Snorkeling Adventures: The best places to snorkel in Australia, the Caribbean, Yucatan, Florida Keys, Galapagos, Hawaii and Honduras Bay Islands (BEST DIVES SNORKELING ADVENTURES) Paperback – December 12, 2010

I've recently embraced snorkeling, and one of my biggest frustrations is the number of books that combine snorkeling and diving... and then focus almost wholly on the diving. Since many of us cannot get PADI certified (for example, if we've ever had asthma), we're left with only snippets and leftovers of information. But that's NOT the case with "Best Dives' Snorkeling Adventures." This book does an excellent job of listing and rating snorkeling sites around the world (though mostly near the USA, Caribbean, and northern South America). It lists recommended dive shops in those areas, and even offers suggestions of where to stay. And best of all? It's for those of us who SNORKEL.I hope that when they put out a 4th edition, Huber, Huber, & Sammartino include a page or so on Florida's Golden Coast (Fort Lauderdale, etc.) or, really, *any* other East Coast US snorkeling sites, assuming any exist (their main focus on the US itself includes the Florida Keys, Florida Springs, and Hawaii). Still, I'm now far better prepared to choose my next snorkeling vacation destination, so I'm rating this 5 stars.

Snorkeled mostly so not as helpful this trip. Perhaps for next visit. Water quality outstanding. Could see down 60ft clearly as sharks cruised the drop off edge. Close enough for me

I've been snorkeling and free diving for 20 years, and I've been to many of these places. This book would be helpful to first time visitors to many places and a guide to help choose some destinations. Having said that, it is not complete coverage in any area. In the Caribbean, Cuba (which has many good areas) and Dominican Republic (which was mostly disappointing) are both missing completely. The comments on currents and water visibility are subjective, of course, but helpful for new people to any area none the less. In Belize, Ambergris Key, I would certainly also warn about the constant boat traffic near shore making any shore snorkeling hazardous. The reef hems the boats in, so you need to boat out to it or take your life in your hands! A very brief mention of a couple areas in Australia, but missing others equally accessible and good. The South Pacific and Coral Sea are still top snorkeling destinations - just a really long ways off.

very satisfied

This is a disappointing book. After reading the other reviews, I expected good tips on locations and precise directions on how to get to them. In general, the book has neither. The recommendations for snorkeling locations seem conventional and uninspired, with the authors missing some of the best spots on islands I am familiar with. Dominica without Souffriere crater? Hawaii's Big Island without Kapoho? Please. And to actually find the spots that are listed, you'll have to get directions elsewhere, because this book will often have nothing more specific than "on the island's western coast." Lodging recommendations are likewise uninspired--no hidden gems here, just the basic resort hotels you might find in a 10-second Google search. In fairness, the book is better with some locations than others. For example, the authors seem pretty familiar with Bonaire, and this book may be a reasonably good source for that island--although there are probably better ones.

We have Snorkeling Adventures 2nd and 3rd Edition. There is not a whole lot of difference in the books that I can see, maybe a little more info and updating in the 3rd edition. I have used these books each year for planning our vacations to the caribbean. I am always trying to find the best places to shore snorkel and this book helps me find those spots and locate the best lodging nearby. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that wants insight to the best snorkeling spots before and during their visit. I highly recommend this book!

I was surprised to find out that the title did not tell the truth. The writers did not include half the world. The indian ocean for example is missing.

While most travel guides give vague descriptions about snorkeling or send me to places with nothing to see, Best Dives Snorkeling Adventures gives complete vacation planning details with maps and directions to terrific places in each destination to snorkel off the beach, sign up for a boat trip. IT COVERS all the best Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda snorkeling sites, the dive shops that will take you on boat tours and resorts that are especially dive-friendly. Great for families, novice and experienced divers.