Snorkeling at Honeymoon Beach?

[sailor05]

Anyone ever done this and how was your experience? We want to snorkel and hopefully see some sea turtles but also have some time for food and beach time. We were thinking of water taxi over to Honeymoon and going to Dinghy's who apparently offer snorkeling gear for rent.

[Ms411]

After the 2017 hurricanes there were frequent reports of turtle sightings, but most were further out from where most people swim. Others have reported fish sightings along the rocks at the sides of Honeymoon. The people at Dinghy's should be able to tell you where the best snorkeling spots are.

[eggnoodle]

On 1/20/2024 at 8:19 PM, sailor05 said:

Anyone ever done this and how was your experience? We want to snorkel and hopefully see some sea turtles but also have some time for food and beach time. We were thinking of water taxi over to Honeymoon and going to Dinghy's who apparently offer snorkeling gear for rent.

ParoDeeJay was there. The YT video was from 2 yrs ago

 

 

[Ms411]

Excellent video! Thanks. Check for current ferry and taxi rates, though.

[Mud_Shark]

We took the water taxi over and brought our own snorkel gear, so don't know anything about rentals (2019).  We went out snorkeling for turtles multiple times over the course of the day.  First time out neither of us saw any, but next we went out further by the swim buoy markers, and found a couple.  Then, on our last go  at it before we were leaving, he headed out to the markers and didn't see any, but then when we came in closer, we found 2.  So not sure if they just transit all through the area or if out further is better or not, but there are turtles to be seen.

 

Returned in 2022 and took a ship snorkeling excursion out to Buck island that ended up with about 90 mins at Honeymoon again.  We again went out looking for turtles, but only found one for about 40 mins of snorkeling the area.

Edited January 29 by Mud_Shark