Great Blue Hole
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
Open Water≤18 m
Sayonara Wreck
Dive site in Belize
- Max depth
- 15 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Mar–Jun
The story
The Sayonara, on the western side of Turneffe Atoll, was a small passenger and cargo boat that sank here in 1985.
Source: travelbelize.org
The dive
A reef and wreck dive. Known for crustaceans and starfish and urchins.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: dive-the-world.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Crustaceans
- Starfish and urchins
Season in Belize
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Mar–Jun.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Belize?
The point shows the Belize area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Belize
Half Moon Caye Wall
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)
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
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
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
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
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
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
