Show family underwater adventure, beauty

Introduce your family to the beauty and wonder of our underwater world. Here are places where you can swim, snorkel and learn to dive.

Ambergris Caye, Belize — Belize is home to the second largest coral reef system in the world, luring scuba enthusiasts eager to dive the Great Blue Hole, the large submarine sinkhole once explored by Jacques Cousteau. If you team up with an experienced and reputable outfitter, it’s also a great place for beginners and more proficient family members to appreciate the glory of our underwater world. (travelbelize.org)

Harbour Village, Bonaire — Children ages 5 to 12 can join the resort’s Kids’ Great Adventure program where they will learn about the Bonaire Marine Park, snorkel, identify fish and get comfortable with the SASY (Supplied Air Snorkeling for Youth) program, a wonderful precursor to scuba. At 10, kids can earn their Junior Scuba Certification. (harbourvillage.com)

The Florida Keys — Explore the only living coral reef system in the continental United States. For kids 8 and older, the Summer Marine Science Camp at Pigeon Key, a historic site 100 miles southwest of Miami, offers programs that include information about reef fish, coral reef systems, underwater photography and the gathering of specimens. Kids can get scuba certification during a camp session or brush up if already certified. The Keys are also home to more than 1,000 shipwrecks. The Florida Keys Shipwreck Trail includes nine submerged wrecks, all within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. (fla-keys.com/diving; pigeonkey.net)