Dive Review of Turneffe Island Resort in
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Turneffe Island Resort: "Turneffe Island - always the best", Nov, 2023, by Jeffrey D Hubbard MD, NY, US ( Top Contributor 32 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 12816.
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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	Turneffe Island Resort is near the southern end of the 30-mile-long Turneffe atoll, which is south-east of Belize city in the Caribbean Sea. There are other properties bearing the name "Turneffe" so be sure you are looking for the correct one. The Resort grew out of a fishing camp founded on Caye Bokel in 1966. The principal activities at the Resort are scuba diving and sportfishing. Since the Resort is a 1½ hour boat ride from Belize city, there is a substantial staff village. Many employees are long-term and one is the son of a legendary fishing guide on the island, described in a Sports Illustrated account from 1968. Belize is readily accessible from the States. The boat from Belize city goes to the island every Wednesday and Saturday. Boat charters on extra days may be arranged, as well as helicopter transport. We usually fly to Belize a day or two in advance and overnight at the commodious Radisson Fort George Hotel, from which the boat to the island leaves, to reduce travel troubles. The weekly schedule is 15 dives, including a night dive. They are scheduled around mealtimes, and the schedule works very well, without seeming hurried. Diving is from open boats which could accommodate eight divers, plus th ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Turneffe Island Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Fernando de Noronha (Brasil), Australia, Fiji, PNG, Micronesia, Hawai'i
Closest Airport	BZE	Getting There	Nonstops from MIA, ATL, IAH . . .
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow divemaster, not nagged or scolded. Within sight is the standard.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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 Turneffe Island Resort in Belize

Turneffe Island Resort: "Turneffe Island - always the best", Nov, 2023,

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Dive Review of Turneffe Island Resort in
Belize