Best Snorkeling in St. Martin/St. Maarten

[CoasterJoe]

The title says it all where is the best place to go snorkeling in St. Martin/St. Maarten?

[Jborosara]

no good snorkeling in or around SXM - 'best' is a relative thing but most likely around Creole rock in the Marigot Bay or around Tintamarre in Orient Bay

[SnorkelAway]

Tintamarre is not in Orient Bay - Green Cay is in Orient Bay and has relatively good snorkeling.  Tintamarre is a destination for many snorkel trips - what you see off beach where common excursions go are turtles and some other fish.  Far side of Creole rock, toward shore, has some good snorkeling but the snorkel excursion boats typically do not want you to swim around the rock.  Off Pinel there is some decent snorkeling but hard to find if you do not have guide.  If you are OK with open water swimming, and can swim a little more than one-third mile over and same coming back, you can swim off Orient Beach over to Green Cay - need to get to north-west side.