Snorkel/Swim with the Turtles Experience

Hida scheduled our snorkel excursion with a great guide and exciting experience. She gave us an interesting commentary on the the island as we drove from our hotel to the seaside snorkeling area. Hila is a very personable and helpful guide.

I booked the turtle snorkel experience. Hida picked me up in the morning, and she was very friendly and knowledgeable and told us all about the island and all of the major landmarks. She tailored the day based on the preferences of the group. We went snorkeling at the gorgeous Paradise Cove and were lucky enough to see so many sea turtles! After that, we went swimming with pigs, which was also a fun and very memorable experience. Then we went to the market and walked around while we did some shopping, and we ended the tour at the beautiful Banana Bay. What a perfect day! So happy I chose this tour. Hida was lovely and I plan on staying in touch with her!

I can not sing enough phrases for Hida! She totally customizes the trip to what you want to do and has connections actually everywhere. Our trip started with a nice car ride along various spots of interest, with her detailing each building and sharing with us her vast knowledge of the island. First stop was Pinders Point lighthouse, then a quick stop at a small bakery where we bought delicious carrot cake and coconut tarts. Then we ventured on to swim with the pigs, which Hida was so gracious to include in our excursion, as our original swim with the pigs event the day before had been weather cancelled. After a great experience swimming with and feeding pigs and holding piglets, we ventured over to Paradise Cove for snorkeling. After a quick demo we jumped in the water and snorkeled around the reef balls. Hida could see we were struggling a bit with getting the technique down, so she sent an amazing guide, Ryan, out to help us. He gave us all the tips and accelerated our experience to a maximum level. We saw 6-7 sea turtles, sting rays, barracudas, some many types of coral and so many variations of coral. Seriously the most amazing experience!! We grabbed some cracked conch there and then as we aren’t big drinkers we decided to pass on the Brewery and Distillery option and instead she showed us the most beautiful beach that had the most scenic sandbar nestled between ocean shades or aquamarine, turquoise and navy blue. We enjoyed Wacky Banana drinks (avl in alcoholic and virgin options) and then rounded out the day with some conch fritters to go from the open air market and a drive down “millionaires row”. Hida left us with a few other suggestions for our remaining days in the island, gave us some ice cold water and bid farewell. She even called the next day with more recommendations for our stay. A+ experience and our favorite day on the island!