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Don your mask, snorkel and fins and transport yourself into the mesmerizing world of colours, contours and creatures of awe!  Every time you immerse yourself, the undersea world guarantees you a different view!  Here are some of the best beaches for snorkelling in Melbourne;

Mornington Peninsula 

The crystal clear water, sandy beaches and secluded bays of the Mornington Peninsula is a wonderful snorkelling playground from Frankston to Portsea for the entire family!  The more adventurous might take the Back Beaches.  Winter brings thousands of Spider Crabs to Port Phillip Bay while Spring and early Summer shows off the most beautiful scenery of male weedy sea dragons carrying their eggs in their tail.

Blairgowrie Pier

Duck under the sea wall and snorkel into the kingdom of the most colourful sponges in the world, under the pier.  For added fun try a snorkel adventure when the nocturnal sea animals come out to play and feed.  Your underwater torch will attract many intriguing creatures such as the dumpling squid, octopus and garfish.  

Mushroom Reef 

The rock pools of Mushroom Reef will reveal hundreds of crabs, a collection of multi-coloured cushion sea stars, numerous species of snails and delicate anemones.  This snorkelling site has been an attraction for scientists for over 100 years due to its diversity of marine life.

Jawbone Marine Sanctuary, Williamstown

In less than a kilometre away from the main beach of Williamstown, lies this seaside pocket ideal for snorkelling.  It is the closest marine sanctuary to Melbourne CBD, consisting of 30 hectares of protected waters, teeming with jellyfish, banjo sharks, sea stars and other underwater critters.

Diamond Bay

This stretch of beach is tucked away behind several blocks of holiday homes.  Named after Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, this snorkelling destination has many rock ledge, overhangs, kelp beds, reefs and small walls, home to old wives, boarfish, abalone, schooling fish and the odd crayfish. 

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