Belize, Ambergris Caye & San Pedro · November 2021
Belize: Barrier Reef Diving from Ambergris Caye
There's a particular magic to bringing a group to Ambergris Caye, where golf carts rule the streets of San Pedro and the second-largest barrier reef on Earth sits just offshore. Our week in Belize blended easy Caribbean diving with the kind of land-side adventures, ancient ruins, jungle ziplines, cave tubing, that turn a dive trip into a full-blown expedition.
Day by day
Day 1
Island time on Ambergris Caye
A short hop over the patchwork blues of the Belizean coast dropped us into San Pedro. We settled into island life, gathered the group for a welcome dinner, and got our gear sorted for a week of diving on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Days 2-3
Reef diving & golf-cart adventures
We fell into the rhythm fast, two-tank mornings on the reef, then trading fins for golf carts to explore the island like locals. The water was warm, the reef alive with turtles, eels and color, and the afternoons were ours to wander.
Days 4-5
Early dives, a catamaran sail & a special site
Early starts earned us quiet reef to ourselves, an afternoon catamaran sail across impossibly blue water, and a 'special' dive day the group still talks about. We rounded things out exploring San Pedro from the water.
Day 6
Maya ruins, ziplines & cave tubing
We traded the reef for the mainland and one of our most beloved land days anywhere, the ancient Maya site of Altun Ha, a flight through the rainforest canopy on a zipline, and a float through an underground river on a cave-tubing adventure.
Day 7
Lionfish, a night dive & farewell
For a grand finale we went hunting invasive lionfish (a dive that does the reef a real favor) and dropped in for a night dive as the reef switched to its nocturnal cast. A final group dinner closed out a week none of us wanted to end.
From the trip
World-class Caribbean diving, the easy charm of San Pedro, and a side of Maya ruins, jungle and caves, Belize is the rare destination that delivers a full adventure above and below the waterline.
Want to do this one yourself?
We run trips like this every year. See where we're headed next and grab a spot before the group fills up.