on the Adriatic coast, a PADI Rescue Diver, and a founder who spent years working the boat charters out of Key West.
Where to go
41 guides
Reef-by-reef guides to the places we cover — which sites are worth the trip, how to reach them, and when to go.
All destinations →Not sure where yet?
Start with the two guides that compare places rather than describe one.
Caribbean islands
24- Anguilla
- Antigua
- Bahamas
- Barbados: wrecks
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Saint Kitts & Nevis
- Snorkeling in Aruba: the shore entries
- Snorkeling in Bonaire: the nature tag
- Snorkeling in Curaçao: which coast
- Snorkeling in Dominica: five sites
- Snorkeling in Puerto Rico: which coast
- St Maarten & St Martin
- St. Croix
- St. Lucia snorkeling: where to go
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- Turks & Caicos
- Virgin Islands
Florida and the Keys
3Central and South America
6Mediterranean and the Middle East
3Australia and Southeast Asia
3What to wear and carry
9 guides
What a piece of kit actually does, and which one settles the decision you are stuck on.
Browse the archive →Snorkel kit and travel
5Vision and flotation
2Scuba gear and cover
2How to do it
20 guides
Technique, safety, gear care, and the questions first-timers actually ask.
Browse the archive →Never done this before? Start here
5- Snorkeling 101: How does snorkeling work?
- How to snorkel without swallowing waterSeries: Staying afloat
- Do you need to know how to swim to snorkel?Series: Staying afloat
- What is a dry snorkel? Float valves, types and who needs one
- Snorkeling vs. scuba diving: which should you actually book?Series: Getting into scuba