Posted in Photography, Q-and-A, Snorkeling on Sep 5th, 2011 No Comments »
Professional marine photojournalist Mauricio Handler has been capturing wildlife images for decades. It wasn’t until 2007, however, while leading a scuba diving outing in the Galapagos, that Handler, saw his first whale shark. Several years later he began photographing the world’s largest fish off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, where he sometimes finds schools by [...]
Posted in Snorkeling on Aug 11th, 2011 No Comments »
Preparing for one of WWF’s highly sought-after snorkeling tours? Take a look at our packing list to make sure you’ve got everything you need before taking to the waters. 1. Mask Taking the time to find a mask that fits your face well is critical. If you suction the mask to your face, without using [...]
Posted in Featured tours, Photography, Snorkeling on Apr 25th, 2011 No Comments »
Our snorkeling tour to the Raja Ampat Archipelago in Indonesia’s West Papua province recently returned, bringing back stunning image from this remote part of the world. Images © Ron Leidich. Join WWF’s Snorkeling the Raja Ampat Archipelago tour, October 10-23, 2011. Space is limited.
Posted in Snorkeling on Mar 31st, 2011 No Comments »
The fourth in an occasional series examining the most unusual accommodations on WWF tours. After spending four nights in the Danum Valley at a remote lodge tucked deep into the rain forest, approaching the Sipadan Water Village Resort is quite a dramatic change. Where you had spent your days in search of orangutans, pygmy elephants [...]
Posted in Snorkeling, Wildlife on Mar 1st, 2011 3 Comments »
Whale sharks are not whales at all but rather the world’s largest fish, measuring up to 45 feet in length. Given their size, you’d think researchers would know a lot about them. But little is actually known about whale sharks compare with other species; researchers don’t even know how many exist in the world’s oceans. [...]
Posted in Snorkeling, Wildlife on Dec 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Coral reefs are home to a quarter of the world’s marine life. But reefs aren’t just good for fish. As this gorgeous and informative video from WWF shows us, 450 million people need reefs for food, jobs and protection of the sea. But climate change, pollution and over-fishing are trashing reefs everywhere. A quarter of [...]
Posted in Featured tours, Snorkeling on Nov 30th, 2010 No Comments »
The sunlit waters of the Andaman Sea in Asia have been spared the ravages of development, runoff, bleaching and nutrient loading that others among the world seas have experienced. As a result, the corals are like a “bustling city of tiny fishes, crabs, mollusks and colorful sponges,” says WWF snorkeling guide Ron Leidich. We asked [...]
Posted in Snorkeling, WWF news on Oct 21st, 2010 No Comments »
When frigid winter days in the United States leave you begging to ditch your coats and boots and escape to a warmer locale, a WWF tour may be just the solution. These five sunny wintertime destinations offer shorts-and-sandals weather, sunny days and a nice escape during the thick of the winter: Sumatra, Indonesia With [...]
Posted in Active Adventures, Snorkeling on Aug 31st, 2010 1 Comment »
Snorkeling gives travelers the best of all worlds: The chance to see brilliant and vibrant seascapes without the expense and special training that scuba diving requires. In fact, many of our snorkeling guides no longer strap on their air tanks and descend deep below the surface in scuba gear, because there’s so much to see [...]
Posted in Snorkeling on Jul 15th, 2010 2 Comments »
WWF’s Marsea Nelson explored Baja, Mexico, earlier this year. She talked to WWF Travel about her experience swimming with sea lions one afternoon: On the final day at sea during my cruise of Baja California in Mexico, I visited Los Islotes, a well-known haul out and breeding site for California sea lions. The site is [...]