Snorkeling in Culebra, Puerto Pico

[Vitaly]

That will be my destination in December. Anybody have any experience down there...any recommendations? Thanks.

[tony13]

I was there about 15 years ago and there was only one dive shop on the island at the time. I beleive it was called Culebra Dive, run by a Swiss couple by the name of Walter and Monica. They ran a B&B with diving included, if they're still around I highly recommend them. Diving was excellent, all done off a boat though. I'm not sure of any shore diving or snorkeling but you might be able to hook up with these guys for some snorkeling.

[isuchopper]

First off, congrats. It's a great place. I haven't been to Culebra for about 7 years, but Playa Flaminco (sp?) was great when I was there. May be better for sand/surf than snorkeling, but beautiful either way. You can get there via taxi when you get off the ferry from the main island.

If you have time, check out Vieques as well. I was just there last winter and saw some pretty good stuff. Bio Bay is great and absolutely worth the time and money. Go with Tim at Aqua Frenzy- he and Eddie are both great. The mangrove tour is pretty good, too.

The best snorkeling on Vieques is in the area where the military used to exercise. We found a great section of fans, etc at the end of (what I believe is) Orchid or La Plata beach. Rent a car or some scooters, head out to Red and Blue beach (the locals can tell you how to get there), but keep on going to the other side of the peninsula that makes the far end of blue beach. You have to swim ~200 yards along the shore- into the bay, not along the peninsula- to get to the good stuff, but it was worth it for us.

Hope you like it.

Here's a map: http://www.elenas-vieques.com/beaches.html

[Reefdiver77]

I spent 2 weeks in Puerto Rico last summer. We dove off the main island, but flew over and stayed on Vieques 2 nights and went to the biobay. My daughter and I also took a powercat out of Fajardo to Culebra, where we snorkeled in the marine preserve and went to Culebrita for a couple of hours. The snorkeling was fantastic. We leave July 19 '08 for Culebra for 7 nights followed by Vieques for 7 nights. Culebra Dive Shop is still on Culebra and owned by Walter and Monica. There is also another shop on island owned by Tazz. I do not know the name of the shop, but the reviews of his as the guide are wonderful. If you can, go the culebra website: islaculebra.com and do a search for diving and look at all the messages posted. We will be diving on both islands. I am hopeful that I do not see the coral dieoff on Culebra and Vieques that I saw on the main island. It was really sad. You will also find several links on the left side of the page that should lead you to the dive shops websites. I second going to the biobay on Vieques if you get a chance. Be sure and check the calendar to make sure it is a moonless night. I planned our trip based on the lunar calendar. Have a great time and be sure and post a trip report on the Culebra website when you return.
Vicki in Tennseess

[Questionmarc]

How much was it?