This is a fun day trip where there is no rush and everything is taken at
a slow "Belizean" pace. We'll do two dives in the
morning then head over to the smaller island of Caye Caulker for lunch.
After picking you up, we will make our way down to the Hol Chan Marine reserve to dive one of the best sites on the island, Eagle Ray Canyons. Here is where you will see some of the larger palegics in the local waters. These spotted eagle rays are one of the most graceful creatures you will see. On average you will see two or three at a time, but on occasion we have seen groups of up to a dozen at once.
Don't believe me then just look at the picture gallery to see all the pictures of eagle rays that I, and many a guest have taken over the years.
After the first dive of the day we will go inside of the reef and tie up at one of the mooring buoys at the Hol Chan cut for our surface interval. Should you chose to go snorkeling this is the most popular snorkel spot on the reef. Here you will see a greater density of the larger marine life in the protected confines of the reserve.
Horse Eye Jacks, Nurse Sharks, and some of the larges parrot fish around can be found here. All in all, an excellent way to spend the surface interval time.
If you want, hang out on the boat to warm up in the Belize sun while we change over the gear for the second dive. We vary where we go on this dive as there are other sites in the reserve, but the most common site we go to is called Pillar Corals. Here you will see beautiful pillar coral structures that always have lots of the smaller fish species congregating around them for shelter.
After the diving is done around 12:00pm its a quick 20 minute boat ride over to Caye Caulker and lunch at Robbie's moms restaurant "Rasta Pasta". There you will get stuffed until you can barely walk with some of her huge dishes. There is no time limit on lunch as the only other item on the agenda for the day is walking around the island for a little sight seeing and shopping if you prefer.
At around 4:00 in the afternoon or when everyone decides its time to head back it back into the boat and a 30 minute ride back to San Pedro.
