Many of those who come on our snorkeling tours to Caño Island are also going to try snorkeling for the first time and have a certain fear. It is absolutely normal and the most important thing is that they familiarize themselves with the equipment before starting the activity. Tubes where water enters or mask that mist can spoil a new and wonderful experience.
At CRAD let’s make sure this doesn’t happen to you. With our snorkeling tours to Caño Island, you can expect your first time to be very fun and enjoyable. We will teach you to put on a mask and prevent it from fogging up. The masks come in different sizes and shapes, and can be adjusted to your face, we will teach you how to do the suction test so that you can choose the most suitable mask.
A fogging mask is a real pain, because you can’t see through it very well. Our captain has anti-fog liquid on board.
On the boat, familiarize yourself with your mask and tube, and as soon as you jump into the water, practice putting your face in the water to feel your breath through your snorkel. It takes a while until you feel comfortable breathing through a snorkel with your face in the water, you should relax, be calm, the eyes of someone in our team will always be supervising you.
Your snorkel limits your breathing, so keep your activity level low for not require heavy breathing, stay relaxed. Your fins will make it much easier for you. Learn to float effortlessly and swim slowly.
The ocean is alive and the water flows, often taking you with it, let yourself go and discover Caño Island with our daily snorkeling tours.
All of the above tips are for a safe and fun experience, but we also have to take care of the ocean. Do not touch corals, fish or turtles or hit anything with your fins, you just have to pay attention. Use a reef safe, biodegradable sunscreen that doesn’t harm marine life, sunscreens are causing terrible damage to reefs around the world.
If you are traveling in Costa Rica and you will come to Drake Bay to visit Corcovado National Park, don’t miss the opportunity to discover Caño Island Biological Reserve and snorkeling with our experienced team. Check it out the top 5 tours at Drake Bay and ask us every thing you need to organize and amazing trip.
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