Belize Discovery
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- Famous Blue Hole
- Up to 5 dives a day
- Shark and ray encounters
- Top 10 destination
- Great snorkelling
Most scuba divers will know of Belize's great Blue Hole and the Belize Discovery ensures that you can see for yourself this mystical formation. Deep, inviting and with an underwater scenery unlike anything you will have ever seen, this is a must see stop in Lighthouse Reef. But the other sites you will visit will also stand out in your logbook for their excellence. Deep vertical walls draw in eagle rays and reef sharks. Wait quietly on the drop off and you may even see hammerheads. Hidden on a ledge you find grouper, tarpon, lobster and crabs. Everywhere you look, giant tube and barrel sponges sit alongside rich hard and soft corals. Hawksbill and green sea turtles perch on the reef top to chow down on the soft corals. Look out for nurse sharks and southern sting rays on sandy patches. Silver sides, snapper and jacks whirl about you. If you love macro, then hunt out the many species of blenny and shrimps that nestle in the reef. Elbow, Cathedral. Elk Horn Forest - these are the names you will remember forever.
Many divers love the Belize Discovery so much that they cannot help but return year after year. But if you have always hankered to visit the Caribbean but were not sure where to go, make sure this itinerary is on your list. Novice divers will get as much enjoyment from the diving as more experienced divers looking for a fresh challenge. Grab your camera to record the splendour - you will want to photograph all that awaits you and on board photograhpers and videographers of all ability are well catered for. To dive Belize on the Belize Discovery is to see the greatest dive sites this area has to offer and satisfaction is guaranteed!
Quick Facts
- Average Water Temp: 26 - 30 C
- Average Air Temp: 23 - 35 C
- Average Visability: 30m +
- Good for: Blue Holes !
- Suitable for beginners: Yes
Highlights
- Dive the biggest Blue Hole in the world and the sublime reefs around Lighthouse Reef and Turneffe Island in one of all time great diving destinations.
Testimonials
- "Top notch Crew when compared to any of the live-aboards I have been on. The crews eye for fish & critters cannot be topped and their attention to safety above and below sea was superb."Lee Bartlett
This is a typical example of the Belize Discovery itinerary. The schedule is subject to change according to prevailing weather conditions and is only given as a example of what you would usually encounter during your holiday.
Day 1
Depending on your flight arrangements, you may need and overnight en route to Belize. On arrival in Belize city, you will then be met and transferred to your liveaboard in the afternoon where you can then settle into your cabin. The boat will depart once everyone has boarded around 18:00. Dinner is served and the Captain will give a welcome briefing.
Day 2
After sailing out from Belize City to Turneffe Island, the diving begins apace. There are up to 4 day dives and a night dive planned for each full day's diving. The check dive will start the week and is a chance to find your feet and correct weighting. After this dive at Triple Anchor which, as the name suggests, is home to 3 anchors well hidden under corals and sponges. There is a cleaning station frequented by eagle rays here. Head round the headland for Black Beauty, where turtle and eagle rays play. Grand Bouge where you can hunt out the rare white spotted, white lined and large eyed toadfish. A night dive is planned after dinner.
Day 3
The boat moves over to Lighthouse Reef. This atoll is the home to some of Belize's all time great dive sites. Start the morning at Cathedral, where the reef creates steeples rising up. Black groupers, 3 types of angelfish and silver sides are all found here. Long Caye Wall is packed with eels and great sponges. In the afternoon dive at Quebrada where there is always plenty of action. Green morays, spotted drums, crabs and tarpon are always seen here. Dos Cocos wraps up the day's schedule before the night dive.
Day 4
Tarpon Cave is a vertical wall drenched in enormous yellow tube and monstrous barrel sponges. Garden eels, midnight parrotfish and southern sting rays are all seen here too. The tunnels and chimneys shelter tarpon and grouper. Elk Horn Forest is an astonishingly healthy forest of elk horn corals and nursery for juvenile fish. Angelfish Wall is the place for grey angelfish, who will pose for pics, and small fish life in droves. Half moon cay is a fun dive where you can swim through tunnels and clusters of snapper. The boat will also moor up for a chance to go ashore to the bird sanctuary. Nurse sharks are often found around the dock. The night dive complete your day.
Day 5
Dive the great Blue Hole! This is the largest blue hole in the world made famous by Cousteau. There are several ledges leading down and stalactites cling to the wall. This needs to be seem to be believed. Squid, flamaing scallops and angelfish are all found here. West Point 1 and 2 are your next 2 dives. There are wall dives with deep gorgonians, red finger sponges and barrel sponges. southern sting rays, peacock flounder and pike blennies are top spots here. At Eagle ray wall looks out for them passing but arrow blennies and decorator crabs are good macro spots too. The night dive then finishes off your day.
Day 6
Painted Wall is a stunning dive with clusters of painted tunicates, black durgeon and queen trigger fish. The Aquarium will amaze with hoards of fish but also reef sharks and green sea turtles. Cross back to Turneffe Island to dive the ever popular Elbow. If you are going to see hammerheads it will be here but even if they are not around, reef sharks and rays are common. Finish off your day diving at the Sayonara wreck before the final night dive of the trip.
Day 7
Diving will finish in the morning and the boat returns to harbour at approx 13:00. If you want to go ashore and see on the city of visit the Mayan Ruins this can be arranged (local charges apply). There is a farewell cocktail party in the evening and dinner is ashore at a local restaurant.
Day 8
Wake up to breakfast before departing the boat around 8:00. You will then be transferred to the airport for any connecting flights you may require and return journey home.
If you would like to add an extension, combine this with another product or tweak the itinerary give us a call so we can discuss your dream diving holiday.
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