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Matching snorkeling spots
Electric Beach
USA
Advanced west-side reef known for clear water, turtles and dolphin sightings.
Kahe Point
USA
Also called Electric Beach, Kahe Point is a clear-water reef for confident swimmers.
Molokini Crater
USA
A crescent-shaped volcanic crater off Maui's south shore, Molokini offers some of the clearest water in Hawaii, often exceeding 30 metres of visibility. Conditions are best on calm, low-wind mornings when the crater wall shelters the inner reef.
Tunnels Beach
USA
Scenic north-shore reef with excellent summer snorkeling and serious winter surf exposure.
Two Step Honaunau
USA
Next to Pu'uhonua o Honaunau on the Big Island, Two Step is a celebrated Kona-coast snorkeling site with an easy lava-ledge entry, thriving reef and frequent dolphins. Go early for the calmest, clearest conditions.
Ulua Mokapu
USA
Ulua and Mokapu are adjacent South Maui reef beaches with easy entries, coral shelves and frequent turtles. They are usually best early in the morning before trade winds roughen the surface.
Aitutaki Lagoon
Cook Islands
Triangular lagoon of impossibly clear turquoise water and coral bommies.
Amed
Indonesia
Black-sand Bali village with calm coral gardens and the Japanese shipwreck snorkel.
Anilao
Philippines
Macro-diving capital near Manila with rich shallow reefs.
Anse Chastanet
Saint Lucia
Marine-reserve reef beneath the Pitons, snorkelable straight off the beach.
Apo Island
Philippines
Community marine sanctuary with healthy coral and resident sea turtles.
Aqaba
Jordan
Jordan's Red Sea coast with shore reefs, coral and the Cedar Pride wreck.
Ari Atoll
Maldives
Atoll famous for whale sharks and reef-sharks over clear coral.
Banco Chinchorro
Mexico
Remote Caribbean atoll reserve with pristine coral and clear water.
Bayahibe
Dominican Republic
Launch point for Catalina Island's wall and shallow coral gardens.
Bocas del Toro
Panama
Caribbean archipelago with mangrove channels, starfish beaches and coral cays.
Bora Bora
French Polynesia
Iconic lagoon with coral gardens, rays and warm crystal-clear water.
Boracay
Philippines
Famous white-sand island with reef snorkeling off Crocodile and Yapak.
Buccoo Reef
Trinidad and Tobago
Protected reef and the Nylon Pool's clear shallow lagoon.
Buck Island
US Virgin Islands
National monument with an underwater trail through an elkhorn coral barrier reef.