Explore the Florida Keys your way during REEF Fest 2025!
Mornings at REEF Fest offer fantastic marine adventures, like diving, snorkeling, and eco‑tours, hosted by our trusted REEF Fest Experience Partners. Please book directly with the operator of your choice; REEF is not coordinating these trips this year. Prices and policies vary and are set by the operator. Please confirm individual operator cancellation and pricing policies before booking.
Each operator offers something unique in terms of location and experience. Some trips are ideal for divers, while others are suitable for either snorkelers or divers. Check out the listings below to learn more and find the adventure that's right for you. For more info and ways to visit the Florida Keys, visit www.REEF.org/explorethekeys.
How to Book
1. Review the offerings below by our REEF Fest Experience Partners.
2. Choose your activity (diving, snorkeling, etc.)
3. Contact your selected partner to reserve directly.
4. Confirm their pricing, cancellation terms, check-in time, and any equipment or certification requirements.
Afternoons and Evenings: Join us for REEF Fest seminars and social events at the Ocean Exploration Center - the perfect way to wind down after your water adventures! Visit the REEF Fest homepage to see the event schedule.
Conch Republic Divers - Scuba Diving or Snorkeling
90800 Overseas Hwy Ste 9, Tavernier
https://conchrepublicdivers.com/
Thursday, Oct 16: 2-Tank Reef Clean Up Dive
Check-in Time: 7:45am for 8:30 departure
Cost: $90 REEF Fest Special (normal pricing $110)
Saturday, Oct. 18: Fish ID on Little Conch & Davis Reef
Check-in Time: 7:45am for 8:30am Departure
Cost: $90 REEF Fest Special (normal pricing $110)
Amoray Dive Resort - Scuba Diving or Snorkeling
104250 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037
https://www.amoray.com
Call Amoray Dive Center to book 305-451-3595 and mention REEF Fest to receive the discounted rates!
Thursday, Oct. 16: Shallow Wreck/Reef 2-Tank Dive Trip - Coral Health Experience Dive/NOAA Reef Guardian Program - Identify and report bleaching and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
Check-in Time: 8:00am
Cost: $84.15 plus tax for divers and $58.65 plus tax per snorkeler (standard rate is $99 for divers and $69 for snorkelers). Gear rental and guides available for additional fee.
Suitable for divers and snorkelers.
Friday, Oct. 17: Shallow Wreck/Reef 2-tank Dive/Snorkel Trip
Check-in Time: 8:00am
Cost: $84.15 plus tax for divers and $58.65 plus tax per snorkeler (standard rate is $99 for divers and $69 for snorkelers). Gear rental and guides available for additional fee.
Suitable for divers and snorkelers.
Saturday, Oct. 18: 2- Tank Coral Planting Dives with ICARE
Check in Time: 8:00am
Cost: $84.15 plus tax for divers and $58.65 plus tax per snorkeler (standard rate is $99 for divers and $69 for snorkelers). Gear rental and guides available for additional fee.
If you want to plant coral on this dive, you must attend training at 7:45am on Friday, October 17 at ICARE (85960 Overseas Hwy #1, Islamorada 33037). There is an additional $25 donation for ICARE for any divers taking part in the coral planting. Divers must have at least 30 logged dives or a PPB certification. Coral planting is not available for snorkelers.
Key Dives - Scuba Diving or Snorkeling
85960 Overseas Hwy. Islamorada, FL 33036
Book directly by calling 305-664-2211 or by visitinghttps://keydives.com.
Thursday, Oct. 16: 2-tank fish-survey focused dives
Check-in Time: 7:45 am
Cost: $90 for a 2-tank dive. Rental gear available for additional fee. $50 for snorkeling including all gear. Regular price is $60
Join us to conduct fish surveys at I.CARE coral outplant sites in Islamorada . Data collected will not only support REEF, it will also be used by I.CARE as they monitor fish population changes with increased coral coverage.
Friday, Oct. 17: 2-tank Reef Cleanup Dive
Check-in Time: 7:45 am
Cost: $50 per diver
Suitable for divers. Key Dives will supply cutting tools, net bags and lift bags to help keep our beautiful reefs clean!
Saturday, Oct. 18: Fish survey-focused 2-tank dive trip
Check-in Time: 7:45 am
Cost: $90 for a 2-tank dive, guide is FREE. Regular price is $100, gear is extra. $50 for snorkeling including all gear. Regular price is $60
Suitable for snorkelers and divers. Join us to conduct fish surveys on Alligator Reef, an I.CARE coral outplant site. Data collected will not only support REEF, it will also be used by I.CARE as they monitor fish population changes with increased coral coverage.
MarineLab Undersea Park - Scuba Diving or Snorkeling
51 Shoreline Drive, Key Largo
info@marinelabunderseapark.org
The MarineLab Undersea Park is home to Jules’ Undersea Lab and the MarineLab Environmental Education program, along with seahorses, grouper, many invertebrates, and even the occasional manatee. We offer guided SCUBA tours including a visit to Jules’, and a Snorkel with a Marine Biologist tour.
Snorkel with a Marine Biologist – 2 hour tour; times and fees TBD
Jules’ Mini-Mission – SCUBA dive down to the world’s only underwater habitat open to the public! Originally a research station called La Chalupa stationed off Puerto Rico in the early 1970s, the habitat is now the only place where SCUBA divers can actually experience what it was like to live, work, and even sleep underwater. 3 hour experience includes guided tour of the Jules’ Lagoon; times and fees TBD.