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Diving Reviews of Turneffe Island Resort in Belize

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Turneffe Island Resort / Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Islands Atoll   The place is unequivocally fabulous. The 1- 1/ 2 hr boat ride to the island upon arrival is filled with anticipation and a great op... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2012   Cynthia L. Cook
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort       "Back @ Turneffe Island!"
Turneffe Island Resort is a 1. 5 hour motor south- east of Belize city in the Caribbean Sea. (There are other properties bearing the... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2024   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort       "Turneffe Island - always the best"
Turneffe Island Resort is near the southern end of the 30- mile- long Turneffe atoll, which is south- east of Belize city in the Cari... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll   "Still super diving at Turneffe Island Resort"
[Note: This is Turneffe Island Resort. There are other resorts with “Turneffe” in the name. ] The Resort is a small island at s... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2022   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       "No Place Like Turneffe Island"
Turneffe Island Resort was closed for several months in the pandemic, and the success of their countermeasures is shown by not hav... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2021   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Offshore reef island   "Caribbean diving at its best"
Many luxury resorts offer scuba diving through an outside operator, along with tennis, shopping & c. Not Turneffe Island Resort. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2019   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       "Turneffe diving with Brad - as good as it gets"
Turneffe Island is a luxury resort where one can dive, fish, or enjoy the beautiful (about 350 yard long) island. This is our sec... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2017   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Offshore island   "Belize Barrier Reef Island"
Turneffe Island is a small resort (perhaps 20 rooms) on a private island about 35 miles off Belize City. Most guests are divers o... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2016   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   Lovely private island with good attention to detail and better- than- expected food. They accommodated our vegetarian diet with no ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2011   Leslie Murphy
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Another great visit to Turneffe Island Resort"
... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2022   Alex J. Weinstein
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe   "Turrneffe Island Resort 2017"
TIR is a first class resort from the time we cleared customs till our departure we were taken care of. The transition to the reso... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   charles r brill jr
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe   "Turneffe Island Resort great diving and fly fishing destination"
TIF is a wonderful but expensive small resort. If you have the money it is worth it. We met a guest on 8th+ trip. There are sin... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2017   Deirdre Boyle
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island Resort   "Nice Dive Resort/Reef Sharks & Green Morays"
Corals were mostly dying or dead; sponges were nice. Bad luck to start diving 4 days after hurricane Lisa came over the resort. Vi... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
11/2022   Gail King
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Outstanding Resort"
When we heard of the protocols put in place by Belize in order to re- open the country, we thought it would be a great place to go ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2020   Gary & Robin Schiendelman
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Islands   "Unseasonably Rainy; Better Visibility Under Water"
We timed our week of diving trip to avoid the rainy season, maximize the water temperature and avoid holiday crowds. Our plans wer... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2014   Hal Shanis
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneff Island Resort   "Great Resort, Disappointing Diving"
This resort is much fancied up since our last visit over a decade ago. More bungalows added, many with their own plunge pools and... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
11/2023   Jack Pessia
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       "Diving Belize During the COVID Pandemic"
This was my third time diving in Belize. My last visit was back in '97 on the Peter Hughes Wave Dancer. The Turneffe Island Reso... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2021   Jacob Rosenstein
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island   "Rain, Rain, and More Rain"
This was our second trip in two years. Last year, we arrived just after a November hurricane; this year, also November, there was ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2023   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island   "Rain, Rain, and More Rain"
This was our second trip in two years. Last year, we arrived just after a November hurricane; this year, also November, there was ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2023   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island   "Rain, Rain, and More Rain"
This was our second trip in two years. Last year, we arrived just after a November hurricane; this year, also November, there was ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2023   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       "First month reopen. The same , but with masks."
We flew Delta SLC to IAH, spent the night, then United IAH to BZE. New Delta terminal in SLC is very nice, but a long walk to some... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2020   Joel Horie
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       "Relaxing vacation with diving"
Party of four in two rooms. Did two morning dive. Three on the Blue Hole day and three on the Thursday night dive. It's pricey, bu... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2019   Joel Horie
100+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Land of the Giants"
Our first trip to Turneffe Island Resort was one of superlatives. Diving "The Elbow" several times (where the currents from either... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2018   John Brodnax
100+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island Resort]   "Still Amazing"
This was our 2nd trip to Turneffe Island Resort and if anything it has improved since our last trip. The resort is on a 13 acre is... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2019   Kevin Darnell
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Turneffe Island Resort, Come as Strangers, leave as Friends"
[This resort is located on a small island 35 miles from the mainland. The Resort Staff met us at the airport and took us to the Ra... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2016   Kevin Darnell
1000+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   Great rooms, good beds, plenty of hot water, A/ C, overhead fan, screened poarch. Great food from main course to snacks. Beer was $... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Norman B. Ross
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Islands   As others have reported, Turneffe Island Resort is a fabulous place. Located on a very small, private, island in the Turneffe Ato... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Peter Rae
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll & Long Caye   One of the few places we make it a point to revisit every couple of years since 1995 or so. Private island so bring your own nigh... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2015   Roger A Soape
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Top-notch Dive Resort"
Good: Private island enclave with beautiful accommodations. Excellent food. Attentive divemasters, boat crew, and hospitality staf... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   Steven P. Smith
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
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