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Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Most dives are on walls; the best are out at Lighthouse Reef. Skip the Blue Hole - it's highly overrated, in my opinion. Heavy... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2013   George Lock Jr
1000+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Our fifth Peter Hughes Belize charter in 12 years. Amazingly, the crew maintains good humor and pleasant demeanor despite doing t... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2008   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
SUN DANCER II Full report       PETER HUGHES KNOWS HOW TO PAMPER DIVERS ON HIS BOATS. . . FROM THE WAKE- UP CALL AND COFFEE SERVICE IN THE AM TO WARM WATER SHOWERS ON... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2008   TOM LOPATIN
500+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Wow, what an awesome trip. We have never done so much diving in one week like this, we are now spoiled. This is definitely on our ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2004   Joni & Bobby Lamb
100+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     The week’s diving is five days plus 3 hours on Friday morning. One could do 26 dives. Usually the two morning dives are at one s... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2003   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
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Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard Lighthouse Reef   Great boat, great service (despite them being short too crew that week). Thought I would not like the more "organized" Peter Hughe... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2002   John
250+ Dives 		 
Sun Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Best of the Peter Hughes boats we have been on. Good, fun crew made for an enjoyable week. Hurricane Isador impacted the w... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
9/2002   Brian
250+ Dives 		 
Sunbreeze Hotel/ Sunbreeze Full report   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  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2005   Karen Spruill
<100 Dives 		 
Tranquility Bay Resort Full report   Ambergris Caye   Amazing diving. Very experienced and calm divemaster, Orlando. Seems like he had been diving for years. Very good lionfish hunter, ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2011   Mr David FIEDLER
100+ Dives 		 
Tuff-N-Nuff/ Coco Beach Resort Full report   Ambergris Caye   Coco Beach Resort is a beautiful, midsize resort with more buildings scheduled to be built. The suites have large rooms, and ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2009   Stephanie Ferris
250+ Dives 		 
Turneff Island Lodge Full report   Turneff Atoll   I have nothing but praise for the entire operation. Turneff Island Lodge is located on a 10 acre island near the southern tip of ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Ken Metz
500+ Dives 		 
Turneff Island Resort   Turneff Island Resort   "The Death Of the Caribbean"
We were last in Belize in 2014. The change in the coral is profound. Soft coral continues to flourish. But hard coral is jus... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2024   Bette Nordberg
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Flats       "Great Diving With Most Caribbean Critters Spotted, W/Few Exceptions"
Turneffe Flats was designed for sports fishing (bonefish, tarpon, pilot) but offers scuba diving. On the week of my visit, there w... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2023   Rik Pavlescak
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Flats   Turneffe Atoll   "My Wife's Favorite Dive Trip"
This is our third trip to Turneffe Flats and we've booked our fourth visit for May 2024. We obviously like it. Little has changed ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2023   Richard Schifreen
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Flats       "My wife's favorite dive trip"
This was our second visit and we have booked a third. TF caters mostly to fisherman, but has active dive and adventure/ snorkeling ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2022   Richard Schifreen
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2021   Jeanette Hartshorn
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Flats       "Nice Visit to Turneffe Flats Resort"
I spent 4 days at Turneffe Flats during a longer trip to Belize. While I've visited Belize many times this was my first trip to T... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2021   Philip Karp
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Flats   Turneffe Flats   "Awesome diving and easy to get to during Covid"
The resort handled everything except the flights to Belize. In Belize Covid enforcement's were apparent, even on the streets of B... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2021   Deborah Berglund
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Flats Full report   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  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2018   Marty Shubert
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Flats Full report   Turneffe Atole   "Diving Belize from Turneffe Flats Resort"
Nice resort, we rented the beach house for the 6 of us. Had a dive boat to ourselves most of the time. Same divemaster and capt ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2015   Paula Kamps
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Flats Full report   Turneffe Flats   "Great Diving With The Added Bonus of Fishing"
A relatively easy flight from the San Francisco Bay Area. Direct flight to Houston with a direct connection to Belize City. The ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2014   David Walton
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Flats Full report   Turneffe Atoll   We went to Turneffe Flats to scuba dive the atoll (no fishing). From some reviews we read, we didn't have high expectations for t... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2011   Susan Titus
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Flats dive staff Full report   Turneffe Flats   "Turneffe Flatts"
This was my second visit to Turneffe Flats. (First was in March of 2015) I chose this location due to the fact that I was travelin... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2018   Robert B Tallitsch
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Flats Lodge, Lamani Outpost Lodge Full report   Caribbean   This was a family trip with my husband (both of us experienced divers), my sister (recently certfied), her husband (completed cert... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2006   Lynn Morton
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Flats Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   We had another wonderful week in Belize! The diving was great, and the facilities are even better at Turneffe Flats. The rooms a... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2008   Jerry and Christy Bonnington
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Flats Resort Full report       Had a great week! Staff for shore and dive operation were outstanding! Had 6 divers to a boat set- up for 20. Frederick was a gr... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2006   Jerry and Christy Bonnington
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Dive Resort Full report   Turneffe Atttol   The resort is lovely, service is very good, the food is excellent. There were not large schools of fish, but we saw many things we ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   Shaya Zucker
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report       My wife and I spent two weeks at Turneffe Island Lodge this summer and loved every minute of it. Guests are picked up/ dropped off... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2008   Downing Bethune
<100 Dives 		 
turneffe island lodge Full report       The facilities are very high end: great rooms, food, and helpful staff. Rooms large, all ocean view, with screened porch in case ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
4/2008   Gerald Meral
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report       This was my second journey to Turneffe Island Lodge, and it probably won't be my last. This is a well- run, guest- oriented establis... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2007   Bill McGrath
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe   Extremely well run operation, very safety focussed with good, attentive dive masters and staff. Excellent food, housekeeping and a... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
4/2007   Lin Gitterman
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Reef   The reefs near Turneffe Caye are in MUCH better condition than off Ambergris Caye, except that we saw many more nurse sharks near ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2006   David Dornbusch
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Islands   This was one of the best dive trips I have taken. The accomodations and the food were the best. Lodge staff very friendly. The ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   David Funderburk
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   The resort and diving staff at Turneffe Island Lodge were fantastic. The accommodations were clean and very nice. The dive opera... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Scott George
<100 Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Turneffe Island Lodge is one of only two dive destinations that we make it a point to visit every couple of years. The food here ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2004   Roger, Donna & Kate Soape
250+ Dives 		 
turneffe island lodge Full report       Turneffe Island Lodge is a great getaway. Loved the accommodations (book a cabin) and low key atmosphere of the resort. The dive... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2003   carlie
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Atolls   The only place we regularly revisit, Turneffe Island Lodge provides some of the best service, best food and nicest accomodations w... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2003   Roger, Donna & Kate Soape
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   It was quite windy and therefore the surface condition was quite choppy. Because dive sites are so close to the resort, small boat... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2003   Ramsay Thom
100+ Dives 		 
turneffe island lodge Full report   turneffe atoll   it was my third trip to turneffe island lodge- so you know i like the lodge, and the diving quit a bit. the new beach cabannas are ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2002   judykiracofe
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Private Resort Full report   Turneffe Island Private Resort   Some days you only did a one tank morning and one tank afternoon dive. . . other days you did two tanks in the morning and one in the... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2013   David L Maislen
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island   "Rain, Rain, and More Rain"
This was our second trip in two years. Last year, we arrived just after a November hurricane; this year, also November, there was ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2023   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island   "Rain, Rain, and More Rain"
This was our second trip in two years. Last year, we arrived just after a November hurricane; this year, also November, there was ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2023   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island   "Rain, Rain, and More Rain"
This was our second trip in two years. Last year, we arrived just after a November hurricane; this year, also November, there was ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2023   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Turneffe Island Resort       "Turneffe Island - always the best"
Turneffe Island Resort is near the southern end of the 30- mile- long Turneffe atoll, which is south- east of Belize city in the Cari... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2023   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Atoll   "Still super diving at Turneffe Island Resort"
[Note: This is Turneffe Island Resort. There are other resorts with “Turneffe” in the name. ] The Resort is a small island at s... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2022   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island Resort   "Nice Dive Resort/Reef Sharks & Green Morays"
Corals were mostly dying or dead; sponges were nice. Bad luck to start diving 4 days after hurricane Lisa came over the resort. Vi... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
11/2022   Gail King
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort   Turneffe Island   "Another great visit to Turneffe Island Resort"
... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2022   Alex J. Weinstein
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort       "Diving Belize During the COVID Pandemic"
This was my third time diving in Belize. My last visit was back in '97 on the Peter Hughes Wave Dancer. The Turneffe Island Reso... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2021   Jacob Rosenstein
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort       "No Place Like Turneffe Island"
Turneffe Island Resort was closed for several months in the pandemic, and the success of their countermeasures is shown by not hav... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2021   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Outstanding Resort"
When we heard of the protocols put in place by Belize in order to re- open the country, we thought it would be a great place to go ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2020   Gary & Robin Schiendelman
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort       "First month reopen. The same , but with masks."
We flew Delta SLC to IAH, spent the night, then United IAH to BZE. New Delta terminal in SLC is very nice, but a long walk to some... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2020   Joel Horie
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island Resort]   "Still Amazing"
This was our 2nd trip to Turneffe Island Resort and if anything it has improved since our last trip. The resort is on a 13 acre is... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2019   Kevin Darnell
1000+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Offshore reef island   "Caribbean diving at its best"
Many luxury resorts offer scuba diving through an outside operator, along with tennis, shopping & c. Not Turneffe Island Resort. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2019   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       "Relaxing vacation with diving"
Party of four in two rooms. Did two morning dive. Three on the Blue Hole day and three on the Thursday night dive. It's pricey, bu... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2019   Joel Horie
100+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Land of the Giants"
Our first trip to Turneffe Island Resort was one of superlatives. Diving "The Elbow" several times (where the currents from either... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2018   John Brodnax
100+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe   "Turrneffe Island Resort 2017"
TIR is a first class resort from the time we cleared customs till our departure we were taken care of. The transition to the reso... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   charles r brill jr
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       "Turneffe diving with Brad - as good as it gets"
Turneffe Island is a luxury resort where one can dive, fish, or enjoy the beautiful (about 350 yard long) island. This is our sec... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2017   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe   "Turneffe Island Resort great diving and fly fishing destination"
TIF is a wonderful but expensive small resort. If you have the money it is worth it. We met a guest on 8th+ trip. There are sin... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2017   Deirdre Boyle
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Turneffe Island Resort, Come as Strangers, leave as Friends"
[This resort is located on a small island 35 miles from the mainland. The Resort Staff met us at the airport and took us to the Ra... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2016   Kevin Darnell
1000+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Offshore island   "Belize Barrier Reef Island"
Turneffe Island is a small resort (perhaps 20 rooms) on a private island about 35 miles off Belize City. Most guests are divers o... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2016   Jeffrey D Hubbard MD
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   "Top-notch Dive Resort"
Good: Private island enclave with beautiful accommodations. Excellent food. Attentive divemasters, boat crew, and hospitality staf... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   Steven P. Smith
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Atoll & Long Caye   One of the few places we make it a point to revisit every couple of years since 1995 or so. Private island so bring your own nigh... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2015   Roger A Soape
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Islands   "Unseasonably Rainy; Better Visibility Under Water"
We timed our week of diving trip to avoid the rainy season, maximize the water temperature and avoid holiday crowds. Our plans wer... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2014   Hal Shanis
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turneffe Island Resort / Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Islands Atoll   The place is unequivocally fabulous. The 1- 1/ 2 hr boat ride to the island upon arrival is filled with anticipation and a great op... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2012   Cynthia L. Cook
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Islands   As others have reported, Turneffe Island Resort is a fabulous place. Located on a very small, private, island in the Turneffe Ato... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Peter Rae
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Belize   Absolutely fabulous resort on a 17 acre island. Diving was good despite terrible (and unusual) cold and windy weather. We still ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2012   Catherine R. Mack
250+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   Lovely private island with good attention to detail and better- than- expected food. They accommodated our vegetarian diet with no ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2011   Leslie Murphy
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report   Turneffe Island   Great rooms, good beds, plenty of hot water, A/ C, overhead fan, screened poarch. Great food from main course to snacks. Beer was $... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Norman B. Ross
500+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Island Resort Full report       Turneffe Island Lodge ( [. . . ] ) is a 30 mile - 1. 5 hour boat ride from Belize City. The resort is incredibly well run... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Rich Priesing
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Lodge Full report   Turneffe Atoll   Everything was better than we had expected. We were met at the airport and from that point forward everything we asked for was pr... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2004   Tom Hayes
100+ Dives 		 
Turneffe Private Island Resort Full report   Tunreffe   If there is such a thing as a ****** star resort, this is it. Private beautiful bungalow, choice of coffee, tea or hot chocolate ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
2/2013   Barry A Bershow
<100 Dives 		 
Turneffle Island Resort Full report       Wife is ready to go back. She did two adventure dives and I did two Special Cert dives to complete my PADI Master Diver. They real... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2009   John Miller
<100 Dives 		 
Turtle Inn Full report   Placencia   This was our third trip to Belize and second trip to whale shark dive at the Turtle Inn. Saw whale sharks both trips, on the surf... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2012   Charlie Wright
100+ Dives 		 
Turtle Inn Full report   Plancencia   20+ miles to the wall from the shop - LONG boat rides. Shop takes care of divers and snorklers on same trip. Drop the snorklers of... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2005   C Vernon Hartline Jr
500+ Dives 		 
Unda the Sea/ El Pescador Full report       Outstanding diving, best Dive Master (Alonzo) I have had in about 50 dives. Alonzo is extraoridinarly proficient, a great teache... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2007   wes weiner
<100 Dives 		 
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