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Snorkeling Gear (where to buy)
Snorkeling Gear (where to buy)
Hello,
I'm going to Bintan and Bali and I'd like to do snorkeling.
But the price on the website is S$40 for 3 hours...
so I'd like to buy my own snorkeling gear before I leave Singapore but I have a budget... I only find more than S$50 (without the palm flipper!)... do you have an idea of where I could find a cheaper one ? I am not looking for a super quality, I will not use it often.
Many thanks in advance !
I'm going to Bintan and Bali and I'd like to do snorkeling.
But the price on the website is S$40 for 3 hours...
so I'd like to buy my own snorkeling gear before I leave Singapore but I have a budget... I only find more than S$50 (without the palm flipper!)... do you have an idea of where I could find a cheaper one ? I am not looking for a super quality, I will not use it often.
Many thanks in advance !
And unless you need prescription dive glasses ... I wouldn't want to buy anything and just rent it from the dive shop .. (again, unless you are not one of those hygiene freaks ...JR8 wrote:Are you sure that you are not confusing this? At that price I'd expect it to be a 3hr snorkelling trip out on a boat (or similar kind of thing).
$40 for 3hrs kit hire would be way too much.
For budget gear go to the sports shop (on a street corner) opposite Park Royal Hotel on Beach Road.


PS: for a good deal, the dive shops don't charge anything extra on top of the payment you make .. for the stuff ..
Thank you all for your reply. I will check the different stores you are talking about.
@JR8: I don't know, on the hotel website it is written:
Snorkeling (WS) 3 hrs 45.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl goggle, snorkel, fin
Snorkeling (MPR) 3 hrs 80.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl google, snorkel, fin
I have no idea of what WS and MPR mean...
@JR8: I don't know, on the hotel website it is written:
Snorkeling (WS) 3 hrs 45.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl goggle, snorkel, fin
Snorkeling (MPR) 3 hrs 80.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl google, snorkel, fin
I have no idea of what WS and MPR mean...
I can't figure what the abbreviations mean either, but the fact that there is min. 2 pax on both options suggests it is some kind of excursion or accompanied trip? If I were you I'd contact the hotel and ask.Emilie 89 wrote:Thank you all for your reply. I will check the different stores you are talking about.
@JR8: I don't know, on the hotel website it is written:
Snorkeling (WS) 3 hrs 45.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl goggle, snorkel, fin
Snorkeling (MPR) 3 hrs 80.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl google, snorkel, fin
I have no idea of what WS and MPR mean...
WS: Wet suit.Emilie 89 wrote:Thank you all for your reply. I will check the different stores you are talking about.
@JR8: I don't know, on the hotel website it is written:
Snorkeling (WS) 3 hrs 45.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl goggle, snorkel, fin
Snorkeling (MPR) 3 hrs 80.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl google, snorkel, fin
I have no idea of what WS and MPR mean...
MPR: no clue
But, that price for "SNORKELLING" is a rip off price ..
If you are just going snorkelling, you can kit yourself out .. unlike "DIVING" as the snorkel kit is not so expensive . plus it is YOURS

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WS - White Sands IslandEmilie 89 wrote:Thank you all for your reply. I will check the different stores you are talking about.
@JR8: I don't know, on the hotel website it is written:
Snorkeling (WS) 3 hrs 45.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl goggle, snorkel, fin
Snorkeling (MPR) 3 hrs 80.00 Min. 2 pax, Incl google, snorkel, fin
I have no idea of what WS and MPR mean...
MPR - Mapur Island
Haha. Can you imagine wearing a hired wetsuit knowing 200 people have peed in it before?nakatago wrote:Can you imagine putting a snorkel mouthpiece in your mouth, knowing that someone else did the same?
Divers tend to be used to 'blood, snot and giblets' aspect of the sport, and the ones who can buy all their own gear!
Edit:
Saint. Good spot. I'd wondered if they might be excursion codes.
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