altaskier
Contributor
I've been to Virgin Gorda with DiveBVI multiple years, and went to San Pedro in Belize once. I really like both. Turneffe Elbow in Belize was great, with dolphins, big schools of jacks, wall with a good dropoff, spotted eagle ray... In general, a bit fishier though it's a long boat ride out there and back from San Pedro. The dives closer to San Pedro are really nice too, but not like Turneffe Elbow. BVI has lots of interesting underwater rock topography (chimney), and some fun wrecks (Rhone, and Chikusen) along with some really neat fishy spots. All in all I think I'd give a very slight edge to Belize on the diving if you include Turneffe Elbow, but as I said both are great. We like Virgin Gorda much more on the topside; it's a nice quiet island, with neat topography and boulders (especially near the Baths). San Pedro/Ambergris Caye is much busier.How would you rate the diving in the BVI versus Belize or Bahamas?
I did a week-long liveaboard in Palau in May which was just amazing; the diving there certainly tops both BVI and Belize. Even so, I am also really looking forward to my next trip to Virgin Gorda!