Snorkel Trips

All our snorkelling trips are made on one of our comfortable custom dive boats.Our snorkel trips take place in the afternoons and are combined with 1 tank boat dinving, perfect for groups or families who have divers and non-divers. You may bring your own snorkelling equipment or rent it from Ocean Encounters at any of our facilities.
Daily afternoon trips
Our daily afternoon trip visits the following two locations on a rotating basis:
Tugboat
This famous tugboat wrecked just a few yards offshore in a protected bay. he tugboat is overgrown with tube sponges and coral and is home to a variety of colorful reef fish. Majestic blue Parrot Fish and Yellow Tail Snappers guard the dive site.
Highlights

At 15 feet, the little tugboat sits upright and easy to see from the surface.
Free diving is easy at this depth.
Blue Parrot Fish, Yellow Tail Snappers and a variety of reef fish gather at this site.
Snorkel for 45 minutes and then come back on board for some refreshments.
The boat trip back to Ocean Encounters Diving at Sunscape Curacao

Director’s Bay
This dive site’s landmark is an old decaying shark fence that is now covered in corals and sponges. This location is home to most amazing underwater creatures, including sea horses, frogfish, eels, flounders and many more. A large octopus calls the rubble his home as well. Director’s Bay is a great location for macro photography.
Highlights

Combination of beach and reef snorkelling.
Snorkel from the boat to the beach or along the drop-off.
An amazing structure of an old shark fence sits upright on this site, covered in corals and sponges.
On the sandy part, look for scooting flounders and other little sand creatures.
Snorkel for up to 1 hour and then come back on board for refreshments.
The boat trip back to Ocean Encounters Diving at Sunscape Resortand/or Lions Dive Resorttakes about 20 minutes