Great Blue Hole
Belize
A deep dive to about 30-40 m among stalactites under the overhangs, watching for nurse, Caribbean reef and blacktip sharks on the ascent.
- Experienced
- Blue hole
- Blacktip shark
Diving in Belize
1 destination and 8 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.
Where to dive in Belize
Dive sites to know
Half Moon Caye Wall
Belize
Garden eels on a 6 m sand shelf give way to a wall dropping past 30 m into the abyss, with reef sharks patrolling its edge in gentle currents.
- Advanced
- Wall
- Manta rays
Hol Chan Marine Reserve (Hol Chan Cut)
Belize
A shallow channel about 9 m deep in a marine reserve, where large groupers, nurse sharks, stingrays and green moray eels can be seen.
- Advanced
- Nurse sharks
Reef
down to 21 m
Black Coral Beauty
Belize
Coral gardens of brain corals, sea fans and sponges near Caye Caulker, where stingrays, nurse sharks and sea turtles are common sightings.
- Advanced
- Nurse sharks
Reef
down to 18 m
South Channel
Belize
Slow-paced 18 m local reef dive minutes from Caye Caulker, with time to practise buoyancy and explore reef details.
- Open Water
Wall
down to 37 m
The Elbow
Belize
Groups of up to 50 eagle rays and occasional hammerheads over dramatic drop-offs on an advanced, strong-current dive at Turneffe.
- Advanced
- Hammerhead sharks
All dive sites in Belize
Belize
- Great Blue HoleExperienced40 m
- Half Moon Caye WallAdvanced42 m
- Hol Chan Marine Reserve (Hol Chan Cut)Advanced9 m
- Black Coral BeautyAdvanced21 m
- South ChannelOpen Water18 m
- The ElbowAdvanced37 m
- Gladden SpitAdvanced24 m
- Sayonara WreckOpen Water15 m
Photo credits
- Great Blue Hole dive site, Belize, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Half Moon Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Belize, anoldent from Asheville, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Green sea turtle in Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Belize, Nikdahl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
