Top Barbados Snorkeling

For the price, this snorkeling tour is great value. You get taken to multiple spots to swim with both turtles and fish. The guides were very helpful at pointing them out and made sure we saw as many turtles as we could. My daughter and I rode the slide and jumped off the boat. Overall the experience is a must do in Barbados.

Emily is a superhost, very humble, modest, professional, and polite. The Captain, John and his First Officer, can't recall his name because he was a consumate comedian turned motivator to the deep and safety officer extraodinaire. He allowed even fears to be managed to have a great time. In all, the hospitality, drinks, snorkeling and deep dives in pristine waters were a beautiful scenery. The glass bottom boat is worth the experience with Emily and crew. We had a blast and will do again!

Very good small boat, carrying about 12 people. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and welcoming and when we arrived at the turtle spot and got into the water ( snorkels and also life jackets for non swimmers are provided) there were a couple of large turtles swimming around with us right away which was amazing. The wreck also had lots of interesting fish - would highly recommend! Also well worth taking a waterproof phone case for underwater filming.

Everyone at Harbour Lights was friendly. Chairs and umbrella reserved with our names. Snorkeling was pretty and the guides did a good job of pointing out turtles while we were in the water. Lunch was yummy, bring some $$ for drinks. Would definitely visit again.

Brilliant tour. Visited with husband and our two children (4 & 2) Guide collected us from the cruise terminal at 10am - just a 15 minute wait for the shuttle bus. Then it was about 7 minutes to Carlisle Bay. Once at the beach, the shuttle parked up and we were shown the restrooms and bars before stopping at the excursion hut to receive our wristbands. We also had to sign another waiver (additional to the one online). There was about a 40 minutes wait for the 11:15 tour. We didn't have chairs included in our tour cost, but we managed to have a paddle which the kids enjoyed. The beach itself is white sand and very beautiful clear water. At 11:10 we headed back to the tour depart point and then our guide arrived to show us onto the boat. There was a short walk along the beach and we were told to take our footwear off before boarding as footwear was not allowed on deck (there's a basket on board for all shoes). I got changed into my swimwear in the ladies loos before the tour. Not the most desirable, but served a purpose! Plenty of help to get onto the boat up the steps. The boat guide helped the children in first and then helped us on. Tour was brilliant! We all were given life-vests and snorkels, two sizes (adult and child) I stayed on deck with the two-year old whilst my husband took the four year out to snorkel. The four year old also had a floaty (a life ring) which worked well. Even though I was on deck, I still saw a turtle. My husband and 4 year old saw sea life including fish and turtles and then we moved to the shipwreck, which they both saw too. One of the guides took the 2 year old out with him which was brilliant as it meant she was able to enjoy too. The captain lowered the steps for me to sit on so that I could also enjoy as I'm not a strong swimmer. The glass bottom was nothing that special as we didn't see anything through there - but I think other tours have been able to see turtles under the boat through there. We had a decent amount of time in the water - about half an hour, maybe more. You do need to swim to the next location though as the boat may suddenly move off to secure a spot at the shipwreck. Getting off the boat is either via the front steps or of the back ladder, but getting back on is always via the back ladder. There is also a slide on the top deck for the children which the four year old enjoyed. At the end of the tour we had soft drinks and then returned to shore. Getting off the boat was a challenge as was told to just step off. Natural inclination is to jump down, but don't! The boat moves so you could end up getting hurt. The guide will help if you ask. They were brilliant with the children the whole time, so I would 100% recommend for families of all ages! Tips: Best to get into swimwear before departing for the trip - facilities are OK but not brilliant. Also, if you do use the facilities, be cautious as there is a puddle of water in the middle which my 2 year old slipped on . If you have a waterproof bag, do bring that too as there's a bit of a wade out to the boat. We managed fine with a normal non-waterproof rucksack though. And wear plenty of suncream!!

We had a blast! Nice vibes, good fish cakes, beautiful beach although a little bit busy. The snorkeling excursion was fun as well. We took a $5/person shared taxi from the cruise port to get here and the beach club called a cab for us to head back to the cruise port (our cab driver also agreed to drive us to Rihanna’s house before returning to the cruise port so this costed us $25 total). This certainly beat all of the cruise-sponsored outings that were available to us in terms of value, and we would 100% do this again.

Great tour. Christopher and Marlon were very friendly, accommodating and helpful. They knew where to go for the best snorkeling in the area. They were very attentive to safety. The sailing was very peaceful and relaxing. Having a small group made it very personable. The catamaran was very nice as well.