Key West SNUBA Experience

Recommended by 95% of travelers

Key West, USA

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5+ bookings last month.

3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the underwater beauty of southern Florida on a half-day snuba tour from Key West. The snuba apparatus allows you to breathe underwater without cumbersome scuba gear or the need for scuba certification. You’ll travel about to the dive site by boat, then hop in the warm water to get close views of an array of colorful fish and marine life.

Snuba instruction provided by the guide
No certification or prior experience required
Includes refreshments and use of snuba equipment
Souvenir photos available for purchase

What's Included

Bottled water

Filtered water
All Equipment
Profesional Instruction
Use of Scuba equipment

1 SNUBA DIVE

Souvenir photos ($65 per group available to purchase)
Fuel & fees, Key West SNUBA (paid directly to operator)

$10.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Garrison Bight Marina
711 Eisenhower Dr, Key West, FL 33040, USA
Between N. Roosevelt Blvd. and Eisenhower Dr. next to Thai Island restaurant. The boat is parked in slip #7. The easiest way to find us is to GPS the Thai Island restaurant. Slip #7 is right down the dock. Free parking is available.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Snuba Key West

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
please call directly to confirm check in time and complete reservation
Medical Liability Waiver required for every guest. Medical exclusions apply
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Featured review

Douglas_S

One of the coolest things we do in Key West. If you are interested in scuba but aren’t certified this is a great way to go. This is our second year in a row doing this. My kids (13 years and 16 years) loved it. Easy for them to learn. The crew is awesome and they take the time for you to feel comfortable before going under. On the trip we saw crabs, lobsters, lots of fish and got to hold a sea star. Kayla our guide was awesome. Would highly recommend this tour. Fun for individuals and families.

Reviews

4.8

based on 494 reviews

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Gotta do this before leaving the Keys!

Douglas_S, Apr 2026

A fun day out for all

Louisa_W, Nov 2025

A fun cool experience under the water! The crew were very caring and made sure that everyone felt safe and was enjoying themselves. A nice boat to go out in and see some amazing views also. Saw some dolphins on the way and some beautiful fish in the sea. Would recommend

Great time!!

Angela_G, Oct 2025

Great people running the adventure, very knowledgeable. Great conversation and fun all around! Ty and Dennis where wonderful!

Good but….

Peter_L, Apr 2025

Josh and his crew were great and Snuba is cool but a little expensive and didn't see much— need a better dive site. The $35 per Person extra fee left a bad taste in my mouth

Better than snorkling

Shawna_B, Nov 2024

Definitely do this trip again. The water was clear and warm. Everyone on the boat was friendly. Saw lots of fish and a ton of dolphins.

Best ever

Jackie_C, Aug 2024

Greatest, crew was fantastic We had to move another reservation due to weather, and they accommodated us by letting us change our 2pm time to 11am! They were great

Step above scuba

clifton2000, Jul 2024

I absolutely loved the overall experience of snuba. I normally schedule a snorkeling trip every year when I come to the keys, but this was my first time doing snuba and wont be my last. The depth and how long you can remain underwater is just unparalleled to snorkeling. Since you are using a regulator some of the scuba techniques apply, but you go about 15-18 ft you so the depth is not bad. I must say that there’s a noticeable difference in the pressure after making it about 15ft but they tell you what to do to overcome the pressure. Overall this was a great time and I do plan to bring my family next time to do this!

VERY average for the price

John_B, Jul 2024

First I want to say that the captain and crew were fantastic and fun. Unfortunately, that was the highlight of the trip. For the price we paid for this trip ($370 + tip) we got very little. This was essentially a 4 hour boat ride to a relatively unexciting area off of key west. Couldn’t tell you where or anything about it because there was zero “narration” out or back. Once we arrived at the “reef”, they divided the boat into 2 groups with one group getting in the water while the other sat in the boat. For over an hour! They also had 5 or 6 people who were not part of Snuba but out there to get their Scuba certification. All fine, except there were 2 loud conversations going on on the boat while they were trying to explain how everything worked. Not much of a reef at all, and the visibility was very poor. Saw a couple of fish and some sand dollars, not much else. Total Snuba time was 20 minutes for the 4 hour boat ride. On the boat they had an igloo cooler of luke warm water - and that was it. For that money, and the length of time, throw us a bag of chips or something. Again, very nice guys, but it all seemed very disorganized. The equipment had seen better days and there was really nothing that made us feel good about the money we spent.

Choking one another with...

Lindsey_D, Apr 2024

Choking one another with the breathing tubes. Spending an extra $70 for gas and $50 to viator. Better if booking directly through the company

Great experience!

Jennifer_Y, Dec 2023

Very knowledgeable staff. Nichole and staff were fun and made sure we were all safe with the equipment. The spot on the reef they picked out was beautiful. Lots of a variety of fish. This was my first SNUBA experience and we absolutely loved it! Will recommend to anyone that loves to swim and wants to dive down deeper than snorkeling.

Best experience under water

John_N, May 2023

Our dive master, Nicole and the rest of the crew were awesome and made the dive all that more enjoyable. Fantastic day, weather was on point and the water was 28 degrees C. Lots of fish and beautiful coral reef. Fantastic experience. Well worth the effort and money.

Nice crew, bad everything else. Would not recommend!

Nathan_G, Apr 2023

The crew was fine. However, after you pay the $550 for the SNUBA you get informed that you owe another $138 at arrival for “fees and taxes”, then you’re expected to tip 20% at the end. So we get to the boat a day after a storm and you have no option to be refunded. We go out to the only reef seemingly available to them and the crew cannot set an anchor. Visibility there was great, at a depth of 20+ ft I could see perfectly the reef below us. So we go to their “backup site”, which is murky 10’ depth turtle grass. See attached pic and we are all as a family of four attached to one tank that gives us half an hour under. The guide has seen this all a million times so just rushes through the preset “course”. All in all it could be great, but the experience was definitely not worth $800!!! Also they try to sell you random pics of the way out with a few underwater that you cannot tell who is who. Would not recommend for anywhere near that price…

Not what you expect!

Dayana_B, Apr 2023

Not a single fish was seen, water tubulent and dark, nothing like the promo pictures. In addition the captain suggest tips of 20% where they didnt even take the time to take us to a nice spot to snuba. Total loss of money. Truly. Never again

Overall great experience ...

Donna_K, Apr 2023

Overall great experience Taylor was very informative and fun. The equipment was up to date and clean

It is an experience you’ll love.

Wendy_D, Feb 2023

I was very excited to try this experience. The whole time was so much fun and memorable. I enjoy the water and ocean life. Nick and the captain were very helpful and friendly made us feel like family.

Key West MUST!

Alice_P, Sep 2022

CJ and the Captain were amazing!! CJ is knowledgeable and fun and knew exactly what to say to build my confidence! We will definitely be back! So much better than snorkeling! We saw so much sea life- including two sharks! CJ prepared us and assured us it would be safe and it was incredible!This is a Must for your next trip to Key West!!

Amazing experience!

Kristine_W, Aug 2022

Absolutely fantastic experience! Fabulous instructors! We were in excellent hands! Professional and educated professionals making our first Scuba experience an amazing one!

Don’t miss this one !

LibbyFellows, Aug 2022

This was one of my favorite excursions in Key West. Our instructor, CJ, was amazing. Professional, knowledgeable , friendly and fun. He made us all feel very comfortable and prepared. . This was a great intro to scuba for me which I will definitely be pursuing. The entire crew made our trip memorable. And Nicole captured our underwater experience beautifully. Don’t miss this one !

Awesome day

Adam_M, Aug 2022

Just the feeling of not being rushed but encouraged to have fun Is snorkling and Snuba . The crew were super friendly and very knowledgeable . Also parking was free and easy to get to even with a dullay truck lol.

Great experience

nicholas_t, Aug 2022

gf and I are both scuba certified but do to covid and having a baby it has been a few years so we decided this would easy us back in. we let the crew know and they seperated us from the guests with less experience and we had a great tour with our guide Nicole. Vis wasnt great from the surface but we saw tons of fish and spiny lobsters.

Enjoyed it with family...

Perry_S, Jul 2022

Enjoyed it with family members extremely clean front professional Instructors were awesome as well highly recommend

Great Experience

Noeline_E, May 2022

What a great time! CJ was an amazing instructor and very patient. Such an amazing experience and will definitely SNUBA again with CJ when we visit Key West again!

Once in a lifetime experience!

Pam_W, Apr 2022

JC and crew were patient and kind and provided us a once in a lifetime experience. We were hesitant, but JC let us get there on our own time. It was beautiful!

Unforgettable experience

Ksenia_J, Mar 2022

Thoroughly enjoyed the trip from the moment we stepped on the boat. CJ and Joel were professional and personable. Even if you never been scuba/snuba diving this Is A definite must do in Key West!

Fantastic

staceymcley, Feb 2022

Snuba Key West was amazing!! The boat-the staff-Holly, captain Mike, Charles and Everett were absolutely the best!! I would highly recommend them!

Worth the money

Anonymous, Feb 2022

Awesome time! Guides Charles Holly Captain Mike and Everett were great. We saw Moray eel and 2 large sting rays Everett got great pictures.

First Time SNUBA Experience

Nancy_G, Jul 2021

Being under the water. It was so peaceful. I felt like I was in an aquarium! I was surprised at how easy it was to SNUBA.

Asked to pay more, dirty water, not great

Sahil_P, Jul 2021

1. I paid $435 to book for 3 people and was told by the folks on site at arrival that I only paid $372 and was forced to pay additional $47 (plus tip) for some reason. Either Viator is charging a lot extra from customers and not sending it across to the company or the company is lying. Regardless, money doesn’t grow on trees and this seems very fraudulent. 2. The water was dirty enough to not be able to see much when snuba diving. I saw much more while just snorkeling. 3. My friend was struggling to get in and breath, and the guide was busy diving instead of helping him; he waited and waited and the photographer had to come help him instead, that too when there was only 5 mins left.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Hello, The pice you paid is correct. We have a direct booking special currently running for direct bookings only. You would need to book through our website directly to receive the special and that is where the discrepancy arose. Please feel free to give us a call at 305-292-4616 with any questions and we’d be happy to assist. Thank you. Kind regards, SNUBA Key West

Fantastic experience

Jodi_G, Jun 2021

We tried SNUBA during our anniversary trip a couple days ago. We have tried snorkeling before but wanted to try something different. During the explanation of what we could expect (while on the boat) I started to get pretty nervous, but Charles was great and he made sure everyone was totally comfortable before we took off underwater. We saw lots of cool things underwater including groups of lobsters! I think that some of the most memorable experiences are the ones that push your comfort level a little. I highly recommend this to anyone. Gentlemen with facial hair/mustaches - consider whether you may want to trim under your nose a bit or shave fully. My husband and other gents were getting water leakage in the mask, which made their experience a little more complicated. My husband still definitely enjoyed, just said he would shave next time to be able to get a good seal.