Snorkeling is the most favorite and popular in Virgin Islands US. One can see many people with face floating down; tube up in all near by places. For snorkeling in Virgin Islands one need not bring their own snorkeling gear. There are many places where one can get this kit for rent. Even though Caribbean has lot of snorkeling places none of them are comparable with the snorkeling destinations in US Virgin Islands.

The following are the best spots for snorkeling.

Buck Island-This is tiny island off St.Croix. Offshore waters and the land are classified as national monument. Buck Island is present 2 miles away from the north coast of St.Croix. There are variety of corals, sponges, and crustaceans in the reef. One can enjoy snorkeling in this area.

Cane Bay present in St.Croix is one of the best diving and snorkeling places in the north side of the beach. On a good day people can swim up to 450 feet to view the Cane Bay Wall. This wall drops dramatically off the deep water below where one can find lot of brain coral, Multicolored fish and plus Elkhorn.

Trunk Bay in St.John has the large underwater signs in the 675 ft long snorkeling trial where one can identify various corals and other marine life. The beach is fully equipped with changing rooms, fresh water showers, lifeguard for convenient snorkeling and equipment rentals.

Haul over Bay in St.John is the favorite destination of locals for snorkeling. This small bay is often deserted because it is rougher than Leinster. Snorkeling here can be thrilling with sandy areas, nooks, walls and ledges all nearby.

Leinster Bay is calmer with clear uncrowded waters along the northern shore of St.John and is also easily accessible

Coki Point Beach offers superb snorkeling experience on the north shore of St.Thomas with Coral World’s underwater tower offering enticing coral ledges

People, young and old like snorkeling because of the superlative experience it gives and even one can explore underwater exotic beauties. Caribbean Islands present a different snorkeling experience altogether. Snorkeling in Caribbean needs snorkeling gear that is quite similar to scuba diving. Snorkeling equipment consists of short tube, mask and finds. The mask is known as snorkel from which the name snorkeling is derived.

In Caribbean snorkeling is done in still waters and just below the surface. To avoid inconvenience to the diver with water entering the snorkel, snorkeling is done in these areas also known as lagoons. Snorkeling in Caribbean is famous and people throng for it because of its clear waters where one can get a beautiful vision of all the underwater displays enabling them to enjoy underwater sightseeing.

The good sightseeing locations with varied underwater marine life presents a unique opportunity with kelps, mollusk, jellyfish, seaweed, algae, ray and fish. Top snorkeling destinations in Caribbean include Antigua, Cayman Islands, Curacao, St.Criox, St.Lucent and Grenadines, Aruba, Barbados, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands & U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Anguilla and St. Lucia.

Tobago Cays near Canouan Island gives you good views of corals and reefs while snorkeling. Anse Chastanet in St.Lucia is snorkelers’ paradise. As this area is protected marine reserve one can have a look at tropical fish in abundance. Curacao gives a different snorkeling experience altogether with glimpses of shipwrecks along with tons and tons of fish in underwater Marine Park.

Antigua presents beautiful and colorful tropical fish and abundant and excellent coral reefs in its quite calm and pleasant waters and spectacular sandy beaches. The most frequented locations hear are Sunken rock, Cades Reef, Pineapple Beach and Dickenson Bay areas. The attractive areas of Caribbean offer a memorable snorkeling experience.