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Barrier Reef
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Snorkeling & Diving Tours
Belize Snorkeling And Diving Tours
The adventures below are best experienced as part of our all-inclusive packages but can also be booked individually. Individual tours (without a package) must be booked ahead of time. If you book a package, one of our friendly guides will meet with you when you arrive and answer your questions and help you decide which tours are best for you. You can also contact us for more details at any time.
Diving the Barrier Reef
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Moderate
Belize boasts the largest barrier reef on the western hemispheres and includes some of the best dive sites in the region.
Depart from Caves Branch for your Belize diving tour at 6 AM and drive through the scenic foothills of the Maya Mountains to Hopkins village. A dive boat will take you towards the Barrier Reef for two single tank dives at different diving locations along the reef.
The warmth of the Caribbean Sea is inviting and water visibility during good weather is excellent! Your guide will point out various reef formations, sea turtles, colorful fish, stingray, and conch.
The dive boat returns to the mainland beach just after mid-day, which will allow you to have a delicious lunch (not included in the tour) and spend some time in the afternoon on the sandy beach of Hopkins. The Caves Branch van returns to pick you up at around 4:30PM – getting you back to the lodge just in time to clean up for dinner!
Intensity Level:
(3 of 5 sweat drops) Moderate – Divers must be certified & bring certification cards to present at dive shop on arrival in Hopkins.
Age Recommendation:
Mature. PADI Dive certificate required.
Includes:
Guide, all diving equipment, transportation to & from Hopkins, entrance fee to marine reserves
Mandatory Items to Bring:
Appropriate swimming/ diving attire. Appropriate clothes to and from destination. Bring credit card or cash for lunch (not included).
Snorkeling the Barrier Reef
INTENSITY LEVEL:
Easy
Our snorkeling adventure tour departs from Caves Branch at 6 AM enroute to the coastal village of Hopkins in southern Belize. This lovely village offers some of the best snorkelling opportunities in the country. After meeting your guide and boarding a certified boat, your captain will head off in the direction of the Barrier Reef of Belize for a two stop snorkelling day trip then later stopping at one of the research stations at South Water Caye.
Your guide will identify the various reef formations and share how they are formed and point out sea turtles, colourful fish, seahorses, stingray, and conch.
The boat returns to the mainland beach just after mid-day, which will allow you time to have a delicious lunch (not included in the tours) and spend some time in the afternoon on the sandy beach of Hopkins. The Caves Branch van returns to pick you up at around 4:30PM – getting you back to the lodge just in time to clean up for dinner!
Intensity Level:
(2 of 5 sweat drops) Easy
Age Recommendation:
Ages 10 and up
Includes:
Transportation to & from locations.
Mandatory Items to Bring:
Swimming suit, t-shirt, mosquito repellent, waterproof sunscreen. Bring credit card or cash for lunch (not included).
Our tours are best experienced as part of an all-inclusive package
but can also be booked individually.
“We went on an all day snorkeling adventure with Caves Branch. Everything was perfection and we enjoyed every minute right down to lunch with our guide. The Belize Barrier Reef did not disappoint. Puffer fish, jelly fish, sand dollars, conch shells, sting ray, eel, nurse shark and more.”
– MallaryHH2788: A TripAdvisor User –