Tickets sell out online crazy fast, so my family tried our luck at showing up in the morning to get in. We arrived around 8:15 am and were able to get tickets for a 10:30 am entry time, but were actually let in around 8:45/9 am. After being let in, you are required to stand in several other lines for no apparent reason, which gave the air of an amusement park and damped the experience. There was also an exhibit about the park’s wildlife but we were shooed right passed it to stand in yet another line. We were then supposed to watch a video detailing safe practices in the park but the projector was broken, so a volunteer who sounded bored with his life delivered a brief and haphazard talk instead. All that being said, the park is truly breathtaking to behold. Just gorgeous. As a coral reef ecologist, I found the snorkeling to be a bit underwhelming due to the lack of coral (there is some but it is sparse). There was a great diversity and abundance of fish though, which was nice. My three non-scientist family members really really enjoyed it and thought the snorkeling was epic! We only spent about an hour snorkeling because the water was so cold (about 75 degrees at the beginning of February). There are facilities to shower and change in, which we took advantage of. There is also an on-site snack bar, which was decent but nothing to write home about. Overall, a good experience, but $25 per person to snorkel seems a bit steep (plus more if you need to rent gear). It is going to a good cause I suppose…
Stefan Keller.
Strandutövare
Stranden är fantastisk, med en otrolig panoramautsikt som garanterat imponerar. Om det är det du är ute efter är det definitivt värt att boka i förväg och göra resan. Men om du hoppas på att snorkla är det kanske inte det bästa stället för det.