Your snorkel guides will start you out from shoreline where they will go over safety and fundamentals of snorkeling . Usually 5-10 min Getting Comfortable: Your dive pro will start you out in waist deep water (3ft) to get you comfortable with using the equipment and teach you some basic snorkel skills. Everyone learns snorkeling and gets comfortable differently and at different timing which is why we make all of the tours private with your own snorkel guides for you and your group. Guided Snorkel Tour: After the guides get you comfortable and they are comfortable with you they will give you a "one hour and a half snorkeling experience in the ocean", showing you all the beautiful aquatic life and fish.