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Smoky · 12-31-2003, 06:40 AM

I went on a 10 day trip to Belize about 5 years ago. We stayed on Turneffe Island, which is about 20 miles off shore of Belize City. The diving was incredible, and this is one of the places where you stand a good chance of seeing a whale shark, due to the low number of boats/divers. I love Cozumel, but this place is just as good for diving and about 1% of the people!

Bugs can be a real problem, make sure to take 100% deet.

The Great Blue Hole is a very surreal dive, there is no entrapment chance, most of the cave structure starts about 150feet, so I doubt you'd be going there if you're newly certified. Lots of big sharks to see in the hole too!

(aside: we went down to about 150 feet on our dive there, and it was the first experience I had with getting narced. The bubbles were red man, RED!!!) Anyway, be careful!

A word on Belize City, when we were there, we were followed around by Tourist Police. Their job (as explained by our dive master) is to protect tourists from theft, etc. Be on your guard and be safe there. Women are advised not to travel alone in the city.

Hope this helps, and hope you have a great trip!

12-31-2003, 06:40 AM	#39 (permalink)
Smoky Crazy	I went on a 10 day trip to Belize about 5 years ago. We stayed on Turneffe Island, which is about 20 miles off shore of Belize City. The diving was incredible, and this is one of the places where you stand a good chance of seeing a whale shark, due to the low number of boats/divers. I love Cozumel, but this place is just as good for diving and about 1% of the people! Bugs can be a real problem, make sure to take 100% deet. The Great Blue Hole is a very surreal dive, there is no entrapment chance, most of the cave structure starts about 150feet, so I doubt you'd be going there if you're newly certified. Lots of big sharks to see in the hole too! (aside: we went down to about 150 feet on our dive there, and it was the first experience I had with getting narced. The bubbles were red man, RED!!!) Anyway, be careful! A word on Belize City, when we were there, we were followed around by Tourist Police. Their job (as explained by our dive master) is to protect tourists from theft, etc. Be on your guard and be safe there. Women are advised not to travel alone in the city. Hope this helps, and hope you have a great trip! __________________ It's a long way up when you're six feet under.