I will be traveling to Abergris Caye next year in June, and I'm trying to gain as much info as I can about the island and what to do there. Diving is obviously an activity that will be done. Hell, I'd be happy with just diving and then relaxing with a few drinks for the whole week, but it's a large family group, so they'll need other activities. There will be 6-8 adults, 4-6 teenagers, and my 7 year old grandson (11-15 people total). Our current plan is to rent a house for a week, staying at either, the Blue Dolphin, or at Casa Blanca further North. My vote is for the Blue Dolphin, since it has a fresh water pool for the kids, and they'll be easier to keep track of in the evenings.
From reading other threads in the Belize forum, I've learned that Island Divers and Amigos Del Mar are some good dive shops to use, but I'm open to other suggestions. Since we'll be further north of San Pedro along the coast, does this affect our options for dive operators? Will the shops provide a shuttle service to/from the dive shop, or are we on our own for that? What about gear storage during the week? If it's available, is it safe/secure? Is shore diving an option?
Can the water be trusted, or do we need to purchase the bottled water as I've read about in other threads?
Any "must see" dive sites other than the Great Blue Hole? I'm the only diver in our group that's beyond OW, so I'm not sure that the GBH is good choice for us. I really don't have any desire to dive the GBH either, since I'm not Tec/Cave certified to enjoy the cave. I read that Hol Chan is a good snorkeling site (for my Grandson), but not sure if you can dive there.
Are there any SB members on here that are locals/operators in Ambergris Caye?
Thanks in advance :cool2:
From reading other threads in the Belize forum, I've learned that Island Divers and Amigos Del Mar are some good dive shops to use, but I'm open to other suggestions. Since we'll be further north of San Pedro along the coast, does this affect our options for dive operators? Will the shops provide a shuttle service to/from the dive shop, or are we on our own for that? What about gear storage during the week? If it's available, is it safe/secure? Is shore diving an option?
Can the water be trusted, or do we need to purchase the bottled water as I've read about in other threads?
Any "must see" dive sites other than the Great Blue Hole? I'm the only diver in our group that's beyond OW, so I'm not sure that the GBH is good choice for us. I really don't have any desire to dive the GBH either, since I'm not Tec/Cave certified to enjoy the cave. I read that Hol Chan is a good snorkeling site (for my Grandson), but not sure if you can dive there.
Are there any SB members on here that are locals/operators in Ambergris Caye?
Thanks in advance :cool2:
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