Dive Review of Belize Underwater SCUBA in
Belize/Hopkins Bay

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Belize Underwater SCUBA: "Fair diving out of Stann Creek District Belize", Dec, 2017, by Jeanette Hartshorn, MO, US ( Contributor 19 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 10636 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Having enjoyed diving Belize's atolls during several previous trips, this time we were staying in the Hopkins Bay area and wanted to see what the diving was like from the main shores of Belize. This dive operation had very large boats going out, holding on the order of 30 or more guests/snokelers/divers; it felt a bit like a cattle call. The boat ride was about 45min getting out to the destination, then we were divided into groups. They were pretty well organized, dividing between snokelers, divers and those learning how to dive. They paid good attention to safety. The dive sites were mostly unremarkable, maybe overdived compared to the outer-laying atolls we're used to diving there. It seemed that the divemasters were rushing to get through with the dives; they had a fixed schedule (to get back to shore and prep for the afternoon trips). All-in-all, it wasn't the kind of dive experience we look for, as we prefer slow divemasters that allow us more bottom time since we don't guzzle air. But it seemed to be a safe operation that catered more to inexperienced divers or those learning. If I dive from the main shores of Belize again, I will look for a different location and operation.
Websites	Belize Underwater SCUBA
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Mexico, Atlantic, Indonesia, Maldives, Hawaii, Cocos Island, Galapagos
Closest Airport	Belize City	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	bottom times limited; stay within sight of divemaster
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	rinse bucket on dive boat

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Dive Review of Belize Underwater SCUBA in Belize/Hopkins Bay

Belize Underwater SCUBA: "Fair diving out of Stann Creek District Belize", Dec, 2017,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Belize Underwater SCUBA in
Belize/Hopkins Bay