Twenty minutes northeast of Belize City by air is San Pedro, the main settlement on Ambergris Caye. More Mexican in ambiance than one would expect, Ambergris is a tourist town with an excellent selection of accommodations, good restaurants, a myriad of activities and, at night, excellent partying, Dude. Ambergris is primarily known for its excellent diving as it is only a 10 minute boat ride to the barrier reef. The Blue Hole and More. The Outer Atolls are a Mecca for Scuba Divers.
Serious divers know that the best diving always seems to be remote.
But fortunately, there are several great ways to experience the diving here. Other than a few lighthouse keepers, Lighthouse Reef Resort is the only evidence of civilization you will find on Lighthouse Atoll. Turneffe Flats is a center for diving and deep sea fishing. In addition to the Turneffe Atoll dive sites, they get to Lighthouse several times a week. Peter Hughes' Wave Dancer and the Belize Aggressor III are dive liveaboards which make weekly circuits of the atolls and are ideal for those who look to 5 or even 6 dives each day.