Charlie92 Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Has any one done the turtle snorkel in Barbados? What did you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 We did an excursion in Barbados at springbreak off the Jewel that might be this one ... it was a catamaran sail followed by a snorkel and beach break. IIRC it was called Turtle something or other. We thought it was great ... there were several catamarans sailing under the same brand name and some were definitely in better shape than others. Initially we were not overly impressed, the catamaran was in good shape but nothing special and we motored for probably 30-45 minutes along the coast. When the time came for the "snorkel" we basically parked about a half mile out from a beach and jumped in the water .... no reefs ... nothing special to see .... then out of the haze came turtles ... by the time we got back in the boat we had seen several schools of fish, 3 or 4 turtles that were happy to get up close and personal while being handfed, an octopus, couple of flounder, etc. So that actually turned out to be pretty awesome. The beach break consisted of pulling up to the beach that we were snorkeling at and strolling the sand for a bit (beautiful beach but not my thing) so I headed aboard and started the free drinks. Ended with a fantastic hour long sail back to the port with free flowing beverages and some great music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I went to boatyard beach and ended up doing one, someone was going up and down the beach asking people. Forget the price but we talked him down, very cheap. There was free rum drinks on the boat and got to the site very fast. They chumed the water and many turtles came out, very cool. In Hawaii they are very strict about not touching them, here you could grab onto them and go for a ride if you wanted (not recomended). It was really cool being so close with them and getting to touch them. Boatyard beach itself was fun, it may be worth going ther to get one. Best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie92 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thank you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 We did an excursion in Barbados at springbreak off the Jewel that might be this one ... it was a catamaran sail followed by a snorkel and beach break. IIRC it was called Turtle something or other. We thought it was great ... there were several catamarans sailing under the same brand name and some were definitely in better shape than others. Was this Tiami ? Always have had a great time with them on Barbados. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 21, 2016 Report Share Posted February 21, 2016 Yes it was Tiami, only used them once but plan to do so again at Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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