Best places to snorkel in the world

Tuscan archipelago island with sheltered coves and seagrass-clear water.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Ionian island with Porto Katsiki and turquoise, sheltered swimming bays.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Protected Ligurian coast with rocky coves and clear snorkeling off the villages.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Ionian islets and turquoise shallows on the Albanian Riviera near Butrint.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Fjord-like Adriatic bay with sheltered, clear water and rocky shores.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Iconic island with sea caves and clear water around the Faraglioni.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Sicilian coast with Isola Bella's pebble bay and clear rocky shallows.

594 sampled hours, 0% snorkelable

Volcanic island marine reserve north of Palermo with vivid clear water.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Adriatic town with the Strunjan nature reserve's clear, sheltered shallows.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Pelagie island with Rabbit Beach's turtle nesting and crystal-clear shallows.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Mediterranean island with the Scandola reserve and turquoise granite coves.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Calabrian cliff town with clear Tyrrhenian water and rocky snorkeling.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Wooded Adriatic island with pebbly coves and clear, calm water.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Ionian island with the turquoise water of Myrtos and sheltered pebble coves.

594 sampled hours, 0% snorkelable

Famous Blue Lagoon with calm, glassy turquoise water for easy snorkeling.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Mediterranean island ringed by white sand and the clear coves of the Maddalena.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Istrian town with rocky coves and clear northern Adriatic water.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Island beside Kornati park with Telašćica's cliffs and clear bays.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Aegean-Med resort with sheltered bays and clear water around Turunç.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Pontine island with sea caves and clear coves popular for snorkeling.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Marine park island near Manado famous for vertical coral walls teeming with fish.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Turquoise Coast hub with Ölüdeniz lagoon and sheltered clear bays.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Remote Adriatic island with the Blue Cave nearby and exceptionally clear coves.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

The planet's richest marine biodiversity, with electric coral reefs in clear shallow water.

594 sampled hours, 0% snorkelable

Forested national-park island with saltwater lakes and clear sheltered bays.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Sicilian bay with white sand and the Zingaro reserve's clear coves nearby.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Shipwreck Beach cove with vivid blue water and nearby Blue Caves.

594 sampled hours, 0% snorkelable

Island home to Zlatni Rat beach and clear pebbly Adriatic shallows.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable

Riviera headland with rocky snorkeling trails and clear blue water.

594 sampled hours, 2% snorkelable

Limestone fjords near Marseille with clear, sheltered Mediterranean coves.

594 sampled hours, 1% snorkelable