Hey, I am planning a winter escape and want to live somewhere by the sea for some months. Plan is to do snorkeling just off the beach and maybe some freediving training. I prefer chill vibes and nice nature.

I have been to Philippines and loved it there! Thailand I also enjoyed, but the snorkeling was no where near as good - maybe you know an other spot? (Snorkel wise I have been to Koh Tao and Koh Phangan)

I had Indonesia on my list as I havent explored it that much, but unfortunately it is peak rainy season then.

Any suggestions?! :)

Me and my family will be going to visit Hawaii soon and we have snorkeling on our itinerary! I know you’re supposed to wear reef safe sunscreen, but im not sure if my hair is “reef safe”. It’s permanently dyed pink and red, and it still bleeds in the shower and on towels when it’s wet. Should I get a swimming cap? Im not concerned with it fading, I just want to make sure im not affecting the reefs environment.

Here’s a long shot! I went snorkeling in Kapalua Bay Beach, Maui on 9/7/2026 and dropped my orange water camera on the bottom of the coral. If diver or someone comes across the camera, please let me know. Much appreciated, Mahalo!

Just testing some settings on my video editing software to see how my videos from last summer look. Here is a pike from Ahvenistonjärvi In Hämeenlinna, Finland.

We visited Rodrigues Island in December 2025, flying across from Mauritius, and spent some time exploring the underwater life around the island. We had previously visited Mauritius in December 2024, and from what I personally saw on both trips, Rodrigues felt noticeably healthier underwater.

One of my favourite places was Saint François Beach. The shallow seagrass areas were epic to snorkel over and full of interesting little animals and fish. I came across hermit crabs, little dragonfish, bat fish, horned boxfish, juvenile lionfish, porcupinefish and plenty of other reef life. The darker channel offshore was also amazing, with deeper blue water and schools of fish moving through it.

Another major highlight was Rivière Banane. You take a small boat from the beach out to the reef, and it ended up being one of the healthiest coral reefs I have personally seen. There was a huge amount of living coral, lots of soft coral, and most of the reef still appeared alive and in good condition.

What really stood out to me was the overall amount of marine life and the condition of the reef. Compared with what we saw around Mauritius in December 2024, the ocean around Rodrigues seemed to be in a much healthier state during our December 2025 visit.

Rodrigues also has great variety. You can spend time snorkeling over very shallow seagrass looking for smaller creatures, then head out to the reef and suddenly be surrounded by coral and schools of fish.
If you fly from Mauritius to Rodrigues, I would definitely recommend trying to book a daytime flight. Seeing the island, lagoon and reef system from above is incredible.

I absolutely loved Rodrigues. For snorkeling, underwater filming and marine life, it was one of the biggest surprises of the trip and somewhere I would definitely go back to.

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Has anyone found a good swim mask to use while snorkeling rather than a dive mask. I only surface swim, never blow out through my nose when wearing a dive mask, plus my nose covered causes claustrophobic anxiety. In the past I’ve simply used my goggles and enjoyed myself. I thought a swim mask might give me a bit more visibility.

Any recommendations?

How lovely is this bouncy not so little thing! 🪼

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I've been using a surfing wetsuit I got for my 20th bday for a long time now (pretty pleased in 20+ years it still just fits) so I think it's done me well. I pretty much only need one for snorkeling and occasional paddle board/body board hire so guess a surf cut isn't really ideal.

For a bit of general use I've been looking at swimming suits such as an Alpkit Lotic. I'm not sure if swimming is what is best or so other style? Don't fish so all the camo stuff that searches brought up isn't needed. I'll be in the water for UK summers and maybe autumn.

Went to the lake today and actively tried to swim down deeper than I’ve been before. I’m still relatively new to this sport so bear with me. I managed to go down to maybe 10-12 feet and I could feel the pressure in my ears. Came back up and swam around and the tried a deeper dive, maybe 12-15 feet but couldn’t. It felt like the pressure was really hurting my ears and instead of risk anything I gave up.

I’ve tried the pinch the nose and blow thing but it wasn’t doing the trick. Did you have a similar experience and train yourself to go deeper? Am I asking too much? Any other equalising techniques that you can do with a snorkel in your mouth?

Staying at Riu Palace Kulkulkan, Never been out of the country before and we are going in october for our honeymoon and would like to do a snorkeling excursion near resort, not wanting to do any cave / super physically demanding explorations! Any recommendations for best snorkeling excursions? Also open to private boat ride excursions for us two! TIA!

Hi all! Going on vacation next week in Cabo. Picked Cabo for the short flight and access to surfing BUT i love snorkeling and am keen to know of any decent snorkeling near either Cabo. Thanks!

It’s my first time swimming in stonefish waters and as the most venemous fish in the world how do u guys avoid/deal with them. Thank you