Want to view coral and tropical fish without getting your feet wet? Then step aboard a glass-bottom boat tour for the closest thing to snorkeling, while staying dry.
Comfortable, entertaining and educational, glass-bottom boat tours are ideal for non-swimmers and sightseers of all ages. As you glide over the sandy sea bed and multicolored coral reefs, the views of fish darting beneath you are spellbinding. Bring your camera or video camera to capture the brightly colored fish as they swim beneath your feet.
Peering through the glass, you’ll see coral gardens and giant clams, turtles, shells and all kinds of darting tropical fish.
Cruises often include fish-feeding activities, so you can see whole schools of tropical fish swimming beneath you. On some cruises you might be able to feed the fish by hand. Snorkel equipment is provided if you want to take the plunge to join the fish in the water.
Glass-bottom boat tours depart from coastal locations around the globe, including the Mexican resorts of Cozumel and Cancun. Glass-bottom boats also cast off from Sharm el-Sheik to view the coral reefs of the Red Sea in Egypt.
The Caribbean waters can be viewed aboard glass-bottom boat tours from Barbados, where spotting sea turtles is the local specialty.
From Cairns and other tropical Queensland destinations in Australia, the big draw is the immeasurable beauty of the coral reef and tropical wildlife of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
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Ease of booking was excellent. Boat to Green Island was very comfortable. Snorkelling and glass bottom boat at Green Island were also a fantastic family experience. Unfortunately, Green Island was affected by strong winds and sea swell on the open side of the island, but we still managed to swim with Sea turtles and many colourful reef fish. It was a very enjoyable day for all of the family.
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Driver picked my family of four up on time, drove us to a local hotel and had a professional staff member walk us through the hotel property to the Naama Bay Beach for the glass bottom boat ride. The kids loved seeing the local coral reefs, parrot fish, "Nemo" fish, etc... This is perfect for small children and very safe. The staff were friendly and I would not hesitate to recommend this cruise to anyone. Good value for money and Viator's rates were a little less than what tour reps wanted at the hotels. Book with confidence.
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