Snorkel Tours to Shallow Coral Reefs at Pennekamp Underwater Park
Description
Snorkeling is fun, safe, and easy aboard the Sundiver III. Join us for a 2.5 hour underwater tour to one of the shallow, inner, coral reefs located at the "World Famous" Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary, also known as the original John Pennekamp State Park. Our friendly crew specializes in kids, families, and first time snorkelers. You will be absolutely amazed at the underwater world that lives just offshore of Key Largo. Each snorkel tour visits one location, one coral reef per tour to ensure maximum water time. You must know how to swim to snorkel with Sundiver. ** INCLUDED: High quality rental gear (mask, fins, float vest) included with all snorkel tours provided by Sundiver. ** NOT INCLUDED: SNORKEL We sell very affordable high quality souvenir snorkels made of 100% silicone available in many colors for purchase during check in.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- IMPORTANT MESSAGE: You MUST know how to swim to snorkel with Sundiver. If you don't know how to swim but want to join the family, you can stay onboard and enjoy a boat ride for a "Riders Fee".
- Yes, Infants are allowed onboard the vessel. They count as a passenger so we must charge the "childs" fee per infant.
- CHECK IN POLICY: You MUST check in at least ONE HOUR prior to trip time.
- We do not allow the “full face” snorkel mask to be used while snorkeling with Sundiver. They have a faulty design that can malfunction and be dangerous to the user.
- We visit ONE location, One Coral Reef per snorkel tour.
- There are NO REFUNDS for missing the boat. No Exceptions.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST know how to swim to snorkel with Sundiver. If you don't know how to swim but want to join the family, you can stay onboard and enjoy a boat ride for a "Riders Fee".
Reviews(117)
We had a great tour and enjoyed snorkeling the reef among hundreds of beautiful fish. Captain Rick and Carolyn were welcoming and helped point us in the right direction to see the reef. The boat was comfortable and included cold drinks for a reasonable price. Would recommend this tour to others!
It was good but the area wasn’t as clear as I remember it but still a good experience I’ve done this charter before and remember it was better
Captain Rick and Ivy were wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable, and the snorkeling was first rate. We saw so many beautiful fish, barracuda, and a spotted eagle ray. Unforgettable.
It was amazing, just a great time to bond with my daughter. The captain and the crew were the best, highly recommended
It was an amazing experience, my kids loved it, super safe and the staff super friendly. Great trip.
Getting on this boat was one of our favorite things we did in the Keys! I was a little nervous going way out into the ocean with younger kids, but it was absolutely amazing and so glad we did!! From the crew, to the stunning boat ride, to the snorkeling obviously this trip is a must!! Get on this boat and any other boat ride you can, the Keys (ocean) are magical!!
The tour is run by a wonderful family team. VERY helpful including the phone call we received to ensure that we got to the boat on time to make our trip. The tour ran very smoothly. Brought us to amazing coral reef with beautiful fish. Great family company that is worth supporting as the choice for going out snorkeling in Miami.
The initial boat ride out was good. Took about an hour to board, talk through procedures, get vests, etc and arrive at the reef. Once at the reef, the water was extremely wavy. One passenger fell due to the extreme waves. Everyone put in their gear and started snorkeling, many people were struggling due to the waves and I was one of them. I got back on the boat 5 mins after struggling with the waves. For the next hour, I was extremely sea sick on the side of the boat. Many people proceeded to get back to the boat after me with bad sea sickness. Many snorkelers had to be rescued with a flotation devices. 90% of people were back on the boat before the time was up. I’m very been on this trip with this company before and had no problems. The water then was calm. I don’t think it was safe to allow people to snorkeling in those wave conditions.
Hello, Thanks for the review. I am sorry to hear you got seasick during the tour. I know the tour you went on and the day started off extremely calm and by trip time the wind was around 16-17mph. The reefs we visit are very shallow and can accommodate these wind speeds. Everyone is required to wear a flotation device regardless of sea conditions so I'm not sure what you are saying in the review. We carry up to 47 passengers and there are always a few customers that get seasick if they are not used to being in the middle of the ocean on a boat. I've seen customers feel seasick with winds below 10mph. We go 3-4 miles out into the open ocean and there are always waves of some size. 16-17mph is not too much wind to show everyone a good time and it was definitely not and unsafe situation. Our captains are very experienced and professional and if they feel the wind is too strong they will cancel the tour. This day on your tour was not a day that was too rough. Like I said, customers can get seasick on a given day. It's just the nature of going out on a boat. I am sorry you don't think it was safe to allow people to snorkel but I assure you it was completely safe. I also wanted to clarify you saying 90% of the people were back on the boat before time was up, This happens every trip, every day. Snorkeling can be tiring and even on an extremely beautiful day with zero wind and flat calm most customers are back on the boat before blowing the horn to come in. This is the reason we don't offer the longer half day tours because we have discovered from experience that the duration we provide is plenty of time to see the reef and most are ready to come back onboard and dry off. I am very sorry you didn't feel well on the tour.
The place is not Pennekamp or at Pennekamp State park! It was Sundriver Station. It is a red and yellow building on the opposite side of the road before Pennekamp Do Not UnPack at the dive shop because you check in there and then drive 5 miles down the road to the boat dock. The circle K and boat dock are on the opposite side of the road when heading south. Not knowing all this information and a traffic accident almost caused me to miss the boat and really stressed me out. Due to the road to Key Largo and traffic situations that happen often plus needing to go to two different places once you get to Key Largo give yourself double the time GPS says it takes to get there. The boat and crew were fantastic. Justin was a super guy and very helpful! Remember if you take your phone into the water with you be sure it stays attached to you or around your neck. My adult daughter’s phone is now at the bottom of the reef somewhere. The crew and others tried hard to help her find it to no avail. We are hoping it downloads to the cloud before it dies. Lol
Overall good experience. Cost was fair. Would have been nice to have guide in water.
