Avoid touching corals, fish, or turtles.
Shell Island State Park is the best place to snorkel in Panama City Beach Florida. Panama City Snorkeling Tours has snorkel gear available for rent daily on the waters around Shell Island.
Our mission is to work with a purpose: By providing Panama City Beach dolphin tours as educational experiences, which allows a greater understanding and appreciation of wildlife. We are an eco-friendly tour and take steps to make sure we do not disturb or harm any wildlife. The dolphins will thank you for choosing an eco-tour outfitter who cares, we will too.
"Captain Lorraine placed us exactly at the right moment to see the dolphins swim underneath our feet. It was an unforgettable experience."
These are the best snorkeling spots on Panama City Beach.
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When you have plenty of equipment rental options, there's no reason to carry snorkeling gear. Scuba Panama City Dive Center (or the Diver's Den) are local outfitters offering masks snorkels fins and diving equipment.
OFFICIAL SHELL ISLAND SHUTTLE PRICE: $18.95 Adults – $9.95 Children (12 years and under) – Infants Free!
While contact lenses can be worn, it is possible to get your contacts lost if the mask floods. If this happens, it will be the same as swimming with your lenses inside. It is possible to wear contacts underwater by purchasing a prescription lens dive snorkel mask.
Snorkeling means swimming across the surface water with a snorkel, dive mask, and fins. Conservationist The snorkel lets you see clearly under water, while the mask allows you the freedom to breathe underwater. Starfish It is much more relaxing than swimming, as you are able to relax and move freely while snorkeling. All equipment for snorkeling is included on a Shell Island Shuttle snorkel excursion.
We don't recommend that you dive underwater for more than two minutes without a full-face snorkel. Even if you're a seasoned snorkeler and are going out in great conditions, we do not recommend diving for longer than 2 minutes.
Now that you know where to book your tour and rent equipment, here are some of the top snorkeling spots in Panama City Beach.
You will be dropped off at the "children’s pool", as these calm, protected waters behind Shell Island Jetty are known. This is a great spot to learn how to snorkel and also to begin a snorkel safari.
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Dolphin and Snorkel Tours offer a three-hour snorkeling and dolphin tour. Private tours can be arranged.
Shell Island Boat Rentals and Tours can arrange a private or public tour of the dolphins. Enjoy snorkeling, dolphin watching and sightseeing on Shell Island. The boat usually holds six to 15 people and is operated by an experienced captain. A two-hour private tour or public tour are available. The latter can take up to four hours depending on the request.
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Panama City Beach is a paradise for snorkelers and scuba divers alike. The gulf has hundreds of dive spots.
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Panama City Snorkeling Tourso ffer smaller crowds with only six passengers or less, for a more quaint and private tour. Our experienced Captain and Crew will share some fascinating and fun facts about these beautiful creatures.
You'll need to tip between $10-20 depending on how long the tour is. You can usually just tip the person who is saying goodbye at the end of the tour.
The collection of fire corals, stony corals and the octocorals Gorgonia Flabellum (common sea-fans), is strictly prohibited in Florida. The collection of octocoral species is prohibited.
Hypoxia (low oxygen) to the brain is what causes "Sweet Water Blackout." The trigger that causes one to inhale is elevation of carbon dioxide and not low oxygen. One essentially 'blacks out, or faints in water.
Chartering a boat, participating in a lobster snorkeling trip or snorkeling from Florida beaches with coral reefs and submerged rocks are all ways to get to the lobsters. Look for cracks in the rocks or reefs below the boat or beach as you swim out.
From April to August are the best months for snorkelling. Avoid crowds by going to April or May. The water is not as hot as summer, but it is much clearer and lodging is not as costly. Winter snorkelling temperatures range from 24-20degC/75 to 67degF. A wetsuit is required.