Ambergris / San Pedro / Caulker Dive Ops for More Experienced Divers.

[John Trecker]

I dove with Elite Adventures Belize just last month. They did seem to cater to more experienced divers and locals. You do have to go with a DM and the max dive time is 45 minutes but they took us to lots of cool swim throughs and my max depth was 105' on one dive although most were at a max of around 80'. Picture is from my last dive where it was just me and the DM (gotta love low season).

Looks promising! Weekly Nitrox. Weekly gear rentals. 3 tank trips. Competitive prices. Have reached out.

 

[ilovecolours]

I dove with Elite Adventures Belize just last month. They did seem to cater to more experienced divers and locals. You do have to go with a DM and the max dive time is 45 minutes but they took us to lots of cool swim throughs and my max depth was 105' on one dive although most were at a max of around 80'. Picture is from my last dive where it was just me and the DM (gotta love low season).

So, there doesn't seem to be much on dive shops in San Pedro, Belize. I'll look into Scuba Daze and Elite Adventures Belize. I also read about Amigos (which I think is Amigos del Mar) on another thread. If anyone else has experience in San Pedro, I'd love to hear which shops you recommend. I'm not a SUPER experienced diver, but I also would rather not go with newbies or people from cruise ships... Thank you!

 

[Rob9876]

So, there doesn't seem to be much on dive shops in San Pedro, Belize. I'll look into Scuba Daze and Elite Adventures Belize. I also read about Amigos (which I think is Amigos del Mar) on another thread. If anyone else has experience in San Pedro, I'd love to hear which shops you recommend. I'm not a SUPER experienced diver, but I also would rather not go with newbies or people from cruise ships... Thank you!

Dove with Belize Pro Dive Center a little over a week ago, and they run a good operation.

 

[ilovecolours]

Dove with Belize Pro Dive Center a little over a week ago, and they run a good operation.

Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[caotoole]

Thanks for the recommendation!

Scuba Steve - it is a family operation right by the ferry landing 501-627-7338 - first dives are to get familiar with you after that you can go up to your comport level. We have dove with them a bunch of times over the years

 

[Regulatrix]

We stayed at Ramon's. They cater to newbies. You MUST stay with the DM, and the dives are 60 feet max and 40 minutes max. I was regularly surfacing with about 1,200 p.s.i.

The Blue Hole dive is NOT worth the long ride out there. The place is swamped with newbies who kick up the sand in the shallows. By the time you get down to 140-150 feet the visibility is extremely poor from all the sand filtering down. Total nightmare.

Yeah, we were not super-impressed with Ramon's, for many of the reasons you discuss. Also, the head guy on our boat was pretty dismissive/condescending to the female divers in our group. Not going back.

 

[Edward3c]

Being more experienced why not check out ReefCI out of Placencia.

 

[John Trecker]

Being more experienced why not check out ReefCI out of Placencia.

Looks great. On next trip.

 

[John Trecker]

Thank you again everyone for the great input!!! Looking so forward to Belize!

 

[John Trecker]

Will share feedback as I get it on some shops...
From Belize Pro:
"Our bottom time is 40 to 45 minutes plus a 3 minute safety stop; we dive on these times and not until you have consumed your air. "
Also no multi day / dive packages around the holidays.