lionfish, angelfish, squid, juvenile French Angel . . . at the Gran Bahia Principe Mexico - the great thing about snorkeling is that you never know what you are going to see.
This area is man made and lacks natural coral formations but there are still a surprising variety of tropical fish to see.
The lionfish has venomous spines and is an introduced species in this area, it has no enemies so they are spreading far and wide. They eat little fish and are decimating local species.
There are 3 places where you can snorkel at the Gran Bahia Principe in the Riviera Maya. This is near the pier where the water is quite shallow.
The video is filmed by Cindy with her Sony HDR-TD10 in a Sony Sport Pack at the Gran Bahia Principe Resort Hotel, Riviera Maya. Water is about 3 - 7ft (1 - 2 meters) in depth.
We started the day around 6:30am watching a spectacular sunrise off the beach at Barcelo Maya Tropical in the Riviera Maya. We had a quick breakfast and were on the way to Akumal Bay at 8am to see if there were turtles to see.
There were, we saw many of them and without disturbing them, we were able to get close and even swim with the turtles.
An all inclusive vacation can be what ever you make it, relaxing on a beach for a week or taking in some of the amazing excursions and sights, what ever you do, a lifetime of memories are created.
Snorkeling at the Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach all inclusive resort in the Riviera Maya, right of the beach at the resort, is the BEST that we have found in our travels around the Caribbean.
The clear water, beautiful and health reef create an environment that attracts a wide variety of tropical fish - if you want to experience great snorkeling from the beach, introduce kids to the wonders that lie beneath the sea and stay at a great all inclusive resort then the choice is easy, Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach.
We highly recommend this resort for families and couples of all ages.
Music: TEMPLO MAYOR by ENRIQUE DEL CARMEN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/