Snorkeling Gear (where to buy)

[Emilie 89]

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 !

[nakatago]

Quality gear can be had in the dive shops (google 'em for the one most convenient for you) but since you only want one on the cheap, you can try the sports shops in malls.

[ecureilx]

You can check the dive suppliers in Lucky plaza .. Basement .. no, they don't scam like the other shops in that building

[JR8]

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.

[ecureilx]

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.

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 ... but, after all, you dunno what else is floating in the sea .. and you should not be going to the sea if you worry that much ... )

PS: for a good deal, the dive shops don't charge anything extra on top of the payment you make .. for the stuff ..

[nakatago]

$40 for 3hrs kit hire would be way too much.

Tourist trap.

[Emilie 89]

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]

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...

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]

You're right I'll contact them and post their reply here, maybe it will be useful for someone else...

[ecureilx]

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.

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

[nakatago]

Can you imagine putting a snorkel mouthpiece in your mouth, knowing that someone else did the same?

[ecureilx]

Can you imagine putting a snorkel mouthpiece in your mouth, knowing that someone else did the same?

my 2 cents says, if you are so worried, you should not go into the sea .. or river .. or anything .. .. after all, the sea has enough 'dead' stuff

[sundaymorningstaple]

My snorkel's been in a lot of mouths.....

You know the old saying.."Divers do it deeper"

[Saint]

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 - White Sands Island
MPR - Mapur Island

[JR8]

Can you imagine putting a snorkel mouthpiece in your mouth, knowing that someone else did the same?

Haha. Can you imagine wearing a hired wetsuit knowing 200 people have peed in it before?

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.