Turks and Caicos snorkeling combo tours pair a reef snorkel with a second stop worth the trip: Little Water Cay's iguanas, the lagoon at Half Moon Bay, a conch cook-up or Gibbs Cay's stingrays. You share the boat, lunch is usually included, and fares run from $125 to $234 a person.
The double-decker from The Bight Park beach: about an hour on a Grace Bay reef with flotation devices, then about an hour at Little Water Cay. Lunch, beer and rum punch aboard; 8:40am or 1:20pm; never more than 40.
From $125 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A catamaran that boards straight off selected Grace Bay hotel beaches: a reef snorkel, about an hour at Half Moon Bay and an optional hour ashore at Iguana Island. Deli sandwiches and rum punch; the landing fee is cash.
From $145 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The morning cruise from the Alexandra Resort, with hotel pickup included: a snorkel over live coral, about an hour at Half Moon Bay and a call at Iguana Island. Gourmet sandwiches, fruit, beer and rum punch.
From $159 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The 1:00pm boat from the Alexandra Resort, with hotel pickup included: a reef, Half Moon Bay and a landing at Iguana Island to see the iguanas. Lunch comes aboard with rum punch, beer and sodas.
From $159 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Six hours from Heaving Down Rock Marina at the east end: a reef snorkel, Iguana Island and a conch cooking stop, with a barbecue lunch prepared on the beach. Drinks and WiFi aboard; up to 35 guests.
From $234 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Board on the beach below Rickie's Flamingo Cafe for four hours with a visit to Half Moon Bay's calm lagoon. Breakfast and lunch are both in the fare, and the boat is wheelchair and stroller accessible.
From $140 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The Grand Turk cruise-day snorkel: a 10-minute walk from the pier, the top of the Wall, Gibbs Cay's southern stingrays and a conch salad tasting, timed to start an hour after your ship arrives.
From $153 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Every combo pairs a reef with a second stop worth the trip. Check which one lands where, then pick your date.
Check AvailabilityA combo tour is a shared snorkel boat that adds a second highlight to the reef. Off Providenciales that is usually Little Water Cay, where the rock iguanas live, or Half Moon Bay, the calm sandbar beside it. One longer day adds a conch cooking stop and a beach barbecue. Off Grand Turk, the combo is the Wall and Gibbs Cay's stingrays.
Each fare is per person, from $125 to $234, and each runs three and a half to six hours. Lunch and drinks come aboard on most of them, and snorkel gear on all of those that snorkel first.
The reef comes first while the water is calm, then the landing, then a swim or a beach stop before the ride back. You share the boat, so the crew sets the order.
A reef and a landing in the same half day, without a second booking. The Bight Park half day gives about an hour to each.
If someone in your group would rather walk than swim, Iguana Island's boardwalk and Half Moon Bay's lagoon give them a highlight of their own.
Most combo fares include lunch, from deli sandwiches to a beach barbecue, with rum punch, beer and sodas aboard.
Several combos collect you from a Grace Bay beach or include hotel pickup, and the Alexandra Resort boats pick up at your hotel.
At Grand Turk, the combo is timed to your ship and starts a short walk from the pier.
Your real alternative is a sail built around the reef alone. Here is the trade, from the fares themselves.
| Snorkel combo tour | Reef-only snorkel sail | |
|---|---|---|
| What you do | A reef, then Iguana Island, Half Moon Bay, a cook-up or Gibbs Cay | A reef snorkel and a sail |
| Length | 3.5 to 6 hours | 2.5 hours on the short sail |
| Fare | $125 to $234 per person | $109 per person |
| Food | Lunch on most; a barbecue on the conch day | Snacks and drinks |
| Time in the water | About an hour on the reef on the timed boats | Most of the snorkel stop |
| Best for | Families, first-timers and mixed groups | Keen snorkelers short on time |
If the reef is the whole point, a reef sail gives you more of it for less. If the day is about the islands as much as the fish, a combo is the better buy, and the deluxe catamaran sits in between, with the barrier reef and an island beach.
| If you want | Choose | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The most-reviewed half day, with floats | The Bight Park half day | From $125 |
| To board straight from your hotel beach | The sail and snorkel from the hotel beaches | From $145 |
| Hotel pickup and a morning on the water | The morning Alexandra Resort cruise | From $159 |
| Hotel pickup and an afternoon on the water | The afternoon Alexandra Resort cruise | From $159 |
| Breakfast, lunch and a calm lagoon | The Half Moon Bay half day | From $140 |
| A long day with conch and a beach barbecue | The conch and snorkel day | From $234 |
| A cruise-day snorkel at Grand Turk | The Gibbs Cay and Wall snorkel | From $153 |
You get the boat, the crew and the stops, with snorkel gear on the boats that snorkel first. Most fares add lunch and drinks; the Half Moon Bay trip adds breakfast, and the Bight Park half day adds flotation devices.
You don’t get tips, which are extra, or the Little Water Cay landing fee on the one sail that leaves it to you in cash. The National Trust charges $20 short tour, $25 extended tour, $10 Half Moon Bay. Towels are left out on the Bight Park and Half Moon Bay boats, and the conch day's crew arranges a taxi to the marina rather than a pickup.
Pick the day that fits your group, then choose your date. Every combo refunds in full up to 24 hours ahead.
Check AvailabilityWhich reefs and cays each boat reaches is on the top spots, and whether the iguana stop is worth it is on the Iguana Island post. For every other way onto the water, go back to Turks and Caicos Snorkeling Tours, where the Turks and Caicos snorkeling guided tours are compared side by side.