Best Snorkeling Spots

Snorkeling has many advantages over scuba diving. If you can swim you can snorkel. Snorkeling is also inexpensive. All you really need for snorkeling gear are a

mask, snorkel and fins. You could even carry all your snorkeling gear with you in your suit case or just buy your snorkeling gear on location. This snorkeling article focuses on snorkeling locations from around the world. For example, to see hundreds of Stingrays go to Stingray City in the Grand Caymans. How about snorkeling with Humpbacked Whales in Tahiti or visit Bunaken National Marine Park in Indonesia and see over 2,500 marine species. For this article on the Best Snorkeling Spots I looked at many articles on the web and found some Great Snorkeling Vacation Ideas for you.

Clam, Port Douglas, Great Barrier Reef, Australia photo by Jose Manuel Segovia

Best Snorkeling Spots in the World

1. Bonaire – Netherlands Antilles

2. Great Barrier Reef – Australia

3. Burnaken National Marine Park – Indonesia

4. Kapalua Bay – Maui, Hawaii

5. Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort – Fiji

6. Trunk Bay – St. Johns, U.S. Virgin Islands

7. Cozumel – Mexico

8. Stingray City – Grand Caymans

9. Tobago Cays – Grenadines

10. Dry Tortugas – Florida

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Ten Best Snorkeling Spots in the World – TravelLady.com

The 7 Best Snorkeling Spots – Active.com

10 Top Snorkeling Spots – ForbesTraveler.com

Best Snorkeling in Mexico – MexicoGuru.com

Pop’s Top Ten Best Snorkeling – Epinions.com

Best Maui Beaches for Snorkeling – Maui-Vacation.net

10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii – BestPlacesHawaii.com

Best Caribbean Snorkeling – CaribbeanTravelMag.com

Top 10 Places to Snorkel – Away.com

Snorkeling -Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Bahamas – Frommers.com

Hotels near Great Snorkeling – LostHotels.com

10 Best Snorkeling Spots in the World

Travel Lady Magazine put together a fun snorkeling vacation list of the Top 10 Snorkeling Spots.

1. Norman Reef – Australia

2. Red Sea – Safaga, Egypt

3. Seychelles Islands – Indian Ocean

4. Bonaire – Dutch Antilles

5. San Blas Islands – Panama

6. Ningaloo Reef – West Australia

7. Huahine – French Polynesia

8. Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort – Fiji Islands

9. Kealakekua Bay – Hawaii

10. La Jolla Cove – San Diego

TravelLady.com gives you quite a range of options for your Snorkeling Vacation from snorkeling the La Jolla Cove in the San Diego/La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve to visiting the 5 star Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in the Fiji Islands and going to the Lighthouse Reef.

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Stingray City Grand Caymans photo by petersbar

The 7 Best Snorkeling Spots

Whale Encounters – Rurutu, Tahiti
Hanauma Bay – Oahu, Hawaii
Heron Island – Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort – Fiji
Anse Chastanet House Reef – St. Lucia, Caribbean
Stingray Encounters – Moorea, Tahiti
Ned’s Beach – Lord Howe Island, Australia

Active.com has a great article about some of the World’s Best Snorkeling. They suggest snorkeling with Humpback Whales or snorkeling with Stingrays in Tahiti, world class snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, snorkling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia then hop on a prop plane and fly 350 miles East to Lord Howe Island for snorkelling with 500 species of Marine life off this remote Australian island.

10 Top Snorkeling Spots

ForbesTraveler.com has put together a fine list of their 10 Top Snorkelling Spots. Much of the information and the list of the Best Snorkeling Spots are in the slideshow so don’t miss that.

1. Bimini Islands – Bahamas

2. Culebra – Puerto Rico

3. Salt Cay – Turks & Caicos, Caribbean

4. St. John – U.S. Virgin Islands

5. Makaha Beach Park – Oahu, Hawaii

6. Bunaken National Marine Park – Indonesia

7. Rurutu – French Polynesia

8. Great Barrier Reef – Australia

9. Fiji

10. Florida Spring Holes

ForbesTraveler.com has you covered with 10 Great Snorkeling Vacations. They suggest great snorkeling in the Caribbean with a trip to Culebra, Puerto Pico, snorkeling in the Bahamas in the Bimini Islands, snorkeling the HMS Endymion which wrecked in 1790 in Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos, snorkeling the Bunaken National Marine Park, Indonesia with over 2,500 species of fish and several more snorkelling adventures. The article is on the first page but the fun information is in the ForbesTraveler.com slideshow. So don’t miss the 10 Top Snorkeling Spots slide show.

Pop’s Top Ten Best Snorkeling

Pops put together a fabulous list of top 10 best snorkeling and sea experiences in Florida and the Caribbean. Pops and his wife have traveled to these snorkeling locations and recommend them.

1. Trunk Bay – St. John U.S. Virgin Islands

2. Water Lemon Key – St. John U.S. Virgin Islands

3. The Baths – British Virgin Islands

4. Buck Island – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

5. Vieques – Puerto Rico

6. Nassau – Bahamas

7. Dry Tortugas – Florida

8. Stingray City – Cayman Islands

9. Cozumel – Mexico

10. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park – Florida

Pops does a great job with this Best Snorkeling article. He gives you lots of details and suggestions. Look at the bottom of his article for more detailed articles he has written about Dry Tortugas National Park, US Virgin Island National Park, Nassau, Bahamas, etc.

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Eagle Ray in Hawaii photo by Jurvetson (flickr)

Best Maui Beaches for Snorkeling

If you want to snorkel in Maui, Hawaii this is the snorkelling article for you from Maui-Vacations.net. They list 15 snorkeling spots in Maui with a location review, directions, and a photo.

1. Honolu’a Bay – Maui, Hawaii

2. Makulei’a Bay – Maui, Hawaii

3. Kapalua Bay – Maui, Hawaii

4. Kahekili Beach Park – Maui, Hawaii

5. Black Rock – Maui, Hawaii

6. Wahikuli Park – Maui, Hawaii

7. Olowalu – Maui, Hawaii

8. Coral Gardens – Maui, Hawaii

9. Kamaole Beaches – Maui, Hawaii

10. Ulua / Mokapu – Maui, Hawaii

11. Polo Beach – Maui, Hawaii

12. Five Caves – Maui, Hawaii

13. Molokini Crater – Maui, Hawaii

14. Ahihi Keanau Reserve – Maui, Hawaii

15. La Perouse – Maui, Hawaii

Maui-Vacations.net has this excellent list of Maui Snorkeling Spots. These locals have given you a great inside scoop on were to snorkel in Maui. They also offer tours, etc. Take a look at their site.

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10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii

Hanauma Bay – Oahu, Hawaii
Makaha Beach Park – Oahu, Hawaii
Molokini Crater – Maui, Hawaii
Kealakekua Bay – Big Island, Hawaii
Ke’e Beach Park – Kauai, Hawaii
Kapalua Bay – Maui, Hawaii
Anini Beach – Kauai, Hawaii
Kapiolani Park Beach – Oahu, Hawaii
Poipu Beach – Kauai, Hawaii
Kahaluu Beach Park – Big Island, Hawaii

If you want to see sea turtles, coral reefs, colorful fish, dolphins, octopuses, eels, manta rays and more, Hawaii is a great place to snorkel. BestPlacesHawaii.com gives its 10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii for a great Hawaii snorkeling adventure with a photo, a description and snorkeling providers for each location.

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Turtle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia photo by ciamabue

Best Caribbean Snorkeling

CaribbeanTravelMag.com has a terrific detailed article on the Best Caribbean Snorkeling. They list 35 snorkeling spots broken down into: Reef-Lover’s Resorts, Shore Things, Creature Teachers, Extreme Snorkeling, and King Neptune for a Day Trips. I chose 15 of their Caribbean Snorkeling Spots. You will have to read their article to see them all.

1. Anse Chastanet – Resort – St. Lucia

2. Glover’s Atol Resort & Island Lodge – Resort – Belize

3. Sunset House – Resort – Grand Cayman

4. Sunset Waters Beach Resort – Resort – Curacao

5. Dawn Beach – Shore Things – St. Martin

6. Loblolly Bay – Shore Things – Anegada, British Virgin Islands

7. Malmok – Shore Things – Aruba

8. Snorkel Park – Shore Things – Bermuda

9. Trunk Bay – Shore Things – St. John, US Virgin Islands

10. Bimini Undersea – Creature Teachers – Bimini

11. Sea & Discover – Creature Teachers – Bonaire

12. Under the Sea – Creature Teachers – Nevis

13. Humpback Whales – Extreme Snorkeling – Dominican Republic

14. Sharks – Extreme Snorkeling – Bahamas

15. Stingray City / Sandbar – Day Trips – Grand Cayman

CaribbeanTravelMag.com puts together a 35 item list of Caribbean snorkeling resorts, shore diving areas, great Caribbean Snorkeling Tours with marine biologists and naturists, extreme snorkeling adventures with sharks, whales, dolphins, and six Carribbean snorkeling day trips. You will find many great Snorkeling Vacation Ideas in this snorkling article.

Snorkeling -Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Bahamas

Frommers.com has 3 helpful guides to the Best Caribbean Snorkeling, Best Virgin Islands Snorkeling and Best Bahamas Snorkeling. I list the Top 4 Snorkeling spots for each guide. See the Frommers.com articles for more information.

1. Coki Point Beach – St. Thomas

2. Leinster Bay – St. John

3. Trunk Bay – St. John

4. Cane Bay – St. Croix

5. Antigua

6. Bonaire Marine Park – Bonaire

7. Stingray City – Grand Cayman

8. Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago

9. Goulding Reef Cays – Bahamas

10. Silver Point Reef – Grand Bahama Island

11. Elbow Cay – Bahamas

12. Stocking Island – Bahamas

The Frommers.com articles give many more great snorkeling spots around the Caribbean, Virgin Islands and Bahamas.

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Hotels near Great Snorkeling

LostHotels.com has a good list of resort hotels that are near great snorkeling spots. I especially liked LostHotels.com’s gorgeous pictures of the resorts. If you click on the resort hotel picture you will get a nice description of the resort. It is a well done site and you just might find your great Snorkeling Vacation Spot there.

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Best Snorkeling Spots Snorkeling has many advantages over scuba diving. If you can swim you can snorkel. Snorkeling is also inexpensive. All you really need for snorkeling gear are a mask, snorkel and fins. You could even carry all your snorkeling gear with you in your suit case or just buy your snorkeling gear on location. This snorkeling article focuses on snorkeling locations from around the world. For example, to see hundreds of Stingrays go to Stingray City in the Grand Caymans. How about snorkeling with Humpbacked Whales in Tahiti or visit Bunaken National Marine Park in Indonesia and see over 2,500 marine species. For this article on the Best Snorkeling Spots I looked at many articles on the web and found some Great Snorkeling Vacation Ideas for you. Clam, Port Douglas, Great Barrier Reef, Australia photo by Jose Manuel Segovia Best Snorkeling Spots in the World 1. Bonaire – Netherlands Antilles 2. Great Barrier Reef – Australia 3. Burnaken National Marine Park – Indonesia 4. Kapalua Bay – Maui, Hawaii 5. Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort – Fiji 6. Trunk Bay – St. Johns, U.S. Virgin Islands 7. Cozumel – Mexico 8. Stingray City – Grand Caymans 9. Tobago Cays – Grenadines 10. Dry Tortugas – Florida Content Ten Best Snorkeling Spots in the World – TravelLady.com The 7 Best Snorkeling Spots – Active.com 10 Top Snorkeling Spots – ForbesTraveler.com Best Snorkeling in Mexico – MexicoGuru.com Pop’s Top Ten Best Snorkeling – Epinions.com Best Maui Beaches for Snorkeling – Maui-Vacation.net 10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii – BestPlacesHawaii.com Best Caribbean Snorkeling – CaribbeanTravelMag.com Top 10 Places to Snorkel – Away.com Snorkeling -Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Bahamas – Frommers.com Hotels near Great Snorkeling – LostHotels.com 10 Best Snorkeling Spots in the World Travel Lady Magazine put together a fun snorkeling vacation list of the Top 10 Snorkeling Spots. 1. Norman Reef – Australia 2. Red Sea – Safaga, Egypt 3. Seychelles Islands – Indian Ocean 4. Bonaire – Dutch Antilles 5. San Blas Islands – Panama 6. Ningaloo Reef – West Australia 7. Huahine – French Polynesia 8. Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort – Fiji Islands 9. Kealakekua Bay – Hawaii 10. La Jolla Cove – San Diego TravelLady.com gives you quite a range of options for your Snorkeling Vacation from snorkeling the La Jolla Cove in the San Diego/La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve to visiting the 5 star Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in the Fiji Islands and going to the Lighthouse Reef. More on Ten Best Snorkeling Spots in the World Stingray City Grand Caymans photo by petersbar The 7 Best Snorkeling Spots Whale Encounters – Rurutu, Tahiti Hanauma Bay – Oahu, Hawaii Heron Island – Great Barrier Reef, Australia Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort – Fiji Anse Chastanet House Reef – St. Lucia, Caribbean Stingray Encounters – Moorea, Tahiti Ned’s Beach – Lord Howe Island, Australia Active.com has a great article about some of the World’s Best Snorkeling. They suggest snorkeling with Humpback Whales or snorkeling with Stingrays in Tahiti, world class snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, snorkling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia then hop on a prop plane and fly 350 miles East to Lord Howe Island for snorkelling with 500 species of Marine life off this remote Australian island. More on The 7 Best Snorkeling Spots 10 Top Snorkeling Spots ForbesTraveler.com has put together a fine list of their 10 Top Snorkelling Spots. Much of the information and the list of the Best Snorkeling Spots are in the slideshow so don’t miss that. 1. Bimini Islands – Bahamas 2. Culebra – Puerto Rico 3. Salt Cay – Turks & Caicos, Caribbean 4. St. John – U.S. Virgin Islands 5. Makaha Beach Park – Oahu, Hawaii 6. Bunaken National Marine Park – Indonesia 7. Rurutu – French Polynesia 8. Great Barrier Reef – Australia 9. Fiji 10. Florida Spring Holes ForbesTraveler.com has you covered with 10 Great Snorkeling Vacations. They suggest great snorkeling in the Caribbean with a trip to Culebra, Puerto Pico, snorkeling in the Bahamas in the Bimini Islands, snorkeling the HMS Endymion which wrecked in 1790 in Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos, snorkeling the Bunaken National Marine Park, Indonesia with over 2,500 species of fish and several more snorkelling adventures. The article is on the first page but the fun information is in the ForbesTraveler.com slideshow. So don’t miss the 10 Top Snorkeling Spots slide show. More on Ten Top Snorkeling Spots Red Snapper, Port Douglas, Great Barrier Reef, Australia photo by Jose Manuel Segovia Best Snorkeling in Mexico Cozumel – Mexico Huatulco – Oaxaca, Mexico La Paz – Baja California Sur, Mexico Loreto – Baja California Sur, Mexico Los Cabos – Baja California Sur, Mexico Playa Del Carmen – Quintana Roo, Mexico Zihuatanejo – Guerrero, Mexico Puerto Vallarta – Jalisco, Mexico Cancun – Quintana Roo, Mexico Acapulco – Guerrero, Mexico Mulege – Baja California Sur, Mexico Puerto Angel – Oaxaca, Mexico Los Ayala – Nayarit, Mexico MexicanGuru.com has a nice list of Snorkeling Spots in Mexico. Their top Mexican snorkelling spot is Cozumel with its large barrier reef. MexicanGuru.com also gives 12 runner up snorkeling locations throughout Mexico with detailed information about 6 snorkel spots. Look for the “More Info” button beside the listings. More on The Best Snorkelling in Mexico Pop’s Top Ten Best Snorkeling Pops put together a fabulous list of top 10 best snorkeling and sea experiences in Florida and the Caribbean. Pops and his wife have traveled to these snorkeling locations and recommend them. 1. Trunk Bay – St. John U.S. Virgin Islands 2. Water Lemon Key – St. John U.S. Virgin Islands 3. The Baths – British Virgin Islands 4. Buck Island – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 5. Vieques – Puerto Rico 6. Nassau – Bahamas 7. Dry Tortugas – Florida 8. Stingray City – Cayman Islands 9. Cozumel – Mexico 10. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park – Florida Pops does a great job with this Best Snorkeling article. He gives you lots of details and suggestions. Look at the bottom of his article for more detailed articles he has written about Dry Tortugas National Park, US Virgin Island National Park, Nassau, Bahamas, etc. More on Pop’s Top Ten Best Snorkeling in Florida and Caribbean Eagle Ray in Hawaii photo by Jurvetson (flickr) Best Maui Beaches for Snorkeling If you want to snorkel in Maui, Hawaii this is the snorkelling article for you from Maui-Vacations.net. They list 15 snorkeling spots in Maui with a location review, directions, and a photo. 1. Honolu’a Bay – Maui, Hawaii 2. Makulei’a Bay – Maui, Hawaii 3. Kapalua Bay – Maui, Hawaii 4. Kahekili Beach Park – Maui, Hawaii 5. Black Rock – Maui, Hawaii 6. Wahikuli Park – Maui, Hawaii 7. Olowalu – Maui, Hawaii 8. Coral Gardens – Maui, Hawaii 9. Kamaole Beaches – Maui, Hawaii 10. Ulua / Mokapu – Maui, Hawaii 11. Polo Beach – Maui, Hawaii 12. Five Caves – Maui, Hawaii 13. Molokini Crater – Maui, Hawaii 14. Ahihi Keanau Reserve – Maui, Hawaii 15. La Perouse – Maui, Hawaii Maui-Vacations.net has this excellent list of Maui Snorkeling Spots. These locals have given you a great inside scoop on were to snorkel in Maui. They also offer tours, etc. Take a look at their site. More on Best Maui Beaches for Snorkeling 10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii Hanauma Bay – Oahu, Hawaii Makaha Beach Park – Oahu, Hawaii Molokini Crater – Maui, Hawaii Kealakekua Bay – Big Island, Hawaii Ke’e Beach Park – Kauai, Hawaii Kapalua Bay – Maui, Hawaii Anini Beach – Kauai, Hawaii Kapiolani Park Beach – Oahu, Hawaii Poipu Beach – Kauai, Hawaii Kahaluu Beach Park – Big Island, Hawaii If you want to see sea turtles, coral reefs, colorful fish, dolphins, octopuses, eels, manta rays and more, Hawaii is a great place to snorkel. BestPlacesHawaii.com gives its 10 Best Snorkeling Spots in Hawaii for a great Hawaii snorkeling adventure with a photo, a description and snorkeling providers for each location. More on 10 Best Snorkelling Spots in Hawaii Turtle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia photo by ciamabue Best Caribbean Snorkeling CaribbeanTravelMag.com has a terrific detailed article on the Best Caribbean Snorkeling. They list 35 snorkeling spots broken down into: Reef-Lover’s Resorts, Shore Things, Creature Teachers, Extreme Snorkeling, and King Neptune for a Day Trips. I chose 15 of their Caribbean Snorkeling Spots. You will have to read their article to see them all. 1. Anse Chastanet – Resort – St. Lucia 2. Glover’s Atol Resort & Island Lodge – Resort – Belize 3. Sunset House – Resort – Grand Cayman 4. Sunset Waters Beach Resort – Resort – Curacao 5. Dawn Beach – Shore Things – St. Martin 6. Loblolly Bay – Shore Things – Anegada, British Virgin Islands 7. Malmok – Shore Things – Aruba 8. Snorkel Park – Shore Things – Bermuda 9. Trunk Bay – Shore Things – St. John, US Virgin Islands 10. Bimini Undersea – Creature Teachers – Bimini 11. Sea & Discover – Creature Teachers – Bonaire 12. Under the Sea – Creature Teachers – Nevis 13. Humpback Whales – Extreme Snorkeling – Dominican Republic 14. Sharks – Extreme Snorkeling – Bahamas 15. Stingray City / Sandbar – Day Trips – Grand Cayman CaribbeanTravelMag.com puts together a 35 item list of Caribbean snorkeling resorts, shore diving areas, great Caribbean Snorkeling Tours with marine biologists and naturists, extreme snorkeling adventures with sharks, whales, dolphins, and six Carribbean snorkeling day trips. You will find many great Snorkeling Vacation Ideas in this snorkling article. More on Best Caribbean Snorkeling Top 10 Places to Snorkel Bonaire – Netherlands Antilles Providenciales – Turks and Calicos Tobago Cay – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dominica Curacao – Netherlands Antilles Anegada – British Virgin Islands Virgin Gorda – British Virgin Islands Grand Cayman – Cayman Islands Cozumel – Mexico Utila – Honduras Away.com’s list of Top 10 Places to Snorkel runs around the Caribbean with the U.S. Virgin Islands, Netherlands Antillies, Honduras, Mexico, Turks and Caicos, etc. They discuss snorkeling adventures that are teeming with tropical fish, beautiful coral gardens, and even scores of Stingrays at Stingray City. This is a Great Snorkeling Adventure List and they have a link below each section that gives more details on the specific location. More on Top Ten Places to Snorkel Snorkeling Virgin Gorda in British Virgin Islands photo by ScubaBear68 Snorkeling -Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Bahamas Frommers.com has 3 helpful guides to the Best Caribbean Snorkeling, Best Virgin Islands Snorkeling and Best Bahamas Snorkeling. I list the Top 4 Snorkeling spots for each guide. See the Frommers.com articles for more information. 1. Coki Point Beach – St. Thomas 2. Leinster Bay – St. John 3. Trunk Bay – St. John 4. Cane Bay – St. Croix 5. Antigua 6. Bonaire Marine Park – Bonaire 7. Stingray City – Grand Cayman 8. Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago 9. Goulding Reef Cays – Bahamas 10. Silver Point Reef – Grand Bahama Island 11. Elbow Cay – Bahamas 12. Stocking Island – Bahamas The Frommers.com articles give many more great snorkeling spots around the Caribbean, Virgin Islands and Bahamas. More on Frommers Snorkeling Guide to the Virgin Islands More on Frommers Snorkeling Guide to the Caribbean More on Frommers Snorkling Guide to the Bahamas Hotels near Great Snorkeling LostHotels.com has a good list of resort hotels that are near great snorkeling spots. I especially liked LostHotels.com’s gorgeous pictures of the resorts. If you click on the resort hotel picture you will get a nice description of the resort. It is a well done site and you just might find your great Snorkeling Vacation Spot there. More on Resort Hotels near Great Snorkeling No related posts. Posted in Snorkeling Vacations « Best Scuba Diving in the World Best Washington DC Hotels »	Search Pages About Contact Site Map Washington DC Vacations Categories Diving Vacations Hotels Snorkeling Vacations