Belize Diving & Snorkeling Vacations | Reef Adventures at Hamanasi Resort
Dive into the brilliant blue waters of the Belize barrier reef with Hamanasi Resort! Experience the best diving and snorkeling adventures in Belize with Hamanasi's experienced PADI 5-star certified dive team and snorkel guides. Whether you SCUBA Dive or Snorkel, and no matter your skill level we'll help you safely experience amazing adventures in the underwater world of the Belize barrier reef!
Hamanasi Adventure and Dive Resort is located in Hopkins Belize, in the Stann Creek district. Looking for a Scuba resort with access to the Belize Barrier reef, and all 3 of Belize's offshore Atolls? Hamanasi is the best dive resort in Belize and if you want some variety in your dive vacation you'll also have access a wide variety of tours on the mainland, all from one convenient location. Experience the best of Belize both on & offshore - learn more at today!
Snorkel the Belize Barrier Reef, and Outer Atolls with Island Expeditions
Snorkel the most spectacular locations on the Belize Barrier Reef and outer atolls (Glover's Reef and Lighthouse Reef). Based from lodges or our comfortable basecamp on Southwest Caye or Halfmoon Caye in Belize, we have access to the best snorkelling in Belize. Contact us for details, and which one is best suited for you!
Island Expeditions Belize Basecamp on Half Moon Caye at Lighthouse Reef (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Leading the Way in Belize Since 1987, Island Expeditions leads sea kayak, snorkel, natural history, and dive expeditions to beautiful Lighthouse Reef, Belize. Based on Half moon Caye, at Lighthouse Reef in Belize, the group stay in Safari style tent accommodations, and are fully guided and fully catered to for multi day vacation to the most beautiful place in Belize
Diving Glover's Reef Atoll, Belize
Off the Wall Dive Center, Glover's Reef Atoll, Belize. PADI SCUBA diving open water course. Lots of great diving with coral, basket sponges, turtles, barracuda, queen triggerfish, yellow-fin snapper, spiny lobsters, stingrays, and more. Even a few shots of lionfish hunting. Water clarity over 100 feet! Great place to travel with great folks: offthewallbelize.com
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The BEST Freediving in Belize! | Sailing Lighthouse Reef Belize | S03E08
While sailing and cruising Belize we go freediving at Halfmoon Caye wall in Lighthouse Reef, a great deep water freedive spot with great visibility and lots of life.
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Snorkeling Belize - A 60 Second Snapshot
60 seconds of footage shot during a snorkeling trip through Belize in 2009. Mostly in Shark Ray Alley and Hol Chan. Belize is home to the 2nd largest Barrier Reef in the world. As you'll see in the video a visit allows access to incredible varieties of fish, nurse sharks, massive barracuda, turtles, eagle rays and more.
Sorry about the shake - it was shot on an old Flip Ultra underwater which didn't deal well with the motion of the waves.
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THE AQUARIUM HIGHLIGHTS, Lighthouse Reef Belize
DIVE SITE THE AQUARIUM, LIGHTHOUSE REEF ATOLL, BELIZE CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize Tourism Best Places To Visit in Belize
Belize Tourism Best Places To Visit in Belize
Belize brims with natural beauty. A top spot for eco-tourists, this fascinating country lies in Central America, between Mexico and Guatemala, and was known as British Honduras during its colonial days. Few countries offer such a rich diversity of ecosystems packed into a relatively small area. In addition to the world's second largest barrier reef, Belize is home to dense jungles with howler monkeys and jaguars, mountain pine forests, palm-fringed beaches, bonefish flats, rivers, caves, and coral atolls rimmed by fish-rich reefs. Not surprisingly, diving and snorkeling are superb. The Great Blue Hole is a UNESCO World Heritage dive site, and anglers flock here from all corners of the globe for fantastic flats fishing and deep-sea adventures.
1 Great Blue Hole
The most popular dive destination in Belize, the Great Blue Hole offers divers interesting observations of limestone formations that mold its walls. This massive sinkhole under the water is near the Lighthouse Reef and creates a perfect circle of deep blue water. The deeper one dives into the Great Blue Hole, the clearer the water and the more breathtaking the scenery, as the array of bizarre stalactites and limestone formations become more complex and intense.
2 Caracol
Siting high on the Vaca Plateau, 500 meters (1650 ft) above sea level, Caracol is the largest Maya site in Belize. It was once one of the largest ancient Maya cities, covering some 168 square kilometers (65 mi²). At its peak around 650 AD it had an estimated population of about 150,000, more than twice as many people as Belize City has today. The largest pyramid in Caracol is Canaa
3 Lamanai
Located in northern Belize, Lamanai was once a considerably sized Maya city. The ancient ruins are not completely uncovered yet. Archaeological work has concentrated on the investigation and restoration of the larger structures such as the High Temple, a 33 meter tall temple. Since it was still occupied by the Maya when the Spanish arrived, Lamanai, which in Maya means “submerged crocodile”, is one of the few Mayan sites to retain its traditional name.
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the biggest, protected destinations in Belize. The reserve was founded in 1990 as the first wilderness sanctuary for the jaguar. Although roughly 60 of Belize’s 700 jaguars are believed to live in the sanctuary, your chances of seeing one are very slim. However, it’s an ideal environment for plant-spotting, bird viewing or seeking out other wildlife, and the trail system is the best developed in any of Belize’s protected areas.
5 Ambergris Caye
Just off the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula, laidback Ambergris Caye is the largest of Belize's 200 cayes and a prime tourist destination. Off the coast, Hol Chan Marine Reserve is one of Belize's most visited diving and snorkeling sites. It's named after the Mayan for little cut and is one of seven reserves within the Belize Barrier Reef system, which is the second largest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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Mysterious Great Blue Hole & unusual diving destinations in Belize
The blue holes attract tourists and divers. These natural formations are easily recognizable thanks to their vibrant colors, that is why people, why don’t get the opportunity to go diving, eagerly sign up for an airplane tour over the blue hole.
The Great Blue Hole, which many be found on the Lighthouse Reef Atoll off the coast of Belize, like other blue holes is considered a subsurface void that contains fresh, marine or mixed waters. It is open to the surface and is considered to be the prime diving spot in Belize, as even the Jacques Cousteau filming crew explored its submerged caves.
The diameter of the hole is about 300 meters (just shy of 1000 ft) and is considered to be about 124 meters (412 ft) deep.
The Great Blue Hole may be one of the most picturesque and colorful places to see in Belize but there are many other unusual and not less colorful. Feel free to see more of them here:
In our interactive video presentation we have already reviewed such places:
- The Wave, Arizona;
- Remote monasteries of Meteora, Greece;
- Derweze (Darvaza), Turkmenistan;
- To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa;
- Lake Hillier, Australia;
- Blue Cave, Croatia;
- Cappadocia, Turkey;
- and there are still many more to come.
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