THE BEST FAMILY FUN IN FLORIDA!Scuba Diving yes, but as more and more visitors are discovering, there is another category of diving that merits mention: Skin Diving or Snorkeling as its known today.Snorkeling has been called the family sport of the 90's and snorkel gear is being sold everywhere from L.L. Bean to K-Mart. For less than the price of tickets to Disney, Sea World or Universal the whole family can enjoy the beauty of a living coral reef.They say "If you can swim you can snorkel". With some basic instruction from a Dive Master you can be in the water observing some of the more than 500 species of tropical fish, 47 varieties of living coral and other marine creatures that help make up the underwater world of John Pennekamp State park, the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary, Looe Key and countless other places up and down the Florida Keys. Shallow water bank reefs occupy large portions of this area and makes it one of the worlds premier snorkeling destinations.All of the many Scuba Diving shops located in the Keys offer snorkeling on their boats but the tours are scuba diving trips and as such are geared for the certified scuba diver and are usually done on the deeper reefs and wrecks of the park.However several Shops and boats do offer snorkel only tours and these trips are geared for skin divers, from the novice snorkeler to the experienced scuba diver. On these tours you may find parents who have been scuba diving for years introducing their young children to the wonders of the sea. In the process they re-discover what got them interested in diving in the first place. The thrill and freedom of floating over a living coral garden with only mask fins snorkel and safety vest is hard to top!So if you have never come face to face with a queen angelfish or you just want to relax on the surface for a day before flying home, take one of these snorkel tours and you too will say "The Best Family Fun in Florida".Article by Captain Todd B. Firm, Keys Diver Snorkel Tours, Key Largo Florida |
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