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Coral Garden Shark and Sting Ray Alley Snorkeling
Belize City, Belize
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Belize City Tours
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- 5 hours (approx.)
- Hotel pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Snorkel among the vibrant coral gardens of the world’s second-largest barrier reef on a day trip from Belize City. Cruise across the cool blue Caribbean to a spot with shallow depths and clear waters, ideal for admiring colorful sea fans, finger coral, and sponges teeming with fish. At a second stop, dive into waters churning with throngs of (harmless) nurse sharks and sting rays, and then reward your bravery with rum punch and a beach break on the laid-back island of Caye Caulker.
- Swim and snorkel along Belize's famous barrier reef
- Learn about the formation of old and new coral as you explore intricate undersea gardens
- Safely swim up close to nurse sharks and sting rays at Shark Alley
- Check out the beach vibes of nearby Caye Caulker along the way
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What's Included
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Meeting And Pickup
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Start time
09:00 AM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Pickup details
As you debark from your tender boat, please look for the Diamonds International store at Terminal 2. Walk through the store to the gate on Fort Street. At the gate, you’ll be met by a representative of Splash Wave Tours.
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Traveler Tips
Don't forget to tip, these guys rely on tourism to feed their families!!
It is a 35 minute boat ride but well worth it!
Reviews
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Legendary tour!!
Jessica_O, Feb 2023
Our family had an amazing and memorable time!! The tour guides were very informative and gave us the time of our lives with an experience all of us will treasure the rest of our lives. We recommend this tour to everyone we know!!
Way to many people, coral garden was breathtaking tho
Michael_W, Jan 2023
I had mixed feelings about this experience. The coral was amazing. Logistically getting there was a mess. We met at the checkin point and the tour operators crammed 37 ppl onto a boat. We had two people in our party that didn’t show and it is good that they didn’t. I don’t know where they would’ve sat. We traveled 45 minutes by boat to an island to change and preorder lunch. We stayed there for about 15-20 minutes. The tour operators scrambled to find snorkeling gear for everyone. We boarded the boat again, then traveled another 20 minutes to the coral. Stopping along the way to meet their sister boat to get more snorkeling gear.
When we arrived at the snorkeling spot. We snorkeled for about 30-45 minutes. The coral was absolutely beautiful.
Then we piled back into the boat and went to see the stingrays and nurse sharks. This was a mess. There were so many people, mixed emotions between fascinated and terrified, that all the sand was being kicked up. My wife, daughter and I finally got out because there wasn’t much to see through the cloudy water and people were simply rude, just crashing into each other.
We took a 20 minute ride back to the island and hung out for 20-30 minutes so those who ordered lunch could eat. There was only one restroom at the restaurant. My wife and I sat on the dock and enjoyed the beauty.
We loaded back in to the boat for the 45 minute ride back, and the boat ran out of gas about 100 yds from the port. One of their sister boats towed us in to the pier.
I’m pretty easy going, and while the coral was beautiful, I’ll opt for another trip next time. The logistics were a mess. The staff was friendly, and did the best they could.
Unbelizable!
Rebecca_H, Dec 2022
This was an absolutely fabulous trip! I would recommend it to anybody.
The waters were beautifully clear, warm and perfect to swim and snorkel in. We were able to see many stingrays and sharks at very close quarters! Coral reef was incredible. All of this was made perfect by the guides who not only were witty and good company but also very knowledgeable. Thank you for a great time in Belize. Unbelizable!!
Thank you for an amazing experience
Dawn_R, Nov 2022
Great experience. The tour guides were great and the reef was beautiful! Thank you for an amazing experience!
FULL REFUND requested
Tim_G, Jul 2022
REQUESTING a full refund. The guides never showed up. They never contacted us. the only way we found out is that we pursued them to find that they were not showing. We ended up figuring out how to do it on our own.
Trip didn't happen :(
Sara_R, Jul 2022
The company did not show up, nor notified us of a cancelation. Locals suggested that it may have been because a cruise ship that was supposed to come in did not, and thus the snorkel trip may have been canceled. Poor business practices. We took the ferry to Caye Calker instead, which was also disappointing.
Amazing Experience!!
kelli_G, Jun 2022
Amazing!! We had an awesome experience snorkeling and eating lunch at the island of Caye Caulker. All the people we meet were so friendly and the reef snorkeling was just amazing. Can't wait to return!!
1 traveler found this review helpful
Not a pleasant experience
Gianna_R, May 2022
We were supposed to go on the snorkeling excursion,, the tour rep never picked us up and sent someone else that wasn't a part of the tour to let us know it was overlooked. We were very disappointed. This was the only thing we planned to do.
1 traveler found this review helpful
Great excursion
Taylor_S, Apr 2022
Super fun excursion!! We were supposed to start at 9 and ended up getting on the boat by 9:45 ish. We drove by boat for 40 min to caye caulker island and ordered lunch for later. We then drove out from that island 5 min away to snorkel the huge reef and I have to say, it was beautiful. I’ve snorkeled a lot, all over the world and this was the best snorkeling I’ve ever done. The reef is HUGE!! The guides are very knowledgeable and will share alot of info about Belize, as well as the wildlife in the water. The first stop for snorkeling was about 45 min. After we saw the reef we drove about 10 min from there and met the nurse sharks and sting rays. They fed them right before we all hopped in the water so they would swarm us. It was amazing and we were there for about 20 min. I would never usually book a snorkeling excursion bc you can do that anywhere for free, but swimming with the sharks made it so worth it. After we snorkeled, we went back to caye caulker and ate lunch (had about 50 min) and walked around a little. There wasn’t much to see in the area where we ate lunch. Overall this was a GREAT excursion hosted by amazing people!!
Unreliable who cancels at the last minute
Nora_B, Apr 2022
Do not use this company!!! They canceled on us at 9pm the night before. We thought it was because of the weather so we rebooked later in the week. They sent us our ticket and confirmed our pick-up spot. They canceled on us at 4am when we were supposed to get picked up at 8:30am. They are unreliable.
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