Barbados Snorkeling Tours by Hayden Browne

4 months ago

Best snorkeling ever! We had the best time with Hayden and Immanuel. They were amazing. We saw tarpon and all sorts of reef fish (parrot fish, damsels, butterfly fish) and best of all a turtle came right up to us and Hayden got amazing video of it all. The turtle was literally a few feet away from us. I cannot recommend this trip enough. If you want an amazing adventure you won't forget, book this now!

9 months ago

Had a magical experience! It was easy to book online and once in the water, Hayden made me feel so comfortable, ensuring I could see the sea turtles, ship wreck and corals. Even though the current was strong, we walked away very fulfilled. For the almost 2 hour experience, it was very well priced.

a year ago

We did a 10:20 tour from Holetown beach, as we were staying close by. The pick-up was on time and Hayden and Immanuel made everyone feel welcome, refreshed and safe throughout the trip. With 2 stops, we saw some amazing fish over coral and a shipwreck. Also, if you book through their website, you’ll receive an underwater video and photos taken by Hayden as a perfect reminder of the trip. Overall, very enjoyable and highly recommended.

a week ago

Great experience! It is no joke that Hayden knows every Fisch, sea turtle and stingray here personally. Seems indeed that he is a part of the sealife family of Holetown. It's no typical tourist trip, very Individual. Additionally, Hayden takes a lot of pictures he sends the guest via link. Must have in Barbados!

3 months ago

I'm really sorry to only be leaving two stars - it's really for the nice website and straight-forward booking and instructions. It went downhill from there. Upon booking, the instructions included a warning of possible scammers at the meeting point and explicitly said not to go with anybody else and check the name of the boat. 1) At the meeting point my friend and I were approached by a man that wasn't the tour guide we booked, who asked if we were there for "the tour" said he was a substitute guide - Mark (red flag #1). But sure, possible, so we engaged in a conversation. At the end it wasn't a scam and Mark was from the company (we found him listed on the website), but the way it was handled was not great. 2) We asked about the name of the boat and it was different than what were were originally told (red flag #2). 3) He literally shouted at another pair of people standing nearby "Here for the tour?" (they were), when they began to walk away, he called them stupid and started to trash talk them to us. (red flag #3) 4) Mark asked for the payment and when we asked for the original guide to get in touch with us (we had been added to a Whatsapp group), he got someone on the phone (his phone) and ask them to confirm - we had no way of knowing who it really was. (red flag #4) 5) We insisted and finally got a call to our phone number from the original guide who confirmed - by then, Mark was irritated and offended. Sorry, but we followed the company's instructions to be vigilant in the first place. We finally got on the boat and the mood picked up a bit - they had some fun facts about the property in the area and knew where to go to see some turtles. 6) Unfortunately the wild sea life is no longer wild - I would have expected to hear a talk among the line of "you can look but you can't touch", because touching the turtles causes stress and affects their natural behavior (like nesting habits), but none of that happened. It seemed like people's mission was to chase a turtle down and touch it for a picture and the guide did not say a thing - I did not love that, coming from countries where turtles are protected animals, observed from a distance and treated with respect. Unfortunately, this is not exclusive to this company specifically as I observed the same attitude with others in the water.