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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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I know that there are a couple of small boats that do charters in the BVI and USVI, that offer the possibility of nude snorkeling, etc. They know where to go that there will be no one else there. You might check into that.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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chazo--some of the reefs on SXM have come back in recent years from what they were, but I agree they are not as good as other places, for sure. I believe that part of the issue also with SXM reefs had been the number of hurricanes which had hit there in recent years.
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Re: as of today, cross Haulover off your list...
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Well, crap, sounds like they were told to leave the water and they didn't. Lightning in Florida is nothing to trifle with!!!
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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chazo said: We've done nude snorkeling quite a few times. Here's what our experience as been:
The best nude snorkeling we have ever done was at Paya Bay. Now, I'm not that thrilled with the resort, but the snorkeling was really great and they had no problem with nude (during naturist weeks). The trip to Pigeon Cay was especially worth it, though on our second visit they never got around to offering that trip. The Honduras reefs tend to be much more unspoiled.
We did the Tiko Tiko cruise in St. Martin, where you can snorkel nude. The problem with St. Martin is that it has a much longer history of commercialization and tourism, so the reefs seemed much more damaged and there wasn't nearly as much fish. It was one of the weaker snorkeling trips for us.
At Hedo they will let you snorkel nude if there are no other family resort boats around. I've been snorkeling there many times and have never worn a suit, so it's common. Reefs around Negril vary from worn out to really nice. Our last trip they took us to an area that was really teaming with fish and the reef was very nice. There's also a sunken cannon and some anchors to see. The guy from the boat swam with us and offered to take pictures with our camera, and we got lots of great shots. It was a blast. Thanks for the advice. We are looking at Couples Negril so I guess that Negril snorkeling excursion might work, can you provide the name? Were you able to snorkel nude on that particular trip? Again, my thanks.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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I can't help you with snorkeling but we loved the nude beach at Couples Negril. It's small but otherwise nearly perfect.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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Anonymous said: I can't help you with snorkeling but we loved the nude beach at Couples Negril. It's small but otherwise nearly perfect. Great, we're going to Couples Negril for the first time in November.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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I've always heard there is a big gawker rate there at their nude beach, but never been there.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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You heard wrong. It's a beautiful section of the main beach with soft sand and calm water. There is minimal foot traffic going by, but never a problem. Security is very good. The vendors can be a little annoying but security never lets them approach the guests unless you want them to.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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OK, heard that several times, but never been there myself. At the former Grand Lido (may she rest in peace) there were no vendors on the c/o beach, which was nice.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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It was also a terrible beach.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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The Grand Lido C/O beach, I mean.
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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Yeah, it wasn't the best beach for sure but the snorkelling was good. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: recommended best nude snorkeling vacation
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chazo said: I did forget about Grand Lido, though it's history, anyway.
I doubt that the snorkeling provided by Couples Negril can be nude, though I would be very happy to be wrong. In Negril we snorkeled out of Hedo and that was provided by the resort. You probably could go for a day pass and do it. Ok, so Hedo would offer the c/o snorkeling? Will try it. Thanks for the reply.
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