Snorkeling is the perfect tropical vacation activity.

Sadly, coral bleaching triggered by climate change is already affecting many of the world’s reefs.

There, you’re able to snorkel in mangrove forests, seagrass fields, and a coral reef.

The Big Island, Hawaii

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Founded by Jacques Cousteau’s son, Jean-Michel, the educational center continues the explorer’s conservation work.

Swim along reefs with a camera to spot stingrays, sea urchins, and plenty of fish.

Brilliant coral reefs are found along the peninsula and also in Sabah, the Malaysian part of Borneo.

A snorkeler swims over a submerged statue covered in corals in the Florida Keys

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Located inThingvellir National Park, the Silfra Fissure is a gap between the North American and Eurasian continental plates.

Also known by the nickname “Alice in Wonderland,” it’s famous for its surrealistic coral formations.

Another popular spot isPlaya Porto Mari.

Scenic view of the jungle and beach of Ilha Grande, Brazil.

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Hundreds of cays and atolls with colorful coral beneath the turquoise waters dot the Caribbean coastline.

It’s the perfect place to live out your swimming-with-the-sharks fantasies.

As it happens, one of the best snorkeling spots is a reef near the Captain Cook Monument.

Boy snorkeling with a camera in the Cayman Islands

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The stunning region of Palawan has no shortage of snorkeling opportunities.

Buck Island, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

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The shallow, gentle waters of this top destination for snorkeling are ideal for beginners.

Snorkeler with flippers underwater in the Maldives.

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The reef is made up of roughly 2,900 individual reefs that stretch 1,429 miles off the Australian shoreline.

For a truly otherworldly experience, visitors can snorkel among the floating, gelatinous creatures.

If you’re worried you might get stung, relax.

A sea lion swimming ashore the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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A short boat ride away, jump into the water with playful sea lions at Isla Espiritu Santo.

Keep your eyes peeled for blue-footed boobies on the way.

This is one of the few places where these rare birds can be found outside of the Galapagos Islands.

Fiji, Vanua Levu Island, fish and coral reef, underwater view

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The site lies between the islets of Koh Nang Yuan, which are connected by a sandbar.

Glide through underwater gardens featuring lobed pore, slipper, and mushroom corals, among others.

Swim through the still, peaceful waters with small fish below the surface.

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Above the water, float along looking for a variety of birds under swags of vine-like limbs.

Local outfitters can arrange a snorkeling tour of one of the reserve’s bioluminescent bays after dark.

Snorkelers can spot some of the thousands of fish species that live among the coral.

Drone point of view anchored boats at lagoon with pier in lang tengah island, malaysia

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Eye-catching and staggeringly large eagle rays can also be found in the Solomon Islands.

Underwater view of Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.

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Butterflyfish swimming under the surface with seagulls flying overhead

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Turtle looking to the camera, followed by some silver fish

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Adult Woman Snorkeling in Tropical Sea With Colorful Starfish.

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An aerial view of a boat moored in the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize

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A group of colorful tropical fish under the water in Palawan.

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A sail boat anchors near the beach of Buck Island, St. Croix.

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A bright coral reef with fish near Komodo Island, Indonesia.

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Green sea turtle above soft corals on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

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Jelly fish swimming around Jellyfish Lake in Palau.

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Snorkelers swim alongside a whale shark in La Paz, BCS, Mexico

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colorful sea worms are attached on coral off Koh Tao Island in Thailand

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a photo taken in the water of a turtle surfacing, half above and below the surface

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Beach view of a cove in Puerto Rico

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Snorkeler suspended in the water watching humpback whales swim by

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Woman snorkeling in the crystal clear waters of the Solomon Islands

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