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Snorkeling guides

Everything on the site about snorkeling: where to go, what to wear and carry, and how to handle the water once you are in it.

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Can you snorkel with contacts? Yes, with caveats

Plenty of people snorkel in contacts and nothing goes wrong; official guidance is stricter. What the FDA and CDC say, which lenses to wear, and the one habit.

Series: Snorkeling with glasses

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Prescription snorkel masks: what you are actually buying

Nearly every prescription snorkel mask ships with clear lenses and sells the correction separately. What each listing includes, and when to use a dive shop.

Series: Snorkeling with glasses

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Best places to snorkel in December: wind, not warmth

Warm water does not make a snorkeling season — wind does. December to February brings peak trade winds, the best water temperatures and the most lost days.

Series: Where to snorkel in winter

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Snorkeling in Dubai means driving two hours east

Dubai's own coast is dredged sand with almost nothing to see, and the sea hits 35 °C in August. The real snorkel is Snoopy Island in Fujairah, on the other coast. The sites, the tank prices, the rules, and the month to go.

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The best snorkeling in the world, after the hottest years on record

Between 2023 and 2025, bleaching-level heat reached 84% of the world's reefs — and the honest list of the world's best snorkeling changed with it. Where the water is still great, what every famous spot now costs, and the animal encounters that never depended on coral.

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Snorkeling in Florida: the bridge, springs and manatees

Most Florida snorkeling writing is really about the Keys. This is the rest: the Blue Heron Bridge tidal window, Devil's Den, the springs and the manatees.

Series: Snorkeling the Florida Keys

Every snorkeling guide

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Where to go · Caribbean islands

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The best snorkeling in the CaribbeanOverview

Where to go · Florida and the Keys

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Where to go · Central and South America

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Where to go · Mediterranean and the Middle East

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Where to go · Australia and Southeast Asia

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What to wear and carry · Snorkel kit and travel

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What to wear and carry · Vision and flotation

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How to do it · First time in the water

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How to do it · Getting a mask to fit

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How to do it · Gear and maintenance

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Still choosing a destination

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