Sea Sports Belize - Snorkeling

Sea Sports Belize offers guided snorkeling adventures to
Belize's Barrier Reef - the longest in the Western
Hemisphere where the marine life is spectacular.

Our daily snorkeling trips depart to spectacular
underwater gardens thriving with colorful corals and fish.
We often see larger sea creatures like turtles, rays and
even sharks!

The coral growth that forms the barrier reef are
thousands of years old. There are magnificent stands of
elkhorn and staghorn coral, and large boulder corals up
to 300 years old! There are hundreds of species of stony
corals and soft corals that give the reef it's color and
provide shelter for the reef creatures and reef fish.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE
Molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and sponges are
abundant on the reefs of Belize. Queen conch, channel
clinging crabs, spiny lobster and donkey dung sea
cucumbers are just a few of the marine creatures we
often see while snorkeling.

There are over 500 species of reef fish that inhabit
Caribbean coral reefs. There are many species of
parrotfish, snapper and grouper.

We see loggerhead turtles, green turtles and hawksbill
turtles. The hawksbill turtles are often seen resting on the
bottom blending in very well with their surroundings.

Two species of rays often sighted are the spotted eagle
ray and southern stingray. It's an amazing sight to see a
"squadron" of eagle rays cruising along the reef.

Most of the sharks that we see along the barrier reef are
nurse sharks; also known as sleeping sharks or sand
sharks since they are often found resting on the bottom.

The best thing about snorkeling is that you never know
what you're going to see, and it sure beats any day in the
office!