Snuba in the News

This past week Snuba was featured in two publications…

The first article is from justluxe.com – a website dedicated to all things “luxury.” Snuba is included as an ideal luxury vacation activity for families. Check it out here: “Exciting Underwater Adventure Vacation for the Whole Family”

The second article features our debut Snuba location at the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii. The Pacific Beach Hotel has a “world famous three-story indoor Oceanarium.” The 280,000 gallon tank boasts over 450 fish, a ray, and over 72 different species… AND now guests have the opportunity to get up-close-and-personal in the tank with the use of Snuba. Check out the article here: “Snuba Indoors at Waikiki’s Oceanarium”

Enjoy!

Best Snuba Operator of 2009: SNUBA TCI

In December 2009, Jodi Taylor, owner / operator of Snuba TCI, received the award for “Best Snuba Operator” of the year. Taylor started her Snuba operation in the Turks and Caicos Islands in April 2004. For several years she operated right off the beach, working hard to get her business jumpstarted. Her perseverance paid off when she proudly opened her permanent office in the Windsong Resort in September 2008. Since then, Taylor has established an extremely successful Snuba business that introduces over 1500 divers every year to the underwater world. Taylor is also hoping to expand to a boat operation within the
coming year.

Snuba licensees worldwide were considered for the award. Judgement was based on performance, customer comments, and overall commitment toward the Snuba program. Snuba TCI consistently receives outstanding customer feedback and TripAdvisor rates it as a “#1 must do activity” in TCI. Participants state that Jodi is very “professional,” “a great instructor,” “excellent with
kids,” “patient,” and has a “wonderful sense of humor!”

Congratulations Jodi! You have set the bar high for the coming year! The 2010 Award winner will be announced in December. Keep up the good work!!

Photo of the Day!

This photo was taken at Snuba Laguna Negra in the Riviera Maya Mexico. It’s so surreal, it looks like Snuba on a another planet. Enjoy!

Happy 2010!

Snuba Mixes Snorkeling and Scuba – ABC News

The Associated Press recently published an article on SNUBA… ABC News picked it up! Check it out!

Snuba Mixes Snorkeling and Scuba – ABC News.

SNUBA VIDEO OF THE DAY!

Check out Snuba’s latest promotional video!

Snuba Laguna Negra – A Cave Diving Adventure!

After a recent trip to Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, I had the opportunity to dive Snuba Laguna Negra –– a cave diving adventure in the world renowned eco-park, Xel-Ha.

Snuba Laguna Negra is conducted in a fresh water lagoon where the water looks ominously black on the surface (hence the name, “The Black Lagoon”). The lagoon is enclosed by thick mangrove trees that secrete a natural dye, turning the topmost layer of water an eerie black color.

After a quick and easy briefing and set up of the Snuba equipment, I entered the refreshingly cool water and followed my Snuba Guide into the dark murky water. No less than 3 feet beneath the surface, the water cleared and I found myself in a magical hidden world. Beneath the dark layer of water lies an incredible, crystal clear environment just waiting to be explored.

We swam past thriving green plants, beautiful fish and a rather large barracuda! My Snuba Guide lead us to the opening of a cave where a line guide disappeared into the darkness. We donned helmets and head lamps, grabbed the line guide and followed it into the cave. With the aid of a flash light and my head lamp, I was able to explore the crevices and cracks within the mysterious underwater cavern. When I felt satisfied with my exploration, we followed the line guide out and proceeded onto the next cave.

I excitedly explored two more caves before it was time to surface. As we made our way out of the water, the Guide asked how we enjoyed our dive… I could not help but smile from ear-to-ear, I was ready to go back and do it all over again!

For more information or to book a Snuba Laguna Tour, please visit: Xel-Ha/ Snuba Laguna Negra

Drivin’ with style…

Snuba operator Cabo Epeditions in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico debuts its stylin’ new van! If you’re in Cabo, be sure and keep an eye out for it.. you might even be able to hitch a ride to the nearest Snuba dive location!

If you’re a Snuba operator and would like more information on adding graphics to your own vehicle, send an email to hannah@snuba.com.

Congrats on your new van Cabo!

AARP – SNUBA, an alternative water sport!

AARP’s travel guru, Peter Greenberg suggests Snuba as an excellent alternative water sport to scuba diving. Greenberg states, “If you’re not scuba-certified, or if you’re bored of snorkeling, why not try alternatives like “snuba” or kite-surfing?”

To view Greenberg’s advice video, click here!

Enjoy!

“Snuba Saved My Life”

Featured on msn.com’s “Fit to Boom” – a site relating real people’s real stories about health and fitness -  Kat Becker shares an account of how Snuba saved her life.

Excerpt from the article:

“Kat Becker was overweight, unhealthy and unhappy. She knew something needed to change. And it took an unlikely hobby – a combination of snorkeling and scuba diving called snuba – to inspire her to do it.

Snuba uses the same breathing equipment as scuba diving, but without requiring you to wear heavy air tanks. And it can be tried with much less initial cost and instruction.

Becker got her first taste of snuba while on vacation in Hawaii. She says it instantly took her back to her days on the beach and her youth as a lifeguard. ‘It was freeing, that feeling of being underwater. The exploration of something new brought me back to being a kid,’ she says.

It was this jolt of freedom and the reminder of days gone by that started Becker on a journey that would lead her to learn how to scuba, become a dive master, quit her job in real estate to pursue a second act as a life coach and, eventually lose more than 75 pounds.

‘Snuba saved my life,’ Becker says matter-of-factly. ‘From the moment I started diving, things were different. Diving gave me an outlet in life.’ “

For the full article, click here “Snuba Saved My Life”

For a related article, click here “Snuba: a New World Awaits”

Snuba Photo of the Day!!

Gorgeous photo taken in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico!

Snuba Operator: Cabo Expeditions

Photo Credit: Oscar Ortiz