Snorkeling in asia

[Misty]

Hi any ideas of the best places for snorkeling in Asia. Looking for places that are easy to get too (not Maldives please) with excellent 5 star hotels and few kids. We love to snorkel and would like to go more often hence the easy to get too part.

Thanks guys appreciate any and all ideas

[DanielandHayley]

we went to kota kinabalu last year, good hotels on the marina, where you can then get ferrys to a number of outlying islands which are about 15 minutes away, they are very well run and cheap. They will take you to two or three islands a day if required. Only 3 hours away.

The snorkling was excellent,
although We also encountered a couple of box jellyfish as [easter] was the start/end (cant remeber?!) of the jellyfish season...