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

Turneffe Island Resort: "Nice Dive Resort/Reef Sharks & Green Morays", Nov, 2022,

by Gail King, FL, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 25 Helpful votes). Report 12241 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 3 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 2 stars
Comments Corals were mostly dying or dead; sponges were nice. Bad luck to start diving 4 days after hurricane Lisa came over the resort. Vis was awful until you reached 60 feet & then it was doable...20-40 feet...so mostly limited to close reef viewing. Our dive guide speared lion fish & fed them to the waiting reef sharks...several were always around us... so that activity really helped entertain us on what would otherwise have been mostly boring poor vis dives all week. We also had quite a few green morays...one had been fed & aggressively wanted speared lion fish. We also had several white spotted toad fish out in full view. They are much larger than the Cozumel Splendid Toad fish. Our trip included 1 day at the Blue Hole & Half Moon Cay...where we enjoyed good vis for 3 dives & also saw the red footed Booby birds & frigates & enjoyed lunch on the island. This day trip was 1.5 hour boat ride. We had some friendly groupers. Indigo hamlets, barred, & butter were seen. The usual caribbean fish were there just not in quantity. The resort & staff & food were all very good.
Websites Turneffe Island Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Indonesia, Palau, Fiji, Philippines, Australia, Galapagos, Socorro, Hawaii, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cuba, PNG
Closest Airport Belize City Getting There AA to Belize City Then 1.5 hour boat transfer to the tiny island resort.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry Seas calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp 82-°F / 28-°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 700 psi on surface, buddy dive, dives led by guide.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 1 stars Tropical Fish 2 stars
Small Critters 1 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 2 stars Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 2 stars Shore Facilities 3 stars
UW Photo Comments 5 gallon bucket on boat but good rinse bin at resort...boat returned to resort after each dive
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