Blue Hole Lighthouse: Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Adventure
Take a tour to Belize’s most famous oceanic attraction – the gorgeous, sapphire sinkhole known as the Belize Blue Hole. This tour is purely a sightseeing tour, and while its known as a dive site, the sinkhole actually doesn’t contain much to see. It’s best known for its emptiness, which as just as easily appreciated on a boating tour. When you arrive at the reef around the hole, you'll have the chance to do some snorkeling – bring snorkeling equipment if you're interested.
- Duration:
- 4 hrs
- Available Days:
- Every day
- Schedule:
- 5:00 AM, 9:00 AM
- Hotel Transport Included
- Mobile Ticket Included
- Offered in English, Spanish
Your tour begins with an early morning breakfast on the dock. Then you’ll hop on board the 46-foot (14-m) dive boat for a 2.5-hour ride to the Lighthouse Reef. This reef is swarming with marine wildlife, including sea turtles and sharks.
This is a peaceful boat ride that arrives at the Blue Hole by 9:00 AM. You’ll take a pause here to absorb this unusual sight, and take plenty of pictures. It’s one of the most-photographed sites in the world, and you’ll see why for yourself in the calm of the morning.
Attraction Visited
The Blue Hole is undoubtedly Belize’s most recognizable attraction. Located at the center of the Lighthouse Reef Atoll, this incredible sinkhole measures 1,000 feet (300 m) across and sits in the center of a small circular reef.
Read more:Blue Hole National Park
What to Bring
Comfortable clothes, sunglasses,hat or cap, sunscreen, swimming suit, a camera, mask, snorkel, and fins for snorkeling, as well as money for personal expenses and tips.
What's included
Boat transportation and guide.
Transportation
Many of our tours and activities offer transportation pick up & drop off options from several locations and destinations. Options vary by tour, see “BOOKING REQUEST” for full details.
Similar things to do
This tour takes you on an off-the-beaten path picnic on the white, sandy shore of Robles Point. To whet your appetite, your first stop will be to go snorkeling around Mexico Rocks. After you’ve had a look around underwater, you’ll get to try to catch a few fish yourself with a traditional hook or a spear — whatever you catch, you can have for lunch .
Snuba tours make it easy to take your snorkeling experience to the next level. With Snuba equipment you can get a taste of scuba diving without any experience or lessons. You’ll get to swim to a depth of 20 feet below the surface of the water, allowing you to get a closer look a the marine species that live at the Hol Chan Reserve.
Visit the Coral Gardens in the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve to see one of the prettiest underwater landscapes in Belize. This snorkeling tour is a fun excursion for the whole family, for visitors of any level of snorkeling expertise.
