The Turneffe Islands Atoll is the largest of the trio of Belize atolls and also the closest from the Belize coastline. Here you will find an area dominated by purely mangrove islands. These mangrove ranges, both offshore and coastal, make Belize diving so special as they are the nurseries on which almost all marine life depends to insure juvenile protection and biological productivity. Although the atoll is best known for its walls, there are many shallow sea gardens and bright sand flats inside the reef that are excellent for scuba diving.

This three-tank trip heads northeast cruising past remote fishing camps and idyllic cayes before punching out of the protective Barrier Reef for a short crossing to Turneffe Islands Atoll.  Our first dive is one of Belize’s most famous dive sites, “The Elbow”.  This has a convergence of several ocean currents passing by canyon-type formations.  Here we may swim through enormous schools of horse-eye jacks, Atlantic Spadefish, snappers and permit, as well as see sharks, turtles and eagle rays!  During surface intervals we go into a sheltered lagoon surrounded by mangrove islands.  Throughout the next two dives we experience sheer walls for which Turneffe is famous.  It is common to see moray eels, turtles, rays, big barrel sponges and large coral formations while drifting along over the edge of the abyss.  Travel Time to Turneffe is approximately 1.5 hours.

On our dive trips we often see turtles, moray eels, barracuda, king mackerel, eagle rays and southern stingrays, as well as the micro marine life like Pedersen shrimp, colorful gobie cleaning stations and spotted drums.  Hamanasi divers have seen manta rays, hammerhead sharks, jew fish and dolphins up close.  Some of our common dive sites include Jason’s Wall, Elsie’s Aquarium, Carrie Bow, South Water Wall, Trick Ridge, Hell Hole and The Abyss.  On these trips, we often stop by a postcard coral isle, such as South Water Caye, perched right on the Barrier Reef.

The Turneffe Islands Atoll is the largest of the trio of Belize atolls and also the closest from the Belize coastline. Here you will find an area dominated by purely mangrove islands. These mangrove ranges, both offshore and coastal, make Belize diving so special as they are the nurseries on which almost all marine life depends to insure juvenile protection and biological productivity. Although the atoll is best known for its walls, there are many shallow sea gardens and bright sand flats inside the reef that are excellent for scuba diving.

This three-tank trip heads northeast cruising past remote fishing camps and idyllic cayes before punching out of the protective Barrier Reef for a short crossing to Turneffe Islands Atoll.  Our first dive is one of Belize’s most famous dive sites, “The Elbow”.  This has a convergence of several ocean currents passing by canyon-type formations.  Here we may swim through enormous schools of horse-eye jacks, Atlantic Spadefish, snappers and permit, as well as see sharks, turtles and eagle rays!  During surface intervals we go into a sheltered lagoon surrounded by mangrove islands.  Throughout the next two dives we experience sheer walls for which Turneffe is famous.  It is common to see moray eels, turtles, rays, big barrel sponges and large coral formations while drifting along over the edge of the abyss.  Travel Time to Turneffe is approximately 1.5 hours.

On our dive trips we often see turtles, moray eels, barracuda, king mackerel, eagle rays and southern stingrays, as well as the micro marine life like Pedersen shrimp, colorful gobie cleaning stations and spotted drums.  Hamanasi divers have seen manta rays, hammerhead sharks, jew fish and dolphins up close.  Some of our common dive sites include Jason’s Wall, Elsie’s Aquarium, Carrie Bow, South Water Wall, Trick Ridge, Hell Hole and The Abyss.  On these trips, we often stop by a postcard coral isle, such as South Water Caye, perched right on the Barrier Reef.