| Scuba diving in Belize? Belize...Have you ever been | | | | sponges. Here is a brief overview of each of the |
| there? If the answer is no, you are not alone. In fact, | | | | different types of reefs that you can visit while |
| Belize is one of the most overlooked travel | | | | scuba diving in Belize: |
| destinations in the world. Not very many travelers, no | | | | Fringing reefs - Fringing reefs are found in close |
| matter how widely traveled, can put a notch on their | | | | proximity of mainland shores. Belize is home to one |
| belt for visiting Belize. Could it be that Belize doesn't | | | | such reef at Rocky Point on the northern tip of |
| have that much to offer or is it one of those gems | | | | Ambergris Caye. Here the reef rises out of the |
| that have yet to be discovered? The latter is most | | | | water and you can walk across the coral skeletons |
| likely true, and the lack of interest in Belize has left | | | | that have become imbedded in the rock. Scuba diving |
| its natural wonders intact and unspoiled by man. | | | | and snorkeling is also very popular at this spot: |
| Mayan ruins, pristine rain forests, and the large Belize | | | | Patch reefs - While patch reefs are abundant in the |
| Barrier Reef remain the same today as they have | | | | coastal region of Belize, the majority of them can |
| for scores of years. | | | | bee found in the south in the complex barrier |
| Belize is located in the heart of Central America right | | | | platform region south of Southwater Caye. Patch |
| under Mexico and neighbors Guatemala. Its main | | | | reefs range from small clumps of coral to huge |
| attractions are scuba diving attractions and include | | | | sprawling reefs and are ideal spots for viewing marine |
| breathtaking offshore atolls and the longest barrier | | | | life while scuba diving in Belize. |
| reef in the Caribbean (185 miles). Not only is the | | | | Faroes - Faroes are ringed reefs that enclose a |
| Belize Barrier reef the longest reef in the Caribbean, it | | | | central lagoon. They are also called shelf atolls. The |
| is also the longest reef in the whole Western | | | | best example of a faroe in Belize is the Laughing Bird |
| Hemisphere as well. | | | | Caye. |
| Scuba diving in Belize is extremely diverse and | | | | Barrier reefs - Barrier reefs are continuous walls of |
| includes several different types of reefs including | | | | coral. The Belize Barrier Reef is one of the largest in |
| fringing reefs, patch reefs, faroes, barrier reefs, and | | | | the world. |
| atolls. At each of these different types of dive spots | | | | Atolls - Atolls are further out to sea than the other |
| it is likely that you will be thrilled to experience | | | | types of reefs and can sometimes resemble small |
| numerous marine life up close and personal such as | | | | islands. |
| lobster, barracuda, jaw fish, octopus, spotted drums, | | | | The variety to be found in the waters of Belize |
| sea turtles, morays, scorpion fish, crabs, hog fish, | | | | guarantees that you will never bore of scuba diving in |
| lizard fish, sting rays, eagle rays, corals, sea fans, and | | | | this region. |