Cades Reef Tours and Activities

Hop in your own 2-seater motorized boat and follow a guide to secluded natural locations off the coast of Antigua. In addition to navigating, your guide brings you to the best that the island has to offer, from the coastline views of Darkwood Beach to a snorkeling session at Antigua National Marine Park. Round-trip hotel transport is included for your convenience.

Explore the amazing marine life and crystal-clear waters of Antigua at Cades Reef, considered one of the island’s top snorkel sites, on this 6-hour cruise. This 2-mile (3.2km) long reef is home to a wealth of sea creatures, including barracudas, moray eels and colorful coral. Explore the warm 80-degree Fahrenheit (26 C) waters before climbing back on your boat for a tasty lunch and an exploration of a nearby beach. Your snorkel excursion also includes all necessary equipment and round-trip transportation from select hotels.

Hop aboard your very own inflatable motorboat and sail out to Cades Reef on this 2.5-hour shore excursion. Zoom across the pristine waters and then gear up for a 45-minute snorkel adventure in Antigua’s National Marine Park to search for local species such as stingrays, parrotfish, surgeon-fish, and colorful coral reefs. Enjoy your time on the water making donuts, figure eights, and much more with a professional instructor.

Sail and snorkel around Cades Reef and the surrounding beaches during this 6-hour boat tour from St. John's. Relax on the white sand while the crew serve you drinks and prepare a barbecue lunch. Round-trip transportation from St. John's hotels or the cruise port included.

Situated in the picturesque Jolly Harbour Marina, just a short 20-minute taxi ride from St. John’s Port, WCT Antigua Reef Riders presents you with a unique opportunity to captain your own 11-foot, 2-seater inflatable Reef Rider boat on our award-winning snorkeling tour. We are a small company that specialises in offering small, intimate tours, usually of no more than 10 guests, although we can accommodate larger groups. The Reef Riders offer a fun, safe, enclosed, secure, and exhilarating experience, far safer than jetskis, and there’s absolutely no previous experience required. That’s why our tours are recommended by most of the cruise lines visiting our island, including: ♦ Royal Caribbean ♦ Celebrity Cruises ♦ P & O ♦ NCL ♦ Viking ♦ Disney ♦Carnival ♦ Marella ♦ Windstar ♦Royal Clipper ♦ Crystal ♦ SilverSea