Explore the colorful underwater world snorkeling or diving in Belize

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Can’t dive? No problem you can snorkel the Belize barrier reef in Belize

Think the beaches are beautiful and you just can’t get enough in Belize? You should see what’s happening below.

Don’t know to dive? Well you can still enjoy the many wonders of the underwater world by snorkeling the barrier reef. 

Belize’s barrier reef is comprised of many dive and snorkel sites where you can explore the colorful underwater world filled with abundant sea life. Even if you’ve never snorkeled before, our knowledgeable local guides will help you explore the kaleidoscope of colors found in hard and soft corals, sponges, and over 500 species of fish and marine life.

There are hundreds of snorkeling sites of varying depths along the Belize Barrier Reef and every snorkel site is different from the other. Enjoy memorable moments when you book a Belize vacation package with us.



Hol-Chan MarineReserve

The Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley are the most popular diving/snorkeling sites in all of Belize. This is due to the close proximity of San Pedro, the large amount of fish life found with the Hol Chan "cut" accessible by snorkelers and beginning divers, the diversity of marine life encountered throughout the 4 zones of the park and the exitement and novelty of swimming with large numbers of nurse sharks and sting rays.
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Shark Ray Alley

This is a must stop for the first introductory dive in Belizean waters. Zone D is only 15 minutes south of San Pedro by boat. Shark Ray Alley has a maximum depth of 30 feet and excellent visibility. You can almost always see all species of fish including jacks, groupers, snappers, parrot fish, angel fish, barracuda, eels, spider crabs, lobster, and nurse sharks.

Blue Hole

It was formed as a limestone cave system during the last ice age when sea levels were much lower. As the ocean began to raise the caves flooded, and the roof collapsed. This site was made famous by Jacques-Yves Cousteau who declared it one of the top ten best scuba diving sites in the world. Since then thousands of divers have made it the reason they have come to dive in Belize. While the snorkelers explore the fringing reefs, divers descend along the wall to a depth of 130 feet.

Glovers Reef Atoll
 
Named after the English pirate John Glover, who used the atoll as a base to plunder Spanish ships in the 1600′s. It is Belize’s smallest and southernmost atoll, only 20 miles long and 7.5 miles wide. It is also Belize’s most completely formed coral atoll offering a wide abundance of coral and marine life, unmatched by any dive location in Belize. Home to about 700 patch reefs in the lagoon and surrounded by 50 miles of sheer drop-offs, which start from 25 feet and drop straight down to about 2,700 feet, you will find that most of the reefs are virtually uncharted and untouched.

South Water Caye Marine Reserve

Located just a little further North of our Local Barrier Reef Dives, South Water Caye is known for good off-the-beaten-reef diving. South Water Caye Marine Reserve (SWCMR) is the largest Marine Reserve in Belize covering an area of 117,878 acres. Divers and Snorkeler will find more pristine reefs and corals here. This area is home to numerous spotted eagle rays and large southern sting rays.


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