So you are thinking of Scuba Diving belize? That is all very well but just how and where in belize are you planning to Dive? belize is a diverse diving destination with multiple locations to Dive belize each offering different types of diving. What I plan show you in this article, Scuba Diving belize, is how to plan your Scuba Diving Vacation to suit not only your pocket book but also your dive experience level.
Let us first talk about how NOT to Scuba Dive belize, and that is doing it by visiting on a cruise ship. While many Scuba Divers visit belize on cruise ships and understandably want to dive belize, the problem with that is the cruise ships dock in belize City.
belize City has never been a top diving destination in belize it is mainly used as a base where all the belize liveaboards use to dock and re supply for there next trip.
The waters around belize City are a nice shade of chocolate due to the river mouths that empty into the ocean there, if you dive from belize City you have to travel about 45 minutes to an hour to get to the belize Barrier Reef where the visibility is much better,
The dive sites that you will be able to dive from a cruise ship will NOT be the best dives in belize and as long as you understand this then go ahead and dive, my only problem is I read people saying oh yes I dove belize and was not impressed, once asked where did you dive, I am told oh we went on a cruise ship and dove for a day.
You absolutely cannot dive belize in a day and especially not from a cruise ship, at best you will dive along the Barrier Reef close to Goffs Caye the sites will be nice sites but certainly not the best diving belize has to offer so by all means take a dive but plan a trip back to belize for a week of the very best diving belize has to offer.
Lets look at the different types of diving belize has to offer.
Scuba Diving belize, belize Barrier Reef Diving
belize Barrier Reef diving is incorporates the following areas starting in northern belize starting with Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker,Caye Chapel, St Georges Caye gradually heading south. the further south you go it is normally a longer boat ride out to the Barrier Reef.
