Snorkeling is a fantastic experience, allowing you to interact with the amazing marine life found on the Great Barrier Reef. The pristine reefs visited by Calypso are unspoilt, have minimal currents, great visibility and are not over-exposed to a large number of tourists.

Our purpose built boat acts much like a pontoon on the reef, offering snorkelers and divers easy access on and off the boat.

The depth of the reef around the snorkelling sites varies between 1–8m, offering our Snorkelers a chance to discover the small creatures hiding in between the coral, as well as swim with the schools of fish and the larger marine life.

On board we have floatation devices including foam noodles and life vests to make Snorkeling a safe and relaxing experience for all ages. This also helps passengers with little or no snorkeling experience to feel more comfortable.

Once we arrive at the reef (only one hour travelling!), our Skipper will give you a snorkel briefing, including great tips to enhance your underwater experience.

The Calypso Crew know the incredible feeling of Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef and want to share this experience with you. We provide a friendly, personalised service, making sure all guests feel confident and safe. For those not quite so confidant - or if you want to view the Great Barrier Reef without getting wet - we can run Bathescope tours using our smaller boat on board so that you can see the Great Barrier Reef through your very own looking glass!

The dive locations we go to have been surveyed to show that they are made up of 80% hard coral cover compared to 40% in similar areas on the Great Barrier Reef. Each dive is different our resident marine life are the Napoleon Maori Wrasse, White Tip Reef Sharks, Hawksbill Turtle, Green Turtles, Blue Spotted Sting Rays, Sweet Lips, Star Fish, Anemone Fish (Home of Nemo!) Nudi Branches, Angel Fish, Huge Gropers, Giant Puffer Fish and loads more!

The reef area is extensive; even if you spent all of your time snorkelling on the reef you will not cover the entire area.

Visibility ranges from 10m - 25m and there is always a lot to see. Divers have enough time to do 2 dives on the reef as well as snorkel, have lunch and a sun bake in between.

All of our crew are educated in the importance of reef conservation and we pass this onto our passengers to guarantee it is left the way that we found it... immaculate!

Features

•   Free Snorkeling Lesson
•   Floatation Devices
•   Fantastic variety of marine life
•   Great visibility
•   Wetsuits available
•   Many schools of tropical fish
•   Prescription lensed mask available for hire
•   Soft Corals
•   Safe & protected location

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