Inland and Sea Belize
 
Hol Chan
 
  • Cave Tubing & Zoo
  • Lamanai
  • Cave Tubing & Zip
  • Cave Tubing & Xunantunich
  • Diving
  • Blue Hole/Lighthouse
  • Turneffe Atoll (North)
Your journey begins with a light breakfast then a 15min flight to the municipal airport on the main land or an enjoyable boat ride to the mainland; passing several of our beautiful Northern Cayes...View details
This excursion begins with a local breakfast and then a 15min flight to the Municipal Air port on the main land or a boat ride on the beautiful Caribbean Sea toward the mainland... View Details
Your trilling Zip Line experience begins with a 5 mins. walk through our stunning rainforest. Guest are "Outfitted in seated cable gear" and helmets by their guide... View details
Xunantunich has been interpreted to mean "Maiden of the Rock" in the Yucatec dialect. What you will experience is a Classic period (300-900 AD) ceremonial center, with large plazas ringed with pyramids... View Details
Ambergris Caye is protected by the largest Barrier Reef in the western hemisphere, which gives us lagoon-like conditions between the shoreline and the dive sites... View Details
This trip is a must by all means. On your first dive you will have the opportunity of a life time to dive the world's famous Blue Hole. The limestone stalactites are some of the largest in the world... View Details
The Turneffe Atoll is Belize's largest Atoll – 38 miles long and 8 miles wide. At its northern tip, "Rendezvous Point," you will enjoy three great wall dives... View Details

Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley

You don't need to be a Scuba Diver to enjoy the beautiful fish and coral of the pristine reef.

The "Holchan Marine Reserve" and "Shark & Ray Alley" are among the most famous sites near Ambergris Caye. At the Hol Chan, "cut" (a natural break in the reef) you can snorkel with an abundance of fish of all sizes; from the unique Fairy Basslet to huge Groupers, all within arms reach. The "cut" is approximately 23 m (75ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) deep.

Starting at around 1.5m (5ft) of water you quickly come into contact with large schools of jacks, groupers, snappers and barracudas. You are then taken to the "cut" which boast remarkable coral formations along with sea turtles, spotted-eagle rays, and much more. The reserve is actually home to over 160 species of fish. Not too far from the Cut, "Shark & Ray Alley" allows for a even more trilling experience with large numbers of friendly Nurse Sharks and Southern Stingrays. Diving is not done here due to it being a fairly shallow area.

The Hol Chan "cut" is only 15 minutes (4 miles) south of San Pedro Town and last around 2 ½ hours. These sites are within the barrier reef making them ideal for snorkelers and beginning divers. Also, this is one of the only trips apart from the Blue Hole/Lighthouse Reef Atoll trip that both divers and snorkelers are on the same vessel. You should not miss out on this amazing trip.

 

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