I couldn't speak more highly of the crew. Very knowledgeable and personable.

Unfortunately for my group, it wasn't the best of days to snorkel. Out beyond the barrier... read more reef, the water was a bit rough and our tour only stopped at two of the sites. Didn't see any large creatures (rays, turtles, sharks), just the types of fish one could see just off shore on Grace Beach.

One of us was a novice to snorkeling and this was noted when we made the reservation. However, no instructions were provided as to how to use the equipment, how to snorkel, etc. So if this is the case for you, make it a point to talk to the crew when you get on the boat. This was something we failed to do.

One other thing to keep in mind. You are required to use 100% biodegradable sunscreen to protect the reefs. We used information gathered from snorkeling web-sites to identify what we needed, and we brought along sunscreen that was identified as "reef safe" and "100% biodegradable sunscreen". When the crew saw that we were applying sunscreen, they looked at the tube and said that what we had wasn't sufficient. So we were required to spend $26 for a 3 oz tube of their sunscreen. Don't know who was right or who was wrong, but it didn't feel right.

My thought on this snorkel tour is it is geared for the more experienced. You must be comfortable with open-water swimming in the ocean and have prior snorkeling experience. But the crew and boat were top-notch.

  We went on the Eco Snorkel Tour with Big Blue Collective. We saw Jojo the dolphin trailing the boat right out of the bay! He was swimming and jumping in... read more the waves. The snorkel was beautiful with lots of fish along the reef and we saw a turtle. Then we chased after some whales and saw sole action from the boat. It was a great trip and we would highly recommend. The crew was helpful and enthusiastic!

  I went to Turks & Caicos for the first time BY MYSELF on a whim....read about it for two days, booked it on Sunday left on Monday the first week... read more of February. I am a new snorkeler at the age of 56, having gone off the beach in Aruba. I booked the trip for the snorkeling ecotour as soon as I arrived after reading the WHALES (mothers and calves) migrate the islands in February and someone on tripadvisor reported seeing whales on this same tour a week earlier. I have been on four whale watching trips and NOT ONE WHALE. We looked for a bit for the whales before our first dive (which was awesome), no luck. Our guides, Lee and Duncan on our boat were OUTSTANDING. They are knowledgeable, funny, patient and you can tell they both love their job and love the ocean. After the second snorkel dive, a whale was spotted in the distance. It was near the end of our time, but these guys took us out to the horizon and "THERE BE WHALES!" Some brave folks even swam with them when they went RIGHT UNDER OUR BOAT. I should have jumped in too!

  Don't think twice, book a lesson with Big Blue Collective. The spot is stunning with turquoise and shallow water. There is no better place to learn this life changing sport.... read more The crew is very welcoming and fun to spend the day with!

  Explored the mangrove and Iguana Island. It was beautiful. It was a highlight of our trip to Turks and Caicos.

  We had a great time with Big Blue Collective. We went snorkeling and visited some islands. Captain Cole was very nice and Charlie was very attentive and professional. When snorkeling,... read more I had had a bad experience and was scared to do it. Cole helped me in and guided me around and helped me have a great experience. She was very patient and didn’t have to go out of her way to do that, but she did.

The only thing I would add was we didn’t know we would have to swim to Iguana Island so we didn’t have anything to put our phones in so we couldn’t take pictures of the iguanas. That was a bummer.

Outside of that, they gave us options of where to go, gave us snacks to enjoy on board and also some history of the islands! Super interesting!

  Great experience overall we went to two different locations on the reef and saw some amazing fish and coral. We also were able to spot some humpback whales as well... read more as hear them singing underwater. The guides were super nice and helpful which made the trip all the better.

  The charter was simply fantastic.the boat vas promised ,clean and beautiful ,the crew were absolutely fantastic .the captain roger and Charlie were total pros and our every wish was... read more taken care of .I would not hesitate to use them again

  My wife and I spent a day On the Edge of the Banks snorkel tour with Jake and Collin. It was absolutely amazing. We saw whales, a shark, barracuda many... read more species of fish and very healthy corral. The lunch at West Caicos was top notch. All in all it was a great day and highly recommended. We will be snorkeling again with Big Blue when we return to Provo in the future.

  My family and friends, 8 total, went on a half day kayak trip today with Big Blue Collective. It was excellent. We had a very knowledgeable guide Cole, who navigated... read more us through the mangroves to see Lemon sharks, Nurse shark, turtles and birds.
Then she fed us snacks, and fruit.
Wonderful knowledge of ecology and respect for the natural areas of the islands!

  Despite some challenging local weather conditions (a different tour we booked was canceled due to swells), Colin, Brent, and Tom were able to take us to a few different sites... read more for an excellent afternoon snorkel tour. All three guides were really great and knowledgeable. It felt like they were actually snorkeling with us, pointing out all the cool fish, rather than just shepherding us along a path. I would definitely recommend this tour!

  We did an all day private charter on the White Sands with Phil, Jake & Charlie. It was the best time! The staff was great, they took good... read more care of us. They knew where to take us for the best snorkeling and how to avoid all the other tourists. Humpback whales were mating so they took extra time and care to help us get glimpses of them, which was amazing. We also learned some history of Turks & Caicos and these beautiful islands are still here today!! I would do this trip with them again and again. Thank you so much to Phil, Jake, & Charlie!!

  AmaZing tour with Marsha! Saw lots of wildlife including lemonsharks, conch, turtles, stingrays!
Highly recommend!

  Amazing tour! Mike was our guide and it ended up being just my husband and I on the tour, as a group of 4 cancelled last minute. We both hadn’t... read more paddle boarded before and were able to get the hang of it. Getting out of the marina to the mangroves is the hardest part and then once you’re in the mangroves it’s much easier/relaxing. Mike was very knowledgeable about the mangroves and we had a great time learning about them as well as all of the marine life we saw (including baby lemon sharks, baby turtles, blow fish, baby barracudas, conch). He had waters for us and we took small breaks. Highly recommend rash guards as were out for over 2 hours and weren’t able to reapply sunscreen. Overall amazing tour. We tried to book the snorkeling tour for another day as we were so happy with our experience but they were all filled up. Would highly recommend this one! Make sure to book in advance!

  My husband and I rented a tandem kayak for an hour to explore the mangroves. We have kayaked before and found the hour to be enough time to explore several... read more channels. We enjoyed the deeper sections where we saw a small nurse shark and several sea turtles. The cost was around $40 w/tax. We highly recommend the excursion to others.

  On our first visit to Provo, my husband and I decided to book a kayak tour through the mangroves and chose Big Blue Collective. They are first class!! Our guide,... read more Marcia, was fantastic! She guided our group of 8 across a small channel to Iguana Island first. She educated us all on the endangered, indigenous Rock Iguanas found on this island. Almost on cue, as she was talking they just wandered out to see us. Really cool! After walking around, she served us some wonderful snacks and allowed us some time to explore or walk in the shallow waters. We then headed off to the mangroves - amazing!!! Saw small sharks, a sting ray and so many turtles!!! It was such a fun trip - after 4 hours I was sad it was over. I could have stayed there all day. I would highly recommend this to anyone visiting. Big Blue Collective is a class act!!

  We rented 2 tandem kayaks and did the paddle over to iguana island. Service was awesome and they had everything ready to go.

Overall a great experience and... read more would do it all over again

  We had a great day on the water. We were picked up (on time) at our condo in Grace Bay and made it to the dock in plenty of... read more time. We were told that the morning outing had seen lots of whales. We hadn't even contemplated that would be a possibility. Well, by the end of our 4 hour tour we had lots of memories for the memory bank. One of the great moments was when we came up 4 whales swimming head to tail in front of our boat all popping up one after the other. Another instance had 2 breaching at the same time. On our way back to dock we came upon yet another just lounging at the top of the water, seemingly napping. Our guides told us that this was a rare day indeed and if we come back another year, we may want to lower the bar a bit because this kindof day is one in a million. It truly was. Thanks for the memories Big Blue Collective!