Budget Accommodations and Best Places to Dive

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AOW here looking to spend a relaxing/adventurous week in Belize. My fiance' hasn't dove before, and this may be a great opportunity for him to learn.

I'm looking for advice on which caye(s) we can stay at that will allow me to dive, and for him to relax on the beach and do other adventures if he does not fancy diving.

Any dive schools for him? Adventures for us?

He is a student and I am recently unemployed, so we are looking for budget friendly options.

Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!

 

[Hank49]

Best if you stay in San Pedro or Caye Caulker. Otherwise you won't see your fiancé much. Diving from the mainland is a pretty much all day venture. 15-20 miles out and two or three dives. There's lot's of bars and restaurants in San Pedro. Caye Caulker is just 8 miles south and less populated but pretty much the same diving

There is a cheap place on Glovers Reef called…Glovers Reef Resort I believe. It's not for ones who wish to be pampered but it's beautiful there. It's pretty much eat and dive. I think they have a bar. But the diving is great and your fiancé could snorkel. They had an instructor there that could teach also.

Glover's Atoll Resort, Belize

 

[Yobubba]

elearning has taken over in the SCUBA Certification world. If he does the elearning first it will make a dive buddy out of him quick and easy.
check this out E-Learn to Dive with PADI

 

[Downing]

Your boyfriend should definitely do his pool and class work in Philly, then do his four OW dives in Belize.

Placencia isn't a caye but has a definite caye vibe with the advantage of being connected to the mainland. You can easily and quickly do all the mainland stuff, like hiking in a jaguar preserve, zip lining, mayan ruins, etc, from there. Splash Dive Center is an excellent dive shop and a ScubaBoard sponsor. Patty Ramirez runs the shop, and she can help with accommodations and mainland stuff as well. There are lots of cheap places to stay.

Have fun!