Snorkeling The Florida Keys

A unique activity guide for diving and snorkeling enthusiasts, featuring reviews of activities and attractions above and below the water. Includes complete listings for diving services and resorts, and dramatic full-colour photographs throughout.

A 107 mile ribbon of highway spans the line green waters and more than 200 islands the comprise the florida keys. Just offshore, a necklace of dive sites parallels the archipelago. Divers have easy access to the shallow reefs and spectacular wrecks, such as the Adolphus Bush Sr. or the U.S. Coast Guard cutters Duane and Bibb. Visitors to the keys can swim with lodge. This book describes 61 of the best sites in the region, from Biscayne Bay to the dry tortugas, with full color photos throughout.

"Avid snorkelers, families, and novices will find this guide to Florida snorkeling invaluable. Snorkeling Florida identifies fifty great snorkeling sites from the Panhandle to the Keys. The best public sites throughout the state are featured, including coral reefs, sea-grass beds, shipwrecks, springs, and rivers. Snorkelers will be informed on where to go,what to bring, and what to expect." "Each site is described in detail and rated by difficulty. Directions, boat ramp locations, physical characteristics of the site, likely animal life to be spotted, best times to explore, and the area's historical information are provided. Brad Bertelli also offers additional recommendations for local sight seeing at each location."--BOOK JACKET.

Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photos, Lonely Planet's Pisces Books explore the world's best diving and snorkeling areas and prepare divers for what to expect when they get there, both topside and underwater.

Focuses on 14 segments of the Florida Reef, featuring historically significant wrecks, lighthouses, state parks, etc. Provides GPS coordinates and practical travel hints.

Authoritative, up-to-date travel information in a handy, compact format features tips on dining and lodging to suit any budget, facts on local transportation and holidays, detailed maps, sightseeing tips, and advice on shopping, nightlife, side trips, and outdoor activities.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. A slender necklace of landfalls off the southern tip of Florida, the Florida Keys are nirvana for anglers, divers, literature lovers, and Jimmy Buffet wannabes. The favorite of many travelers--and the biggest tourist draw--is Key West, the southernmost point in the continental United States, known for its sometimes raucous nightlife and sunset celebrations. But the other keys have their own unique atmosphere--from the diving capital Key Largo, to the beautiful beaches of Bahia Hondo, to exclusive (and expensive) Little Palm Island. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of maps · An 8-page color insert with a brief introduction and spectacular photos that capture the top experiences and attractions throughout Florida Keys · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Major sights such as Duval Street, Ernest Hemingway's Home, and Mallory Square · Coverage of The Upper Keys, The Middle Keys, The Lower Keys, and Key West Planning to visit more of Florida? Check out Fodor's travel guides to Florida and South Florida.

The introduction to this guide contains general information about the history, land, climate, flora, and fauna. This introductory chapter also includes an outline of the range of activities available in the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park. The next chapter, Travel Information takes a deeper look at the ins and outs of traveling to this area. This section not only includes important information about costs, transportation, and getting to Florida but also includes helpful tips about the best time of the year to visit the area and what to wear and do on and off-season. The rest of the book focuses on Key Largo and the Upper Keys. It includes sections called At a Glance; Getting Here & Getting Around; Area History & Highlights; Sightseeing; Adventures; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; and Nightlife. These sections cover all of the basic what to do and how to do it. Likewise, several maps accompany each section, clearly marked with the various facilities described. However, there are also a few unique aspects within these sections and within this book in general. For instance, all the information is based upon the authors' real life experiences, no internet or third-hand research is included. This allows the author to explain the various topics in a much smoother, conversational style given the reader a feeling of insider knowledge. This aspect also allow the author to rate lodgings (naming some as author's picks), give guidelines on the costs of meals (using a dollar sign rating system), and make recommendations on what areas to visit and activities to do depending upon your vacation time. Another unique aspect to this guide is that it focuses on active things to do. This book does describe sightseeing potentials but also looks at fishing, diving, and snorkeling opportunities; formal and informal nature and eco-tours; and describes variety of cultural events and other activities. Many of these activities are low cost or no cost anytime opportunities that can be enjoyed by walking. These unique aspects make the information in this book more accessible to those who like being active when they travel and those who would rather go fishing or birding than shopping or visiting the local museums. -- Tami Brady. The newly updated edition of Bruce Morris' Adventure Guide Florida Keys & Everglades National Park is out, and any destination-bound Everglades traveler would do well to obtain a copy. From places to stay and snorkeling experiences to eco tours and cultural adventures, the latest updated information is imparted in a spirited set of outdoor adventure tips. A 'must' for any serious about Florida. -- Midwest Book Review