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Belize Aggressor III Full report LiveAboard Central Offshore Cayes   The Aggressor III was well kept and well laid- out for diving. Although the accommodations were the smallest we have encountered o... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   James Heimer
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Resort Full report   Glover's Reef   The whale shark diving was awesome. The rest of the diving was superb. This area is very untouched. We did not see another dive... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2005   Mark Smith
<100 Dives 		 
Peter Huges/ Sun Dancer Full report       I will have a hard time going to land based diving after this trip. The owners swuit is the best deal. Biggest room, best accomida... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   Bart Dahneke
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Islands   This was one of the best dive trips I have taken. The accomodations and the food were the best. Lodge staff very friendly. The ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   David Funderburk
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Resort Full report   Glovers Reef   We had eight divers for the week on a boat that could easily habdle 15. Dive sites very close, 5- 8 minutes by boat. Longest ride... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   John A. Heiman
500+ Dives 		 
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Sun Breeze Divers?/ Sun Breeze Hotel Full report   Ambergris Caye   The reefs off Ambergris Caye are in terrible shape; very little color, a lot of debris (probably left over from the last hurricane... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
5/2005   Vicki Jessup
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Full report       Their was no bad. . . . . this was our first expirence with Peter Hughes, and it was leaps and bounds better than any of the liveaboar... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2005   Phil Tobin
100+ Dives 		 
Isla Marisol Full report   Glovers Reef   Isla Marisol Glovers Reef Atoll Belize This is not a plush resort, but a high- end scuba and fishing camp. One comes here to di... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Diane Pogrant
500+ Dives 		 
Gaz Coopers/ Playa Blanca Dive Resort Full report   Ambergris Caye   Second trip to Belize and 2nd time with Playa Blanca/ Gaz Cooper. This is a first class operation - great DM's (especially Andy, O... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Bruce Wallace
1000+ Dives 		 
Nekton Diving Cruises/ Nekton Pilot Full report   Central   This was our second trip aboard the Nekton Pilot. We did the central Belize itinerary. We did five days on Lighthouse Atoll (wal... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
5/2005   James & Kandace Heimer
250+ Dives 		 
HAMANASI Full report       The reef was relatively healthy, dive operation was run by Karon from South Africa, who personally trained all dive guides a... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2005   ERNIE PLOURDE
250+ Dives 		 
Turtle Inn Full report   Plancencia   20+ miles to the wall from the shop - LONG boat rides. Shop takes care of divers and snorklers on same trip. Drop the snorklers of... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2005   C Vernon Hartline Jr
500+ Dives 		 
Amigos del Mar/ Perla Escondida Condominum Full report   Ambergris Caye   My wife and I visited Ambergris Caye from March 17- 27, 2005 and had a very good overall experience on this friendly, dusty, laid- b... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Greg Yarnik
<100 Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor III Full report LiveAboard     This Belize Aggressor was fresh out from major mechanical overhaul and redecoration. The crew was phenomenal. Food was varie... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2005   Claude Koprowski
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   The resort and diving staff at Turneffe Island Lodge were fantastic. The accommodations were clean and very nice. The dive opera... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Scott George
<100 Dives 		 
amigos del mar/ Seven Seas Resort Full report   ambergris caye   AMBERGRIS CAYE WAS A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE. MY WIFE AND I ENJOYED ALL ASPECTS. DIVING WAS GREAT, WITH CLOSE BY SITES. . MORINING D... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   rory l cox
100+ Dives 		 
Ambergris Divers/ Xanadu Full report   Ambergris Caye   This trip was actually in January and we dove with Pro Tech. Their big boat however was in the shop so they had to hook us up wit... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2004   Jack & Paula Harris
1000+ Dives 		 
Pro Tech/ Xanadu Resort Full report   Ambergris Caye   The resort was excellent. Very friendly folks and the rooms were great. The maid not only cleaned the room but if we had dishes ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2004   Jak & Paula Harris
1000+ Dives 		 
Protech Dive Centre/ NA Full report   Ambergris Caye   We found ourselves on Ambergris Caye for several days and decided to see what the local dive operations were like. We fortunately... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   Michael N. Hofman
500+ Dives 		 
Aquadives/ Aquamarina Suites Full report   Ambergris Caye   On my third trip to Ambergris Caye, January 19- 23, I stayed at the Aquamarina Suites hotel in San Pedro and did my diving with Aqu... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2004   Richard Kollodge
<100 Dives 		 
NEKTON Pilot Full report LiveAboard central   This is the first liveaboard that my wife and I have experienced and I must say WOW! If you want a dive vacation then I recommend ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   Jeffrey Bell
250+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll   The week began with an approximately 90 minute boat trip to the Turneffe island site of Blackbird Caye Resort, which leaves 3: 30- 4... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2004   Mark Schacht
500+ Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St George's Caye   I brought a dive companion who was new to diving, Fred continuously and gently took her beyond her comfort zone making the dive ex... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   Carl P. Bock
<100 Dives 		 
Turneffe Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Everything was better than we had expected. We were met at the airport and from that point forward everything we asked for was pr... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2004   Tom Hayes
100+ Dives 		 
Second Nature/ Jaguar Reef Full report   Southern (Stann Creek)   Jaguar Reef Lodge, Southern Belize, November 2004 This well- groomed oceanfront mini lodge, located near Hopkins Village, south of... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2004   Doug Strommen
<100 Dives 		 
Hugh Parkey's Belize Dive Connection/ Norwegian Sea Full report   Turneffe Atoll   We were participating in the Norwegian Cruise Line's Dive- In program and had the good fortune to draw Roscoe as our divemaster. We... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2004   Paul and Donna Lima
<100 Dives 		 
Lighthouse Reef Resort Full report   Lighthouse Reef   When we visited there, the sea was very calm. It was difficult to believe that we were in the middle of the bad hurricane season. ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   Yoko Hosoya
250+ Dives 		 
Amigos Del Mar/ Ruby's Hotel Full report   Ambergris Caye   Amigos Del Mar lived up to their reputation as a really good dive operation. I checked out most of the dive operations along the ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2004   Mike Frayn
100+ Dives 		 
Isla Marisol Resort Full report   Glover's Atoll   The resort was on Southwest Caye in Glover's Atoll, one- hour boat ride from the mainland. Accommodation was in a cute cabana whic... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2004   Rieko Arimoto
100+ Dives 		 
Isla Marisol Resort Full report   Glover's Reef Atoll   This small resort is on a little island, part of an atoll 40 miles off the coast of Belize, surrounded by 50 miles of pristine ree... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   John Murray
250+ Dives 		 
Bottom Time/ Villas at Banyan Bay Full report   Ambergris Caye   The Villas at Banyan Bay had spacious, beautiful facilities and friendly service- - top- notch. Bottom Time divers was safe and depe... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2004   Dave Mudrick
<100 Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Wow, what an awesome trip. We have never done so much diving in one week like this, we are now spoiled. This is definitely on our ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2004   Joni & Bobby Lamb
100+ Dives 		 
Glover's Atoll Resort Full report   Glover's Reef Atoll   This is a great resort for someone trying to get to the atolls on the cheap. The land based accomodations are a mix of primitive a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2004   Walter Hurst
250+ Dives 		 
Pro Tech Belize/ Banana Beach Resort Full report   Ambergris Caye   The hotel, Banana Beach, was great. We ejoyed being a 20 min stroll to town. They had plenty of hot water, water pressure and th... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   Laura Lee
<100 Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     This is my first live aboard, and it was a pretty good experience. I love this live aboard. ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Tita Lamm
<100 Dives 		 
Amigos Del Mar/ SunBreeze Hotel Full report   Ambergris Caye   We had 22 divers in our group, including 6 in wheelchairs. They are making more modifications for wheelchair accessibility, but a... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2004   Jill Crocker
250+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     This was my first live- a- board experience and I found it to be overall a good one. Things ran smoothly from the pick- up at the air... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2003   John DeBonis
100+ Dives 		 
Lighthouse Reef Resort Full report   Lighthouse Reef   We began our visit to Belize with a side trip to the ruins at Tikal (Guatemala), which was amazing. We encourage visitors to make ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   Sherrie Barker
<100 Dives 		 
Aqua Divers/ Ruby's Full report   Ambergize   The Tourist Police were more harassing than I had ever seen. The Island Police were super and great to visit with. Ruby'... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2004   Edwin Regennitter
250+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Blackbird Caye is a small, remote, low- key diving resort located on Turneffe Atoll, in Belize. A 1 ½ hour boat trip from Belize C... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   John Critchfield
250+ Dives 		 
Amigos del Mar/ Sunbreeze Full report   San Pedro   Diving was excellent with large critters in abundance. Large nurse sharks and huge grouper were all over the reefs. Many nice gree... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2003   Don Rorschach
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Turneffe Island Lodge is one of only two dive destinations that we make it a point to visit every couple of years. The food here ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2004   Roger, Donna & Kate Soape
250+ Dives 		 
Amigos Del Mar/ The Palms Condos Full report   Ambergris Caye   The weather was cloudy and waves were huge our first three days, but after that the weather improved and the seas calmed. If you ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Allan Scott
<100 Dives 		 
Peter Hughes SunDancerII Full report LiveAboard     Not any really bad. Would have liked more Pelagics. As for the good, the boat is outstanding, large, comfortable rooms with lots... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   Donald Rowe
1000+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Diving/ Sun Dancer II Full report   live aboard   The trip left little to be desired. The captain was not very sociable and seemed to make little effort to know the passengers but... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   Ed Boyer
100+ Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report       The Good: Whole schools of fish (I loved the schools of Creole Wrasse best) but there were schools of Jacks and other fish too. ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2004   Karen Guthrie
<100 Dives 		 
Hugh Parkley's Dive Connection Full report   Belize City   Note- I did not visit their shore operations so my ratings would be N/ A if that was a choice. This also was arranged through Carni... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2004   Tom Chase
100+ Dives 		 
Bottom Time/ Banyan Bay Full report   Ambergris Caye   We dove the first week of April 04 and the dive crew of Captain Eddie and dive master Chocolate were first rate. The boat was a s... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
4/2004   Dennis Brower
500+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Peter Hughes runs a quality shop, at least with the SunDancer II. This is an excellent operation. You dive your own profile or y... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2004   Mike Garrison
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   It was quite windy and therefore the surface condition was quite choppy. Because dive sites are so close to the resort, small boat... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2003   Ramsay Thom
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Huges Diving (Sun Dancer II) Full report LiveAboard     I have nothing but the highest praise for this operation. The vessel is the best I have ever been on and the crew surpassed all ex... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2004   Gabriel I. Peñagarícano
250+ Dives 		 
Amigos Del Mar/ Mayan Princess Full report   Ambergris Caye   Ambergris Caye: ten years after. When I was a new diver, me bride and I spent a romantic week on Ambergris Caye. I feared return... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
6/2003   Dick Sziede
100+ Dives 		 
Ramon's Village Full report   Ambergris Caye   Ramon's Village is a superb dive resort, with excellent divemasters and facilities. Our divemaster, Luis, skillfully navigated the... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2004   Nicholas Wittner
100+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report       The Blackbird Caye Resort is on a small island 30 miles off the coast, on the Turneffe Atoll. The resort is blessed with excellen... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2003   Peter Vantine
100+ Dives 		 
Ramon's Village Full report   Ambergris Cay   Previous critical report on Ramon's Village should be taken with heavy dose of salt. We had a great time! Small group diving on ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2004   Chuck Finberg
<100 Dives 		 
Nekton Diving Cruises Full report LiveAboard     This trip was our fourth with Nekton Dving and our second in Belize aboard the Pilot. Obviously, we like this operation. The bo... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2003   Rickie Sterne/Chrisanda Button
250+ Dives 		 
Amigos del Mar/ Xanadu Full report   Ambergris Caye   Great resort, pretty pool, nice beach, bikes provided, close to San Pedro but not too busy, very helpful staff, dive boat picked u... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2003   Elizabeth Garreau
<100 Dives 		 
aqua dives/ sunbreeze hotel Full report   ambergris caye   My photographer friend & I had been here nine years earlier. The town of San Pedro (right next door to the hotel)has changed littl... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2003   glen kitchens
500+ Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   Barrier Reef   The first dive resort in Belize is still the best! First- class operation and fantastic diving on the barrier reef. Fred Good con... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2003   Scott Fairgrieve
<100 Dives 		 
Patojo's Scuba Center/ Seven Seas Resort Full report   San Pedro, Ambergris caye   Seven Seas was a time share swap for us. They charge for water and electricty for the week. Nominal charge. Great staff at the res... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2003   Gerry
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Atolls   The only place we regularly revisit, Turneffe Island Lodge provides some of the best service, best food and nicest accomodations w... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2003   Roger, Donna & Kate Soape
250+ Dives 		 
St. George's Cay/ St. George's Lodge Full report       Had we known what this resort was like, we never would have gone. It was the only dive resort among more than 10- 15 to which we ha... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
12/2003   sherman samalin
100+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     I did not care for the dive schedule on this boat. We were forced to eat dinner at 6pm to accommodate the night dive schedule, th... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
7/2003   Mona Cousens
500+ Dives 		 
Patojo's Dive Center/ Cpt. Morgan's Full report   Ambergris Caye   Cpt Morgan's retreat on Ambergris Caye was a nice, friendly place, but greatly overpriced. The online booking agency in the State... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   John Hluboky
250+ Dives 		 
Sea Horse/ Rum Point Inn Full report   Placencia   Rum Point, for over a year through e- mails, confirmed you could dive the trips for the Whale Sharks as often as possible as well a... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
5/2003   Mary Jane Foster
100+ Dives 		 
Bottom Time/ Villas at Banyan Bay Full report   Ambergris Caye   Bring as much food from home as you can. The grocery store is really expensive. ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
7/2003   William Walton
<100 Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St. George's Caye   This was our first time at a resort that included the meals and the diving as part of a package. It’s an expensive way to go, but... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Jill Ward
<100 Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St. George's Caye   This was our first time at a resort that included the meals and the diving as part of a package. It’s an expensive way to go, but... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Jill Ward
<100 Dives 		 
Aqua Dives/ Aqua Marina Full report LiveAboard Ambergis Caye   The Blue Hole is a waste of time, but I guess, one of those been there, done that, dives. The boat rides to the best sites were ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2003   Nikki Mahan
500+ Dives 		 
Lighthouse Reef Resort Full report   Atolls   Dive crew was accommodating and attentive to the needs of all levels of divers. The more experienced were allowed the freedom to e... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2003   Steve Giles
1000+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     The week’s diving is five days plus 3 hours on Friday morning. One could do 26 dives. Usually the two morning dives are at one s... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2003   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
turneffe island lodge Full report       Turneffe Island Lodge is a great getaway. Loved the accommodations (book a cabin) and low key atmosphere of the resort. The dive... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2003   carlie
100+ Dives 		 
Belize Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Belize Aggressor III 08 FEB thru 15 FEB 2003 We arrived without incident and on time in Belize at about 4: 00 PM on Saturday. W... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2003   Fred Swerdlin
100+ Dives 		 
St. George's Lodge Full report   St. George's Caye   We like small, relaxed off- the- beaten- path resorts, and were very happy with our 2 recent choices - St. George's Lodge for ou... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2003   Dave & Joanne Farrel
<100 Dives 		 
Nekton Pilot Full report LiveAboard Lighthouse Reef   My third return trip on the Nekton. I just like everything about the boat, the trip, the crew, the food and the diving. This is ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2003   Bill Dausses
500+ Dives 		 
Blackbird Caye Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Blackbird Caye offers value for the diving dollar that is hard to match in Belize. If your idea of the perfect dive vacation is d... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
9/2002   Chuck and Nancy Anson
250+ Dives 		 
Off the Wall/ Slickrock Adventures Full report   Glovers Reef, Long Caye   The Long Caye wall is justly famous - it is spectacular with huge coral heads, deep canyons, a 3000 ft wall and above average la... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2003   Tom Snyder
500+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard Lighthouse Reef   Great boat, great service (despite them being short too crew that week). Thought I would not like the more "organized" Peter Hughe... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2002   John
250+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Best of the Peter Hughes boats we have been on. Good, fun crew made for an enjoyable week. Hurricane Isador impacted the w... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
9/2002   Brian
250+ Dives 		 
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