Snorkeling is not diving, it is the easiest way to get to know the underwater world. At the same time, all you need is a mask, snorkel and fins. As if you just swim without raising your head so to speak and breathe only through your mouth. If you want to freedive, then the breath must be strong. And the best thing to do is, of course, in the Maldives, because the water here is crystal clear! The fish here are of incredible color, but the corals are not the same, not the ones they were before the earthquake in the Indian Ocean in 2004, then the Maldivian corals suffered real stress and turned gray forever, in the literal sense, there are no more those colored corals that are in the pictures on the Internet , for that the sand at the bottom of the ocean is snow-white! In general, on the third dive, even a troubadour can feel himself in the water like ... a fish in water! The most difficult thing in snorkeling is the habit of breathing only through your mouth and blowing the sea water out of the tube in time, and at some point you relax and begin to get real pleasure from everything that the Indian Ocean has reserved for you. Which is better - snorkeling or diving? Write in the comments. And how are you with the breathing apparatus? How many seconds can you hold your breath?