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- Barbados Snorkeling: Best Spots
- Bonaire Snorkeling: Best Shore Spots
- Dominican Republic snorkeling: best spots
- Saint Kitts & Nevis
- Snorkeling in Anguilla: Shoal Bay
- Snorkeling in Antigua: the sites
- Snorkeling in Aruba: shore entries
- Snorkeling in Cuba: the reef
- Snorkeling in Curaçao: which coast
- Snorkeling in Dominica: five sites
- Snorkeling in Grenada: the sculpture park
- Snorkeling in Guadeloupe: Réserve Cousteau
- Snorkeling in Jamaica: which coast
- Snorkeling in Martinique: turtle coves
- Snorkeling in Puerto Rico: which coast
- Snorkeling in St Croix: the pier
- Snorkeling in the Bahamas: which island
- Snorkeling in the Cayman Islands: Stingray City and the shore sites
- St Maarten & St Martin
- St. Lucia snorkeling: where to go
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- Turks & Caicos
- Virgin Islands: USVI or BVI
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- How does a snorkel work? How to breathe through it and clear it
- How to snorkel without swallowing water: 6 fixes, easiest firstSeries: Staying afloat
- Do you need to know how to swim to snorkel? A non-swimmer's guideSeries: Staying afloat
- What is a dry snorkel? How it works and who should buy one
- Snorkeling vs. scuba diving: the difference, and which to bookSeries: Getting into scuba
Getting a mask to fit
4Gear and maintenance
3Diving safely
4- Eating before scuba diving: the myth, the meal, the evidence
- How long after scuba diving can you fly? 12, 18 or 24 hoursSeries: Getting into scuba
- Nitrox diving: is it worth the money for your dives?Series: Getting into scuba
- Scuba diving with asthma: the medical gate, and who decidesSeries: Getting into scuba