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Description
The Blue Hole located on the Lighthouse Reef Atoll is one of Belize’s best known dive sites. It was made famous by Jacques Cousteau who visited the Blue Hole aboard Calypso in 1972 to determine its depth. This atoll is located approximately 50 nautical miles offshore from the beach of Hopkins and the boat ride takes approximately 2.5 hours.
Once there you can go down 130 feet to view the largest underwater dripstones on the planet! We have two Blue Hole dive profiles. Only experienced, comfortable divers will be permitted to dive to 130 feet. Other divers will enjoy a comfortable, 60-foot Blue Hole dive.
After the Blue Hole, we head a short distance to Half Moon Caye Bird Sanctuary known for the clearest waters and finest beaches of Belize. Our second dive explores the Half Moon Caye wall, a unique topography of swim-through channels. Immense coral buttresses are decorated with black corals, gorgonia, sea whips, a variety of brightly colored sponges, as well as a profusion of reef fish and cruising pelagics. Divers then return to Half Moon Caye to a picnic lunch and a relaxing surface interval before heading out to Long Caye for our third and final dive site.
Perched on the edge of the cobalt blue abyss, “The Aquarium”, starts in only 15-20 feet of water before plummeting downward. This site offers what is arguably some of Belize’s most prolific and high energy diving. We then depart for our 2-hour journey home with the wind at our back and the sun setting over the Maya Mountains before us.
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Details
Cost – $$$
Duration – Full Day
Intensity – Moderate
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What to Bring
Bottled Water
Waterproof Camera
Swimsuit
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