1-Hour Snorkeling Tour in Paraggi Bay, Portofino – Liguria, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Meet your guide in Niasca, a sandy beach nestled in the vegetation of the Mediterranean Sea, next to Paraggi Bay, famous for its  crystal clear blue water. After you’re supplied with the necessary snorkeling equipment (all sizes available), you’ll be introduced to your guide. Comfortably sitting on the terrace, you will be briefed with pictures on the great variety of fish species and marine plants you’ll come across while snorkeling. After a quick explanation on how to use thew equipment, you’ll be ready to dive. This bay, forbidden to boat traffic is completely safe for swimming. 

Your guide will lead you underwater searching for hidden treasures in Portofino’s Marine Protected Area. During the first part of the excursion inside Niasca’s bay, you will swim above one of the most extended posidonia meadows in the area, which together with the near cliff, hosts many species, such as tube-worms, starfish, pinna nobilis, posidonia, sponges and mollusks.

Then you will head to the second part of the journey, swimming towards Portofino, amidst a cross section of fish species, such as sea breams, gilt-head bream, sea bass, moray eel, damsel and many more. Crossing the bay, you’ll swim above different habitats, such as posidonia meadow and sandy seabed, housing many different species.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Irresistible crystalline clear blue waters to dive in
Gorgeous seabed extremely rich in flora and fauna
Incredible variety of species in the different habitats if the bay
Swim above one of the most extended posidonia meadows in the area
Safe area since the bay is forbidden to boat traffic and completely safe for swimming

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