Dive Review of Blackbird Resort in
Belize/Turneffe Atoll

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Blackbird Resort: "Excellent Get Away for Divers", Nov, 2021, by Peter Pinkerton, NY, US ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 11833 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	My husband and I spent 11 nights at Blackbird Caye Resort on Turneffe Atoll, Belize in November. We chose this all-inclusive as it is remote, small, requires staff to be vaccinated, has individual bungalows, and is self-contained. We loved everything about it (except the mosquitoes and sand fleas…more on that later). We flew in to Belize City and spent the night at the Radisson. The next day we cabbed to Old Belize to meet George, the Blackbird Rep. The boat from mainland to the island is only on Wednesday and Saturday so we had to overnight on both ends to make the flights work. The (2 ish hour) boat ride from the mainland to Blackbird was uneventful and a really nice cruise. The day we returned was rainy so the ride was not as enjoyable. We left on a Wednesday so there were only 4 of us which allowed us to take the smaller boat with better cover and faster time. The managers, Francisco and Beatrice, were always available and made sure to check in with guests to see that needs were m ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Blackbird Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Carribbean, Maldives, Australia, Truk Lagoon, Costa Rica, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Philippines...and lots of other places!
Closest Airport	Belize City	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-75 Ft/ 12-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Most dives were 60 for 60 but we also did longer dives
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There were no camera facilities but the bungalows were very close to the dive shop and the boats c ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Blackbird Resort in Belize/Turneffe Atoll

Blackbird Resort: "Excellent Get Away for Divers", Nov, 2021,

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Dive Review of Blackbird Resort in
Belize/Turneffe Atoll