Top spots to stay, play and eat in The Keys Feb 5, 2010
Since 95 percent of the park's 207 square miles is water, scuba and snorkeling are prime. You can also rent kayaks or explore coral keys in a glass-bottom boat (305-230-1100; canoe, $16 per person; glass-bottom boat tour, $45). (MSNBC -- Travel)
Ao Nang Thailand Jan 29, 2010
Krabi s Ao Nang is becoming more popular for its range of diving and snorkeling opportunities and also with rock climbing enthusiasts. Its beach is pristine and picturesque and the accommodation, eateries and bars reasonably priced and comfortable even luxurious. (Suite101.com)
Retreats that will satisfy your soul Jan 11, 2010
Snorkeling in the cool, crystalline waters of nearby Gran Cenote was a refreshing break on a sweltering day, and I certainly couldnt leave without touring the towns star attraction, the Maya ruins ... This Belgian-owned, boho-chic eco-camp has bungalows that open to a marine park with great snorkeling and isolated beaches ... Adjacent to the national park, with its hiking trails and snorkeling beaches, Concordias low-impact tents have kitchens, baths, solar power and hot water, as well... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Best hotel kids programs Jan 11, 2010
From skiing in Vancouver to snorkeling in Florida, fun offerings for every kid ... On the last day of a weeklong Funky Fish Ocean Adventure camp, on Floridas southeast coast, youre headed to an offshore reef with a boatload of sun-kissed children to witness their newfound snorkeling prowess ... Instructors with a background in education or marine biology teach intros to snorkeling, skimboarding, and boogie boarding, and crafts like hemp-jewelry and tie-dye-shirt making. (MSNBC -- Travel)
The Z summer from Zambia to Zanzibar (129) Jan 10, 2010
Most visitors to Zanzibar are Europeans who go to expensive, all-inclusive beach resorts and spend their time sunning, snorkeling, rocking in hammocks and eating. We happily stayed in Stonetown at a delightful $50-a-night beachfront hotel, the Tembo (Swahili for elephant), with an excellent beach restaurant next door. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Five destinations to help you warm up this winter Jan 10, 2010
Consider a vacation that includes bonfires on the beach, hayrides, a catamaran cruise, an outdoor carnival, kayak races, snorkeling, drive-in movies on the golf course viewed from golf carts and dive-in movies in the pool. Add laser tag and magic shows, and it may be tough to pile the kids back into the car or plane to head home. (Montana Standard, MT)
Escape the cold in the Caribbean Jan 10, 2010
What the reef means for travelers is a lot more than great snorkeling; it protects some of the longest beaches in the British Virgin Islands and has also netted 200-plus shipwrecks, ripe for divers' explorations. Pomato Point Restaurant, on the southwest shore, is known as much for its museum of shipwreck artifacts as it is for its swordfish and conch dishes (284/495-9466, entr;es from $20). (CNN)
