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Blackbird Resort: "Lovely, but Pretty Restricted Diving Practice", Feb, 2026, by Susan Norton, CA, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13772 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	One week Feb trip during a nasty western hemisphere cold snap. Chillier that we wanted but a heck of a lot better than freezing at home! THE DIVES SITE: Most dives are close to resort, with exception of Elbow (a very nice dive site), and the Blue Hole trip. Yo ucome back to the dock after each dive. Lots of nurse sharks swimming around us and a couple of other sharks out in the blue, including one hammerhead, tons of cleaning stations, lobsters, rays and eels. Fun toad fish, and octopi. No to light currents. No complaints there! The usual day trip to Blue Hole, lunch on Half Moon Caye, and Aquarium and Playground in the afternoon. The latter two were wonderful. Coral was there and okay but I can’t help but remember how things looked back when I first started diving in the 80’s, but don’t let that stop you! Water temps were maxing out around 81 with a couple of chilly thermoclines taking you down to 76. Better for the reefs I think, bu it was good to get b ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Blackbird Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Throughout the Caribbean and Central America, Caymans, Red Sea, Indonesia
Closest Airport	Belize City	Getting There	Fly to Belize City, Resort operates a once a week boat to island. air strip is available there if you want to fly in.
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-77°F / 27-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	45 minutes - allegedly plus safety stops, but not really. Everyone required to come up together, even for mooring dives. I was often on board showing less than a 45 minutes dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Blackbird Resort in Belize/turneffe Reef Atoll

Blackbird Resort: "Lovely, but Pretty Restricted Diving Practice", Feb, 2026,

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Dive Review of Blackbird Resort in
Belize/turneffe Reef Atoll