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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Protech Dive Centre/ NA*		Ambergris Caye	We found ourselves on Ambergris Caye for several days and decided to see what the local dive operations were like. We fortunately... Full report		12/2004	Michael N. Hofman 500+ Dives
*Nekton Cruises - Pilot/ Nekton Pilot*		Outer Reefs	I did not know what to expect as I headed down to Belize for a week of diving. I had heard that it was home to the largest reef sy... Full report		12/2007	Monty Chandler 250+ Dives
*Nekton/ Nekton Pilot*			The Nekton crew were competent, friendly and kicked back. The term "barefoot cruise" comes to mind, but, they were all experience... Full report		11/2007	Jack Hochman 500+ Dives
*Nekton Diving Cruises/ Nekton Pilot*		Central	This was our second trip aboard the Nekton Pilot. We did the central Belize itinerary. We did five days on Lighthouse Atoll (wal... Full report		5/2005	James & Kandace Heimer 250+ Dives
*Hugh Parkey's Belize Dive Connection/ Norwegian Sea*		Turneffe Atoll	We were participating in the Norwegian Cruise Line's Dive- In program and had the good fortune to draw Roscoe as our divemaster. We... Full report		11/2004	Paul and Donna Lima <100 Dives
*Hopkins Underwater Adventures/ Parrot Cove Lodge*		Hopkins Village	I arranged the trip independently by contacting the hotel and the dive shop via email. Lucie from the dive shop wanted to know if ... Full report		11/2012	Fran Leach 250+ Dives
*Hamanasi/ Parrot Cove Lodge*		Hopkins Village	We dove with Hamanasi after the dive operation based out of the very good small hotel we were staying at did not have enough diver... Full report		11/2012	Fran Leach 250+ Dives
*Belize Pro Dive Center/ Pelican Reef Villas*		Ambergris Caye	"A relaxing week on Ambergris Caye" We spent a relaxing week at Pelican Reef Villas (PRV) with 2 other couples in a 3 bedroom condo. The condo was in excellent condit... Full report		4/2016	Henry Zenzie 100+ Dives
*Amigos Del Mar/ Pelican Reef Villas*		Ambergris Caye	- Amigos del Mar dive shop The dive shop provided great service. They would pick us up at our resort in the morning (as early a... Full report		6/2010	Eric Eckes 500+ Dives
*Amigos del Mar/ Perla Escondida Condominum*		Ambergris Caye	My wife and I visited Ambergris Caye from March 17- 27, 2005 and had a very good overall experience on this friendly, dusty, laid- b... Full report		3/2005	Greg Yarnik <100 Dives
*Ecologic Divers/ Phoenix Resort*		Ambergris Caye	"Nice drive trip with Ecologic Divers" We did a long weekend dive trip with Ecologic Divers. The weather was suboptimal - overcast, spotty rain, pretty cool - ~70 - 72° ... Full report		3/2020	Christopher McQuitty 250+ Dives
*Playa Blanca/Gaz Cooper/ Playa Blanca Beach Resort*		Ambergris Caye	Playa Blanca Resort is 5. 5K from town (San Pedro) - water taxi is only way to town. Buy groceries when you arrive with resort pic... Full report		4/2005	Bruce Wallace 1000+ Dives
*Gaz Coopers/ Playa Blanca Dive Resort*		Ambergris Caye	Second trip to Belize and 2nd time with Playa Blanca/ Gaz Cooper. This is a first class operation - great DM's (especially Andy, O... Full report		8/2005	Bruce Wallace 1000+ Dives
*Seahorse Diving/ Private condos*		Glover Reef	"Whale shark diving in Belize" The goal of my group of experienced divers was to see whale sharks. The whale sharks follow schools of snapper and feed off their ... Full report		4/2019	Al Underbrink 500+ Dives
*Big Fish/ Private House Rental*		Caye Caulker	First, a word on Caye Caulker. As a fifty something, ex Peace Corps volunteer, I look for both comfort and some authenticity. ... Full report		12/2007	John Woolley 100+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet/ Radisson Ft George*		Belize Aggressor IV	"Spring Week Aboard Belize Aggressor IV" We arrived a couple days earlier and stayed at the Radisson Ft George which was really convenient. The boat took us to dive locati... Full report		4/2022	Kevin Peterson 250+ Dives	2
*Aggressor Fleet/ Radisson Ft George Hotel*			"BELIZE ON THE AGGRESSOR III" Great crew. Worked hard to take care of us on board. 6 crew for 17 divers was a bit light on board, but they all worked hard and... Full report		2/2017	Warren Sprung 500+ Dives
*Amigos Del Mar/ Ramon's*		Ambergris Caye	I have great memories of Belize and Ambergris Caye. Feb. 1993, I was certified at Journeys End. Returned to Ambergris Caye i... Full report		9/2007	Craig Condron 500+ Dives
*ProTec/ Ramon's Village*		San Pedro, Ambergris	Excellent individual instruction from Peter Jones (an Englishman who owns ProTec) and Sara Blandon (an American) at ProTec. Did sp... Full report		3/2007	Thomas Cranmer <100 Dives
*Ramon's Village + Amigos Del. Mar/ Ramon's Village*		Ambergris Caye	Hotel is first rate, if a bit expensive. Food was very good, but not gourmet fancy. Non- diver wife wants to go back. Beach is sh... Full report		5/2006	Herman Tessman 250+ Dives
*Ramon's Village Resort*		Ambergris Caye	"San Pedro, Ambergris Caye great stay, but mediocre diving" Our fourth Christmas diving vacation where we put the emphasis on accommodation and variety of restaurants available within walkin... Full report		12/2017	Rick Bates 1000+ Dives
*Amigos Del Mar/ Ramon's Villiage*		Ambrigis Caye[N/A]	Our first visit to Belize and everywhere we went we were treated very well by friendly people. Even with divemaster Tony (Amigos)... Full report		12/2006	David Cutler 250+ Dives
*Ramons Village Resort/ Ramon’s Village*		San Pedro	We had to cancel our trip due to a severe (non- COVID) illness my wife developed a few days before departing. We requested a vouche... Full report		11/2021	Donal Dunbar 1000+ Dives
*Aqua Divers/ Ruby's*		Ambergize	The Tourist Police were more harassing than I had ever seen. The Island Police were super and great to visit with. Ruby'... Full report		3/2004	Edwin Regennitter 250+ Dives
*Amigos Del Mar/ Ruby's Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	Amigos Del Mar lived up to their reputation as a really good dive operation. I checked out most of the dive operations along the ... Full report		8/2004	Mike Frayn 100+ Dives
*Sea Horse/ Rum Point Inn*		Placencia	Rum Point, for over a year through e- mails, confirmed you could dive the trips for the Whale Sharks as often as possible as well a... Full report		5/2003	Mary Jane Foster 100+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet/ San Ignacio Resort*		Turneffe and Lighthouse	"Super-healthy Caribbean reefs on the Aggressor IV!" We had dived all over the Caribbean in the past 30 years but somehow, never Belize, so grabbed the chance to dive a week on the Be... Full report		8/2019	Mary McCombie 1000+ Dives	2
*Hustler/ San Pedro*		San Pedro	We were booked in with this dive operation in combination with our accommodation and so did not have a choice. Hustler was an a... Full report		5/2006	Jean Starkey <100 Dives
*Avadon Divers/ Seaspray Hotel*		Placencia	At Gladden Spit I swam 10 feet from a 25 foot whale shark for 6 minutes, beginning on the surface and continuing down to 80 feet. ... Full report		5/2010	Doug Freer 100+ Dives
*Patojo's Scub Center/ Seven Seas*		Ambergris Caye	Fourth time in Belize, gets better every time. San Pedro is suffering growing pains but still holds its small island town charm. S... Full report		7/2005	Gerry McAtavey 100+ Dives
*Patojo's Scuba Center/ Seven Seas Resort*		SanPedro Ambergris Caye	"great diving" Repeat diver with Patajo. By far one of the best dive operations on the Island, and one of the best divemasters I've ever had the ... Full report		11/2014	Gerald R McAtavey 250+ Dives
*amigos del mar/ Seven Seas Resort*		ambergris caye	AMBERGRIS CAYE WAS A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE. MY WIFE AND I ENJOYED ALL ASPECTS. DIVING WAS GREAT, WITH CLOSE BY SITES. . MORINING D... Full report		2/2005	rory l cox 100+ Dives
*Patojo's Scuba Center/ Seven Seas Resort*		San Pedro, Ambergris caye	Seven Seas was a time share swap for us. They charge for water and electricty for the week. Nominal charge. Great staff at the res... Full report		7/2003	Gerry 100+ Dives
*Off the Wall/ Slickrock Adventures*		Glovers Reef, Long Caye	The Long Caye wall is justly famous - it is spectacular with huge coral heads, deep canyons, a 3000 ft wall and above average la... Full report		1/2003	Tom Snyder 500+ Dives
*Amigos Del Mar/ Spindrift Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	Very pleasently surprised. I had read negative report in Undercurrent (Vol 23 No2) and didn't expect much but the overall experien... Full report		2/2008	Gordon Daly 500+ Dives
*St. George's Cay/ St. George's Lodge*			Had we known what this resort was like, we never would have gone. It was the only dive resort among more than 10- 15 to which we ha... Full report		12/2003	sherman samalin 100+ Dives
*Ecologic Divers/ Sun Breeze*		Ambergris Caye	Every ten years or so I go back to Ambergris Caye. It is just as charming as 20 years ago. Oh, some things have changed. Golf ... Full report		3/2013	Richard Sziede 250+ Dives
*Aqua Dives/ Sun Breeze*		Ambergris Caye	Shallow areas of reefs are recovering from a recent hurricane, but doing well- - some live elkhorn and staghorn corals, big pillar c... Full report		5/2007	mary Wicksten 1000+ Dives
*Ambergris Divers/ Sun Breeze Hotel*		Barrier Reef off of Ambergris	"Ambergris Caye, Belize: Corals ok; fish life diminished" We were scuba diving in Ambergris Caye 15 years ago. Diving outfits were not as professional but the barrier reef was full of lif... Full report		11/2017	John A Thich 100+ Dives
*Belize Dive Connection/ Sun Breeze Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	Ambergris Caye reefs are severely damaged from hurricanes and town runoff with little color and large amounts of dead spots. Guid... Full report		8/2011	David Bader 1000+ Dives
*Sun Breeze Divers?/ Sun Breeze Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	The reefs off Ambergris Caye are in terrible shape; very little color, a lot of debris (probably left over from the last hurricane... Full report		5/2005	Vicki Jessup 100+ Dives
*Peter Huges/ Sun Dancer*			I will have a hard time going to land based diving after this trip. The owners swuit is the best deal. Biggest room, best accomida... Full report		7/2005	Bart Dahneke 250+ Dives
*Peter Hughes/ Sun Dancer 11*			I've been diving for 23years, and have done a live- aboard almost every year since 1987. The Sun Dancer 11 is the first boat I've b... Full report		6/2005	Milton Provel 1000+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet/ Sun Dancer II*			"Had a great time." A hurricane in August damaged the reef and stirred visibility up somewhat so the conditions were not great. However, the num... Full report		9/2016	Wayne McNab 1000+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet/ Sun Dancer II*		Belize Reef	"Belize is still great, but watch the sharks (they are watching you)" The crew on Sun Dancer II is excellent! They maintained just the right level of friendly interaction while keeping the relationsh... Full report		6/2015	Craig Gibson 500+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet/ Sun Dancer II*		Lighthouse Reef	"Sun Dancer II trip, September 2014" This was my 4th trip aboard an Aggressor/ Dancer fleet boat, and about my 20th liveaboard trip. By far it was one of my best to dat... Full report		11/2014	Greg Evancio 500+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet/ Sun Dancer II*			We thoroughly enjoyed our week aboard the Sundancer II diving in Belize. We really enjoyed the diving. Lots of tropical fis... Full report		1/2014	Bonnie MacKenzie 100+ Dives
*Peter Hughes / Sun Dancer II*			Sun Dancer Belize June 09 Chuck and Nancy Anson Oceanside, CA Experience 501- 1000 dives VIS 40 to 100 feet Water 80- 83 F, choppy. ... Full report		6/2009	Chuck & Nancy Anson 500+ Dives
*Peter Hughes/ Sun Dancer II*		Lighthouse Reef, Turneffe Isl.	This was offered as a Valentine's Day special and for some reason the boat wasn't full. We had 12 passengers on a boat that would... Full report		3/2007	Jeff Robertson 250+ Dives
*Peter Hughes/ Sun Dancer II*			Captain Mike Tougas and his crew run an excellent operation. They work extremely well together and all seem to genuinely enjoy on... Full report		3/2007	Greg & Pat White 100+ Dives
*Peter Hughes Diving/ Sun Dancer II*		live aboard	The trip left little to be desired. The captain was not very sociable and seemed to make little effort to know the passengers but... Full report		5/2004	Ed Boyer 100+ Dives
*Hugh Parkley/ Sunbreeze*		Ambergris, Caye	"Belize,Ambergris Caye" GOOD: Easy destination to get to/ Sunbreeze Resort very close to airport on Ambergris Caye/ walking distance. Room was large/ clean... Full report		8/2014	Sandra Ruffin 1000+ Dives
*Sunbreeze Hotel/ Sunbreeze*		Ambergris Caye	We loved our trip. Our hotel was okay, nothing real extravagant, but nice. We had a small number of divers each day which made the... Full report		1/2005	Karen Spruill <100 Dives
*Amigos del Mar/ Sunbreeze*		San Pedro	Diving was excellent with large critters in abundance. Large nurse sharks and huge grouper were all over the reefs. Many nice gree... Full report		6/2003	Don Rorschach 500+ Dives
*Ambergris Diving/ Sunbreeze Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	"Not worth the effort" I did a trip in February 2025 to Ambergris Caye staying at the Sunbreeze Hotel and diving with Ambergris Diving. It was a very mi... Full report		2/2025	Joel Hirsh 500+ Dives
*Ambergris Divers/ Sunbreeze Hotel*		Ambergris Cay	"Charming beachfront resort, valet diving with lotsa nurse sharks" Sooo easy to get to Sunbreeze Hotel, you can roll your own bag{s} around the corner from the Ambergris airport or let the resort po... Full report		5/2024	Teresa McCanlies 1000+ Dives
*Ambergris Divers/ Sunbreeze Hotel*		Ambergris Cay	"Ambergris Caye/Belize - rough weather March 2024" REALLY rough weather this May, thanks to Hurricane Beryl. . . high wind & rain. We learned the preceeding week's group didn't get to ... Full report		5/2024	Teresa McCanlies 1000+ Dives
*Hugh Parkey's/ Sunbreeze Hotel*			"Solid experience with Hugh Parkey's on Amergris Caye" This was a combination trip, with half the week spent in the Cayo district of Belize doing jungle adventure activities (including ... Full report		12/2014	Christopher Watt 500+ Dives
*Hugh Parkey's / Sunbreeze hotel*		San Pedro	Our travel agent who specializes in dive travel suggested staying at the Sunbreeze hotel (very nice) and diving with Hugh Parkey's... Full report		4/2014	Emily Dalton 100+ Dives
*Aqua Dives/ Sunbreeze Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	This was a combimation birthday, anniversary and Christmas gift for the family. My wife, two sons and wives spent 12/ 6 - 12/ 13 on ... Full report		12/2008	Watt Hinson 500+ Dives
*Aqua Dives/ Sunbreeze Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	Aqua Dives was a good dive shop and they took care of all your gear everyday. All you did is get on and off the boat. They broug... Full report		4/2008	Dean Parrish 100+ Dives
*Aqua Divers/ Sunbreeze Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	Seven of us (5 divers) spent 11/ 7- 11/ 14 on Ambergris Caye. We booked airfare on Continental Airlines direct from Houston. One bag ... Full report		11/2006	Watt Hinson 500+ Dives
*Amigos Del Mar/ SunBreeze Hotel*		Ambergris Caye	We had 22 divers in our group, including 6 in wheelchairs. They are making more modifications for wheelchair accessibility, but a... Full report		7/2004	Jill Crocker 250+ Dives
*aqua dives/ sunbreeze hotel*		ambergris caye	My photographer friend & I had been here nine years earlier. The town of San Pedro (right next door to the hotel)has changed littl... Full report		10/2003	glen kitchens 500+ Dives
*Aggressor Fleet/ SunDancer II*			My wife, Jan, and I spent a wonderful week (May 10- 17) onboard the SunDancer II. We loved it and will return. It’s great for div... Full report		5/2014	Michael L Lewis 250+ Dives
*Belize Diving Services/ The Birdhouses (AirBnB)*		Caye Caulker	"Carefree dive vacation on a great little Caribbean island" Caye Caulker is a small island about 45 minutes by water taxi from Belize City. The island has no cars or trucks except a few ser... Full report		5/2018	Hugh E Aaron 1000+ Dives	3
*Ramon's Village Resort/ The Palms*			"Business seems close to normal again -- nice, easy diving in warm wate" Ramon's runs a good operation, very organized and customer centric. On my last visit in Dec 2020, things were just opening up so ... Full report		11/2021	Leslie Russum 100+ Dives	2
*Amigos Del Mar/ The Palms Condos*		Ambergris Caye	The weather was cloudy and waves were huge our first three days, but after that the weather improved and the seas calmed. If you ... Full report		6/2004	Allan Scott <100 Dives
*Ramon's Village Resort/ The Palms Oceanfront Suites*		Ambergris Caye	Ramone's Village runs a decent dive shop in San Pedro Town on the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize. It is a good choice for recre... Full report		5/2014	Jeff Robertson 500+ Dives
*Ecologic Divers/ The Phoenix Resort*			"Good service - would recommend" I dove 4 days with Ecologic Divers in early January. Their dock was conveniently close to my hotel. (I did dive 1 day at Ramon's... Full report		1/2020	Mark Ahola 100+ Dives	2
*Bottom Time/ The Villas at Banyan Bay*		Ambergris Caye, San Pedro	We can't say enough good things about the location, the diving, the resort, the diveshop, and the outfitters they used! Everythin... Full report		8/2004	M. Dal <100 Dives
*Belize Dive Services/ Tree Tops Guest House*		Caye Caulker	The entire crew at BDS is super. We did the 3 dive Blue Hole trip and it was an unforgettable experience. Everyone went out of the... Full report		3/2014	Sydney Youngerman-Cole 500+ Dives
*Turneffe Flats*		Turneffe Belize	"Good diving in Turneffe Atoll" This was our fourth trip to Turneffe Atoll but the first time to Turneffe Flats Resort and diving with this operation. The accomm... Full report		12/2021	Jeanette Hartshorn 500+ Dives
*Turneffe Flats*		Turneffe Atoll	"The perfect destination for great diving and fly-fishing" For my wife and I, return customers to the Flats, this is a perfect combination of great accomodations, superb service, and world ... Full report		3/2018	Marty Shubert 250+ Dives
*Resort’s dive masters/ Turneffe Flats Resort*		Turneffe Atoll Belize	"My Favorite Dive Resort" This is a very small eco- resort with a max capacity of 25 guests. Resort also caters to fly fishermen and has an outstanding snor... Full report		10/2018	Debra J Miller 250+ Dives
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