Fish Eye Marine Park - Visitor Center — Hotel in Guam

Saw this place on Maps while planning my trip to Guam and wanted to check it out once I arrived. It is a fairly straight forward affair: park on the oceanside of the road, near the ticketbooth, walk up to the booth, and purchase tickets. Prices were $12 for kids up to 11, 12-18 was $14, above 18 is $16 and military is $14. (They also have snorkeling tours, but I did not do that so I can only comment on prices and my experiences with the observatory.)

The wall from the ticketbooth to the observatory is .18 miles. In the way out, you can look over the sides and see fish, coral, people, and more in the water. Umbrellas are provided if you want to shade yourself or (if raining) cover yourself en route to/from the observatory.

Once at the observatory, there is the main deck with information about the wildlife and observatory. Water is also for sale, but they accept cash only. There is an outdoor portion that goes around the entire observatory, giving you good views of the ocean, reef, and shoreline.

When you decide to go downstairs, there are 71 steps up/down to the observation level. There are 24 windows showing you different views of the reef. You can see fish, coral, and people (divers and/or snorkelers) as they swim, sometimes right up to the window and wave. There are bird feeders that have fish food in front of a couple windows, bringing the fish right up the window for easy and close up viewing. Some of the windows are hazy from age, but beyond that, no complaints.

There are no bathrooms. If you need to, go before buying tickets and walking out to the observatory. I highly recommend this as you get to see wildlife up close and from the comfort of air...

I'll never forget the snorkeling team: Adrienne, Vince (the Michael Phelps of Guam), and Aquaman! ♥ ♥ ♥ Thank you so much for your great hospitality and many, many photos, Adrienne (I super appreciate it)! ♥ Parents and I definitely cherished that moment with your business! Again, excellent crew! 🙏 If you want an uplifting team sign up with these brothers! My dad and sister fear swimming and have never been snorkeling, yet they tried it. These brothers know moral support! Thank you Fish Eye Marine for hiring people who go above and beyond during their work hours! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great buffet. Whole family of 5 loved the pancakes the most for some reason. 🥞😍❤️👪 🙏⭐👌 So soft. Loved the man playing the wooden guitar. 🎸 Not sure why but I was surprised and very pleased he was welcoming photos of him while playing!

The guide greeting my brother and I (we were 2 hours late) was also so, so gracious. Thank you, sir.

Back to the snorkeling because it was the best part: They give you a squid. The 10th picture didn't upload, but it's extremely fun to feed the fish when they nimble a piece at a time. Furthermore, watch out for bigger fry who snatch your entire squid 🦑 away! #sosad but oh well (glad he got to eat). 😊 So, hold onto your squid 🦑 well! #rofl, my father hated the feeling of it's sliminess and being chased by fish so he threw it as far away as he could asap!...

The guided (paid) snorkeling here is just okay, nothing special. You get a life vest, a generic set of fins, and a mask and snorkel that one could hope they clean after every use. They take you down and keep you in one general area where there is some coral and a few fish that come by to be fed.

But if you have your own snorkeling gear, I highly recommend coming here on your own. You can walk out from the beach and snorkel right past and all around the guided tours. This is a pretty safe area to snorkel if you know how to swim. The water remains calm and extends very far out before you have to be concerned about the current or rip tide. Piti Bomb Hole is here, so you'll see some areas that look a little deeper than others. There's plenty of coral and loads of beautiful fish. I was blessed to see a sea turtle the last time I went, though I think that's a rare sighting.

You can also SCUBA dive with guides. At the end of the pier, the top half of the structure is a souvenir shop. The bottom half takes a spiraling stairwell down into the underwater observatory.

As always, don't touch the live coral with your skin as it stunts the growth and causes the coral to die. There are plenty of dead coral pieces and empty shells littered along the...