Dive Review of Itza Resort in
Belize

Other Belize reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Itza Resort: "Our Own Private Dive Resort!", Mar, 2019, by Nancy Balch, CO, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 10876 has 1 Helpful vote.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	It's a two hour bumpy, windy boat ride to the resort from Belize City. They pick up/drop off guests on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. If you want to arrive/leave on other days, that can be arranged for extra $$s. We had the resort and staff all to ourselves (for two of our seven days, that is) and felt very pampered. (Can't promise that to subsequent guests.) The diving is very good, with plenty of fish, and a wide variety, too (i.e., a healthy reef system). Did not see a single Lionfish all week long! We had “valet” diving, with our tanks set up and changed and gear rinsed for us. You don your wetsuit in your room, walk out to the boat, and in the time it takes to put your weight belt on and defog your mask, you are at the dive site! It's a back roll in, and meet up underwater at the mooring. Dives were typically an hour long. Note to the wise on the boat ride to/from to the mainland: On the way back,I wore my dive hood. It tamed the wind in my hair and reduced the wind roar in my ears to an acceptable level. Also, plan on getting sometimes salt-water sprayed and your luggage taking on some “dampness”. Back to the resort, we had Gilroy as our chef. He was very attentive, visiting every table after meals were served, accepting compliments and suggestions. Our main complaint was that we were fed too much! When we spoke up about a couple of problems with our room, the manager, Elvis, quickly fixed them. To extend our time in Belize, we added on four days inland. We found a wonderful little resort in the San Ignacio area with an activity package. Maya Mountain Lodge serves healthy, tasty food (again, too much!) We had a day long visit to the Mayan ruins at Tikal, a half day horseback ride to Mayan ruins at Xunantunich, and a full day visit on the Macal River by boat.
Websites	Itza Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Mostly Caribbean, Red Sea, Fiji
Closest Airport	Belize City	Getting There	2 hour boat ride that they provide from mainland
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Report currently has 1 Helpful vote

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 482 dive reviews of Belize and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

All Belize Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Belize
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest

Reef & Rainforest is an agency for travelers that like to scuba dive. Want to see the Blue Hole, Caves, Mayan ruins and rainforests? Let us plan your adventure to Belize

Want to assemble your own collection of Belize reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.15 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Itza Resort in Belize

Itza Resort: "Our Own Private Dive Resort!", Mar, 2019,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Itza Resort in
Belize