Belize, any advice ?

[manolis_86]

I am going to Belice for one week in december. Any tip's to dive with and hotel to stay ?
Thank you.

 

[driftwood]

We stay at the Paradise Villas in San Pedro. Nice condo within walking distance of most everything you need. For diving, we liked Rudy at Island Divers.

 

[asha]

We dove with Belize Diving Services on Caye Caulker. Great op.

 

[Damselfish]

Any thoughts on what area of Belize you want to stay in, what sort of accommodations and trip you might want, budget, or other things you might want to do? There are a number of areas of the country you could go and dive, that are no where near each other. (Personally, I would say skip hotels completely and do a liveaboard there but thats me.)

 

[sbroh]

We stayed on Ambergris Caye and dove with Chuck and Robbie's. They were fantastic!

 

[dvankirk]

We rented houses in both San Pedro and Placencia through VRBO. Works out great if you have a few people.

 

[flareside]

As Damselfish noted, you have to let us know what in general you are looking for and in what order of priority. I spent a week at Huracan Diving and thoroughly enjoyed it but as it is extremely isolated, it is not the kind of place for everyone.

 

[craracer]

I've stayed at Turneffe Island Resort, and highly recommend it: Belize Scuba Diving & Flats Fishing | Turneffe Island Resort | Vacation in Belize

I've also stayed at Turneffe Flats, but wouldn't recommend them: Belize Flats Fishing, Belize Scuba Diving and Belize Eco Tour resort, Belize permit fishing, saltwater fly fishing, Belize snorkeling, Belize's Blue Hole, bonefishing Belize, permit fishing, tarpon fishing, saltwater flyfishing, scuba diving Belize -
And my long-winded review of The Flats: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/belize/356402-turneffe-flats-resort-review-long.html

 

[Downing]

As you can see, Belize may be a small country but it's still a big place with a lot to offer. A good way to narrow down your choices is to buy a copy of Belize Insight Guide. Chock full of color photos and maps.

I use it to help plan my trips and take it with me every time I go.

 

[bbarada]

As you can see, Belize may be a small country but it's still a big place with a lot to offer. A good way to narrow down your choices is to buy a copy of Belize Insight Guide. Chock full of color photos and maps.

I use it to help plan my trips and take it with me every time I go.

I agree. We've stayed on Ambergris Caye and Glovers Atoll. Very different experiences. Ambergris had more life and bars & restaurants, Glovers was better diving.