Snorkelling trip Grand Turk 2 March

[johncandt]

Organising a 2 hour trip , on this date details below mail me if you want your name adding pay on the day……….Great Salutations John!

 

Thank you for your email.

 

Our snorkel trips last approximately 2 hours and cover two different snorkel sites. This trip requires a minimum of four and we take a maximum of 16 snorkelers on any single trip.

 

On our snorkel trip the first site is in shallower water (depths of less than 10 feet) which allows snorkelers to see the reef and marine life up close. These sites offer a good variety of corals and reef, as well as beautiful tropical fish.

 

The second snorkel site is chosen from one of the over 40 sites along the famous Grand Turk "wall" in the marine park. The wall is actually a coral reef drop-off that begins in depths of 25-30 feet and plunges to depths over 7000 feet! Although the water is deeper at the top of the wall, and thus one is farther away from the coral and fish while floating at the surface, it provides a very lush reef habitat and typically even more fish life. Plus there is the added advantage of the spectacular view peering over the edge of the Grand Turk wall.

 

The snorkel trip costs $50 per person and includes snorkel gear (mask, fins and snorkel), floatation vest, and bottled water (provided on the boat). Our boats are 24-28’ Carolina skiffs equipped with bench seats, a boarding ladder at the stern, a dry box, and a shade canopy. It is possible that the Turks and Caicos Islands government will be implementing a new tax, which could affect the trip cost. We have no details on this as yet, but the government is projecting the new tax rate will be 11%.

 

We ask everyone interested in snorkeling to please take the time to consider the following questions for each member of your party: Am I in reasonable physical shape? Can I climb up a boat ladder to re-board a 24-28’ skiff from the water without assistance? Are my health and physical condition both well suited to participation in an outdoor sport which is subject to weather and sea conditions? If the answer to one or more of these questions is “no”, perhaps a different type of excursion would help you get the most enjoyment from your time on Grand Turk. It is not our intention to dissuade people from snorkeling activities, but simply to encourage careful thought about the type of excursion best suited to your needs and personal situation so you will have fun during your time here on our island.

 

We are located in town approximately 3 miles from the cruise center. It is a short taxi ride costing roughly $5 per person each way. As we are not the dive operation who does the cruise ship excursions, we are not allowed to pick up or drop off at the cruise center.

 

We require advance reservations. To make a booking and hold you a space on the boat we need to take a 50% deposit on Visa or Mastercard. We need only card name, number and month/year expiration date. This information can be emailed to us (in pieces, using separate messages for security purposes) or sent to us via phone/fax at 649-946-2432. The balance of the payment will be charged 24 hours in advance of your scheduled trip. We also will need the ages for each snorkeler in your party and their estimated experience level with snorkeling (i.e. no experience, some experience, experienced, very experienced).

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.

 

Regards,

 

Chris

 

 

 

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 11:06 AM, John Craven <johncandt2@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi we will be visiting on 2 March 2014 on cruise ship Azura and would like to book a snorkelling trip, please could you forward info etc , regards John Craven

[tartanexile81]

Is there not a roll call for your cruise? You usually get a better response posting there.

[johncandt]

Yes posted there as well , seems not everybody registers to their roll call so decided to widen it , thanks anyway