Diving in Belize
The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye Wall and the world's second largest barrier reef
2 yachts for liveaboard diving, 4 resorts
Belize — the Great Blue Hole with its stalactites, Half Moon Caye Wall, Turneffe and Glover’s atolls. Liveaboard schedules and prices.
Why divers come here
- The Great Blue Hole — a 300 m sinkhole with stalactites at 40 m
- Half Moon Caye Wall — a sheer drift from 12 m into the blue, red-footed booby colony
- Belize Barrier Reef — second largest in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Turneffe Atoll and the Elbow — current, schooling jacks and eagle rays
- Glover's Reef — the country's most remote and healthiest coral
- Whale sharks off Gladden Spit around the full moons of March–June
What you'll meet underwater
Caribbean reef sharks
Nurse sharks
Whale sharks (Gladden Spit, March–June)
Eagle rays
Green and hawksbill turtles
Nassau grouper (winter spawning aggregations)
Tarpon and horse-eye jacks
Manatees in the mangrove shallows
Photos: credits and licences
- Caribbean reef sharks — Albert Kok3, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nurse sharks — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whale sharks (Gladden Spit, March–June) — Abe Khao Lak, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eagle rays — the manta ray had a family, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Green and hawksbill turtles — Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nassau grouper (winter spawning aggregations) — q phia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarpon and horse-eye jacks — Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manatees in the mangrove shallows — Galen Rathbun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Practical information
- Best season
April–June (best visibility and whale sharks), November–May dry season overall
- Water temperature
- 26–29 °C
- Visibility
- 20–40 m
- Wetsuit
3 mm year-round, 5 mm in winter or for long multi-dive days
- Experience level
Open Water for the reefs
Advanced (deep certification) for the Great Blue Hole
- Getting there
Fly to Belize City (BZE) via Miami, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta or Cancun.
Liveaboards board in Belize City.
- Airports
- Belize City (BZE)
- Visa
Visa-free entry for many nationalities for up to 90 days
passport valid 6 months beyond departure and proof of onward travel required
- Climate
Tropical, 24–31°C, dry season February–May, rains June–November
- Currency
- Belize dollar (BZD), pegged to the US dollar at 2:1
- Language
- English (official), Spanish, Belizean Kriol
- Time zone
- UTC-6
Yachts & liveaboards — Belize
Belize Aggressor III
Liveaboard · Belize
33.5 m · 18 guests · 9 cabins
from 2436 EUR
Belize Aggressor IV
Liveaboard · Belize
42 m · 20 guests · 10 cabins
from 2436 EUR
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Dive resorts — Belize
Blackbird Caye Resort
Dive resort · Belize
Blackbird Caye, Turneffe Atoll
from 303 USD per person per night in a 7-night snorkel package, double occupancy, August–October
Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort
Dive resort · Belize
Hopkins, the Belize coast
from 190 USD per person per night, double occupancy, low season, before taxes
Ramon's Village Resort
Dive resort · Belize
Coconut Drive, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
from 175 USD per room per night, single or double occupancy, 2026 standard season
Turneffe Island Resort
Dive resort · Belize
Turneffe Atoll, Little Caye Bokel
from 464 USD per person per night on the 7-night package, double occupancy, before tax
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