Guest LADY TORTOLA Posted February 8, 2009 #1 Share Posted February 8, 2009 We are going to Belize in March and we are trying to decide between a couple snorkel excursions. We have never snorkeled in Belize before and are very excited since we hear this is the place to do it!! Can anyone lend some insight on which excursion to take that would be the best snorkelling either Sergeants cay or Goffs Cay?? Or if you have another idea that would be great - we were told that going to Caye Caulker or Ambergris Caye is not doable with our timeline in Belize. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyboy Posted February 9, 2009 #2 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Goff's wasn't very good when we were there a couple of weeks ago. I could tell there was a lot of life and coral, but visibility was about 12 feet (which is horrible). I wouldn't go back. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomom Posted February 10, 2009 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Goff's wasn't very good when we were there a couple of weeks ago. I could tell there was a lot of life and coral, but visibility was about 12 feet (which is horrible).I wouldn't go back. Mike How did you get there? Was the beach area nice? I understand it took quite a hit from a fairly recent hurricane and that there's not much there now. If the viz is bad, it would be nice to be able to just hang on a nice, "remote" beach.'' Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorkel2Much Posted February 11, 2009 #4 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Goff's wasn't very good when we were there a couple of weeks ago. I could tell there was a lot of life and coral, but visibility was about 12 feet (which is horrible). I wouldn't go back. Mike Must be luck of the draw. We were just there Dec 30th. The snorkeling and water clarity were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyboy Posted February 13, 2009 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I suspect there may have been a storm the day before. The sand was really kicked up. Luck of the draw. I did see lots of fish and healthy coral but I had to dive down to see it well. A bit spooky especially with a 4 foot Barracuda shadowing my wife and I for about 5 minutes. My wife spotted it first and said "Did you see the shark"? Her mis-identification was even scarier. I'd recommend Goff's Caye then. It seems visibility is usually better. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorkel2Much Posted February 14, 2009 #6 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I suspect there may have been a storm the day before. The sand was really kicked up.Luck of the draw. I did see lots of fish and healthy coral but I had to dive down to see it well. A bit spooky especially with a 4 foot Barracuda shadowing my wife and I for about 5 minutes. My wife spotted it first and said "Did you see the shark"? Her mis-identification was even scarier. I'd recommend Goff's Caye then. It seems visibility is usually better. Mike With the barrier reef exposed to the open Northern Caribbean and it's weather, water clarity may be hit or miss, but Belize is generally considered prime diving with excellent clarity. Sorry your swim didn't live up to the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfallen1 Posted August 1, 2009 #7 Share Posted August 1, 2009 With the barrier reef exposed to the open Northern Caribbean and it's weather, water clarity may be hit or miss, but Belize is generally considered prime diving with excellent clarity. Sorry your swim didn't live up to the hype. We did Goffs Caye in 2005 and the current was very stong one young man was inpaled on the corral it looked painful. Vis was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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