The 6 Walking and Snorkeling Days Worldwide That Earn Their Price

1.Small Group Manly Snorkel Tour and Nature Walk with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 290 reviews · from $78Our pick

Join a group of up to eight at Shelly Beach for a 30-minute headland walk and one hour of guided snorkeling in Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Equipment, wetsuits, safety instruction, and local wildlife stories are included. Guides such as Sam, Christina, Julie, and Damien help beginners feel at ease.

“Great experience!!! Sam was an awesome tour and snorkel guide! Very informative and made everyone feel very welcome :)”

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2.Puerto Morelos: Snorkel, Town Walk, Tequila & Beach Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 180 reviews · 4 hours · from $39Best value

Spend about 80 minutes snorkeling Puerto Morelos’ Great Mayan Reef with bilingual guides such as Francisco, Carlos, or Jordan, then taste tequila, eat three tacos by the beach, and browse town. Hotel transport is included, but bring cash for the $15 reef fee and $10 refundable locker deposit.

“Incredible trip, everything was very well organised and coordinated. The ride was a little bumpy, but everything else more than made up for that! The nature was very beautiful, and our guides made sure to point out interesting species. Make sure to pick out plastic in the water if you see it 🙂”

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3.Bayahibe: National Park Jungle Walk & Snorkeling in Cenotes

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 171 reviews · 3 hours · from $55

Gaëlle and Julien lead a small-group walk through Cotubanama National Park before guiding you into Cenotes Chicho, a 25°C cave pool lined with stalactites and stalagmites. Hotel pickup, equipment guidance, and a simple aperitif are included, with time to cool off in clear spring water.

“It was such a friendly and inviting tour to be a part of! The guides were wonderful. The tour itself was very hot for the walk part, but then snorkeling in the cave was amazing and was the perfect way to cool off. We loved it!”

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4.Cham Island: Underwater Walking & Snorkeling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 112 reviews · from $68

Ride from Hoi An or Da Nang to Cham Island for snorkeling, swimming, and helmeted underwater walking with a safety guide. You can hand feed fish on the seabed, then eat seafood at Bai Chong Beach. English-speaking guides such as Jimmy and Ho may lead departures.

“This was a good choice for seeing fish and the reef given I have prescription glasses, can’t wear contacts, and don’t have a diving licence. We split into 2 groups, you do either snorkeling or the diving, which takes about 15 minutes, guides take photos and videos of you which you can purchase later, or you can bring your own devices then you rotate groups. They play an instructional video on how to communicate with your divers. They also provide aqua shoes for walking on the sea floor and the snorkeling gear. The ratio of divers to walkers is good and someone has you in their eyesight at all time…”

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5.Puerto Morelos Snorkel, Town Walk, Tequila Tasting & Beach Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $40

Spend about four hours snorkeling the Great Maya Reef near Puerto Morelos, then walk the fishing village, sample tequila, and eat lunch at a beach club. Equipment, bilingual guides, and hotel transport are included, but the $15 reef tax, drinks, lockers, and tips cost extra.

“Overall a decent tour. A bit disorganized getting everyone situated for the boat ride to the reef. Not a very clean facility. The actual snorkeling was pretty cool. The guides watch you like a hawk for safety reasons. A++ for that. The tequila sampling and brief history lesson regarding the tequila making process was interesting. Lunch was very good.”

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6.Pamilacan island: Dolphins, snorkel, lunch and walking tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 8 reviews · 8 hours · from $139

Travel from Panglao to Pamilacan Island with a private English-speaking guide and boat crew. Watch for dolphins, snorkel in a protected sanctuary, spot turtles near the Coral Garden, eat a local seaside lunch, and visit a 200-year-old Spanish fort.

“it was a very nice and chill trip! the beach is beautiful, the coral is nice to swim in and the lunch was tasty”

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