Diving and Snorkeling
Local Diving
Pelican Reef considers local reef diving to cover all dive sites that are out in front of San Pedro Town. From down south in the Hol Chan Marine Reserve to up north in the Tres Cocos area. Roughly a ten-mile stretch with many uniquely different dive sites.
The Great Blue Hole
This trip is a full-day excursion that departs at 6:00am and returns at 5:30pm. This adventure includes three spectacular dives.
Your first stop will be the World Famous Great Blue Hole, a 1000-foot circular coral reef that drops 400 feet into an incredible cavern filled with stalactites and awe-inspiring natural formations. A limited variety of fish species can be found here... Lemon and Black-tip Sharks, Horse-eye Jacks and very rarely a lone Hammerhead Shark has been sighted.
On your second dive you will go to Half Moon Caye Wall and marvel at the abundance of its marine life. Numerous varieties of sponge and sea fans compete for space, amongst a profusion of coral species that include Mountain Star, Giant Brain, Staghorn and Lettuce coral. Turtles are common here and you can expect amazing encounters with many pelagics: Lemon, Black-Tip and Bull Sharks (with Pilot fish always in attendance), alongside the beautiful Spotted Eagle Rays.
The surface interval between your second and third dives will be spent having a leisurely beach picnic lunch on Half Moon Caye. This Caye is a sanctuary for Red-footed Booby and Frigate birds. There is an observation tower where it is possible to see all the nesting birds and observe the behavior of some of the 98 species of birds recorded here. Half Moon Caye has to be one of the most beautiful marine and terrestrial sites you will ever experience.
After relaxing on the palm-fringed beach, you are ready for your third dive at the Aquarium - so called because of the tremendous variety of fish found at this site, and their abundant numbers. You will be surrounded by various Angelfish and Butterfly fish, always found in pairs, flitting from coral head to coral head. Millions of minnows swim in dense cloud like formations, occasionally being prayed upon by hungry Jacks, and single large Barracuda hover effortlessly in this fruitful hunting ground, an underwater video delight.
Hol Chan/Shark Ray Alley Snorkel
Don't want to spend all day on a snorkel excursion? This trip is PERFECT for you! The boat picks you up off the pier and heads to Shark Ray and then to Hol Chan. You see all the beauty and swim with the sharks and are back to the resort in 2.5 hours!
Caye Caulker Day Sail and Snorkel
Sail to Hol Chan Marine Reserve for first snorkel stop, then off to Caye Caulker to shop and have lunch. After Caye Caulker you will board that CAT and head to Shark Ray Alley to swim with sharks and rays. Then it's back home to San Pedro!
Mexico Rocks Snorkel & Beach BBQ
This wonderful day of sun, fun and sailing begins as you sail north to Mexico Rocks. Snorkel for an hour and then head to Basil Jones. At Basil Jones you can relax on the beach or snorkel off the pier while your guide prepares a delightful beach BBQ for you. After lunch, sail to Habaneros for another great snorkel stop before heading back to San Pedro.
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