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Dive Review of Turneff Island Resort in
Belize/Turneff Island Resort

Turneff Island Resort: "The Death Of the Caribbean", Feb, 2024,

by Bette Nordberg, WA, US ( 2 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 12903 has 3 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling 4 stars
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
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Comments [None]We were last in Belize in 2014. The change in the coral is profound. Soft coral continues to flourish. But hard coral is just dead. We did not see bleaching, or even SCD. Instead, the hard coral is covered in algae. No color. No resistance to the environment. Toppled over. No coral blennies ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving We've done most of the Caribbean, much of Central America, a bit of indonesia.
Closest Airport Belize City Getting There We took a direct flight from Seattle.

Dive Conditions

Weather windy Seas choppy
Water Temp -79°F / -26°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Because of the distance to a dive chamber, strict enforcement of time underwater.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 1 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

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

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments [None]I shlepped my camera to Belize, and did my first dives without it (accomodating to boat and sta ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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