Dive Review of Bigfish/Frenchie's/Ignazio Beach Cabins in
Belize/Caye Caulker

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Bigfish/Frenchie's/Ignazio Beach Cabins, Mar, 2008, by Robert J Britton, Ct, United States ( 1 report). Report 4032.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I visted Caye Caulker (Belize) for one week and stayed at Ignazio's beach cabins for $24 US per night. Caulker is very laid back, no cars, food is somewhat expensive, beer ( $2.50 US). The two best local dive operators are Bigfish and Frenchie's. I dove with each of them twice. The Caulker local dives are okay but nothing spectacular. The best local dive is probably the Marine park where you see some bigger fish and spotted eagle rays. The Blue Hole Lighthouse Reef trip is about a 2 1/2 hour boat ride depending on weather. March - April can be windy here (and also along Yucatan Penn in Mexico). The wall dives off lighthouse reef and Turneffe Islands are well worth the trip, spectacular coral formations. Part of the lighthouse reef area is no fishing so you see some bigger fish ( ie Grouper). Beware ! There are many vendors soliciting dive business. Most are brokers and the operators come from Belize City or Ambergis who stop at Caulker to fill dive boats. My friends had a very bad experience booking a dive this way. I would stick with Bigfish or Frenchie's.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Mexico, Florida, Ed's Brownstone Quarry, Connecticut and Glouster , Mass
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	0-81°F / -18-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	DM profile with some flexibility
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Bigfish/Frenchie's/Ignazio Beach Cabins in Belize/Caye Caulker

Bigfish/Frenchie's/Ignazio Beach Cabins, Mar, 2008,

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Dive Review of Bigfish/Frenchie's/Ignazio Beach Cabins in
Belize/Caye Caulker