| Caribbean, Hawaii, and Galapagos islands are all ideal | | | | Unlike rafting or bungee jumping, Caribbean snorkeling |
| places for snorkeling because of their calm waters | | | | is not exactly an adventure sport because there is |
| and diverse sea life. Clear waters are another | | | | hardly any risk involved in the activity. However, the |
| requirement for good snorkeling because some marine | | | | lack of risk should not be taken to mean a lack of |
| life can be viewed only at night. Night snorkeling is | | | | thrills. Since Caribbean snorkeling is done in relatively |
| typically conducted with the aid of a chemical light that | | | | shallow and still waters, the equipment is minimal and |
| is tied around the waist of the diver to warn | | | | very light, thereby making the whole experience very |
| approaching boats of divers while an underwater torch | | | | comfortable. Due to all these reasons, even young |
| is used to spot the marine life. Caribbean snorkeling is | | | | children can enjoy snorkeling as long as they know |
| nothing new but the underwater seeing trend is | | | | how to swim. |
| catching fire all over the world and so there is a | | | | Though the amount of risk involved in Caribbean |
| renewed interest in this activity. | | | | snorkeling is quite negligible, there are still some dangers |
| Caribbean snorkeling needs gear that is quite similar to | | | | that you ought to be mindful of. The most common |
| scuba diving gear and includes mask, finds, and a short | | | | problem faced is mask flooding, when water enters |
| tube known as snorkel (from which comes the name | | | | the mask that is worn underwater, diving too deep can |
| snorkeling). Caribbean snorkeling takes place in still | | | | cause high pressure build-up in the ears, and water |
| water and just below the surface. These areas are | | | | visibility is not always reliable. Due to the varied water |
| typically lagoons so that moving water does not enter | | | | life in the Caribbean, corals are quite a common |
| the snorkel to inconvenience the diver. | | | | feature. Some of these underwater formations are |
| The renewed interest in Caribbean snorkeling is a | | | | quite sharp and people tend to cut themselves on their |
| result of the clear waters in the Caribbean that offer | | | | limbs, so avoid direct contact with corals. Some |
| many good opportunities for underwater sightseeing. | | | | species of sea urchins are also poisonous and certain |
| This is also helped by the varied marine life in the | | | | eels tend to bite. On the positive side, with a little |
| Caribbean that includes fish, mollusk, kelps, jellyfish, ray, | | | | prudence these dangers are easily avoided. |
| seaweed and algae, all of which may be experienced | | | | There are many shops that sell diving gear along with |
| at close range. The marine life in the Caribbean is far | | | | snorkeling equipment. They also provide guides for |
| varied and denser than the land life, making it a good | | | | Caribbean snorkeling. |
| sightseeing location for nature lovers. | | | | |