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Family Fun in the Sun · Snorkeling Family Fun in the Sun · Scuba Diving

favorite snorkeling spots The outer reef dives range and smaller creatures, like nu-
include Gun Beach, the Tumon from deep dropoffs to coral dibranchs can be seen in holes
Bay Marine Preserve, and Piti head and sandy flats of gar- inside the shaft walls.
Bomb Holes. For more infor- den eels.
mation, see our Sightseeing & Hap’s Reef
Landmarks section beginning A wide variety of fish, sea Host to an array of tropical
on page 38. anenomes, and larger marine fish and coral, Hap’s Reef is
life like sea turtles, barracuda, located off Agat Bay in the
Snorkeling and the occasional reef shark island’s southern region. At
can be found at any of Guam’s 45 feet, the site is a favor-
Surrounded by hues of blue, 150 dive sites. ite among beginning divers.
Squirrelfish, butterfly fish,
Guam’s fascinating under- Some of our most popular trumpet fish and soldierfish
sites include: inhabit this area. Pay atten-
water world of corals, ship- tion, and you’ll even see an
Blue Hole anemone of clownfish. During
wrecks and rich marine life is Located toward the tip of the boat ride, keep your eyes
Orote Peninsula on the south- peeled for a school of dolphin
great for snorkeling. Rippling ern coast, Blue Hole is one of that play in the area.
the island’s most unique dive
serenely over the island’s shal- sites. Characterized as a 300- SMS Cormoran & Tokai Maru
foot shaft cut into reef made The Tokai Maru, a Japanese
low, pristine, white sand, the of limestone, the site offers freighter sunk by a submarine
excellent visibility that often torpedo attack during WWII,
ocean turns the lightest shade Scuba Diving allows divers to see the top of rests above the SMS Cormo-
the hole from the surface. ran, scuttled after WWI. The
of aqua. Rated in the Top 20 percent in site marks the only instance
The shaft actually drops much in the world where wrecks
the world, due in large part to further than air diving allows, from two different countries
but a large window opens to
Mesmerized by the blue rich- more than 300 types of coral, the outer wall at about 125
feet, allowing divers to exit and
26 ness of the ocean, taking a dip 220 species of benthic marine ascend after a free fall through 27
the shaft. Resident moray eels
in Guam’s warm waters will algae, and 950 fish varieties,

connect you to hundreds of Guam is home to a diverse

varieties of marine life. You’ll marine environment. Named

be welcomed by teems of one of the most affordable

tropical fish including schools places to dive in Micronesia,

of goatfish, convict tangs, par- our island offers a variety of

rotfish, and even larger ma- sites for each certification

rine life like eels, barracuda, level.

and the occasional manta ray.

Dive environments for begin-

Snorkeling further out, you’ll ners and more experienced

experience the coral beds and divers are concentrated more

friendly unicorn fish, emper- heavily in the south, with the

ors, trevallies, and oftentimes, exception of a few accessible

sea turtles that venture closer dive spots in northern Guam.

to the surface. Treasure all the Experience two types of dives

underwater world has to offer on Guam – those within Apra

you, explore the bright-col- Harbor and those outside near

ored coral, go eye-to-eye with the outer reef. Harbor dives,

a clownfish and his anemone mostly accessible by boat,

home, and let the butterfly take place at WWI and WWII

fish surround you. Some shipwrecks or hard coral reef.