No, I didn't misspell it. SCUBA stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. SNUBA stands for Surface Nexus Underwater Breathing Apparatus. It is a combination of Snorkeling and SCUBA diving.
Take a large bottle of air, just like they use for SCUBA. But instead of wearing it on your back as you go into the depths, put it on a small float/bloat. Connect a 20 ft long hose from the air to a mouthpiece. Put on some flippers, goggles, and the mouthpiece and explore the oceans - or at least the top 20ft of the oceans.
SCUBA (with a C) is expensive, hard, and difficult. It is expensive not just because of the gear, but because it takes a lot of classes - you have to get certified before you can do it alone. Not to mention time to learn. In large part because it is not the safest thing in the world - if you don't pay attention to time, you can unwitting give yourself 'the bends' (especially if you go right from SCUBA to an airplane), risking your health and life. If you have asthma (like me), doctors recommend you do not SCUBA. So that is not on my list.
SNUBA does not have that risk. It is far safer, easier, and less athletic. Not to mention cheaper - no lessons and certification. You don't go deep enough to worry about the bends, but you still go deep enough to see glorious fish. It was good enough for me, so I never felt the need to go SCUBA diving.
You just need to be able to swim, and at least 8 years old. Men and women both like to do this. No real age limit, it's easier to do than walking is.
It's become pretty popular - tourist destination that have multiple places to SCUBA diving should also offer one place with SNUBA.
I did it in the Caribbean, but I forgot where.
You can find SNUBA online for less than $75, but most places try to charge around $100. So I gave it $$, rather than $. Here are a couple of places that have it for less than $75:
Cancun:
http://www.xcaret.com/snuba-arrecife-xcaret-cancun-mexico.php
Hawaii:
https://www.prideofmaui.com/activities/snuba/
Take a large bottle of air, just like they use for SCUBA. But instead of wearing it on your back as you go into the depths, put it on a small float/bloat. Connect a 20 ft long hose from the air to a mouthpiece. Put on some flippers, goggles, and the mouthpiece and explore the oceans - or at least the top 20ft of the oceans.
SCUBA (with a C) is expensive, hard, and difficult. It is expensive not just because of the gear, but because it takes a lot of classes - you have to get certified before you can do it alone. Not to mention time to learn. In large part because it is not the safest thing in the world - if you don't pay attention to time, you can unwitting give yourself 'the bends' (especially if you go right from SCUBA to an airplane), risking your health and life. If you have asthma (like me), doctors recommend you do not SCUBA. So that is not on my list.
SNUBA does not have that risk. It is far safer, easier, and less athletic. Not to mention cheaper - no lessons and certification. You don't go deep enough to worry about the bends, but you still go deep enough to see glorious fish. It was good enough for me, so I never felt the need to go SCUBA diving.
You just need to be able to swim, and at least 8 years old. Men and women both like to do this. No real age limit, it's easier to do than walking is.
It's become pretty popular - tourist destination that have multiple places to SCUBA diving should also offer one place with SNUBA.
I did it in the Caribbean, but I forgot where.
You can find SNUBA online for less than $75, but most places try to charge around $100. So I gave it $$, rather than $. Here are a couple of places that have it for less than $75:
Cancun:
http://www.xcaret.com/snuba-arrecife-xcaret-cancun-mexico.php
Hawaii:
https://www.prideofmaui.com/activities/snuba/
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