This is probably the most popular activity for guests here and with good reason. The Barrier reef provides shelter and food to thousands of species and this sparsely populated area of the world has not been over fished or ecologically degraded. The diving is spectacular and the protection of the reef allows for diving almost any day of the year. We send our guests with local dive operators and try to match the diver to the divemaster. Certifying dives can be made in the morning and diving at the reef the same afternoon.
Some dive operators carry only divers , some only snorkelers , some both.
Sail boat snorkeling trips are available full and half day. Even if you have never scuba dived you can take the one day resort dive, train in the morning and dive that afternoon with a dive instructor accompanying you. Or take the regular four day course of instruction and practice dives to become a certified diver. This is the worlds only reserve with free ranging jaguars. Since the jaguar is a protected species throughout Belize they have a healthy population here that is not in danger of extinction, as they are throughout the rest of the world.