6 curated Scuba Diving spots in Belize, each with its own note and source.
Norden · Best time: Nov–Apr · Beginner
Spur-and-groove reef with gullies, canyons and swim-throughs in 5 to 35 metres, visibility 10 to 25 metres and water at 25 to 29 °C. Current is none to gentle; in Hol Chan Marine Reserve the cut sits at about 9 metres and a BZ$5 reserve fee applies. Visibility is clearest in the dry season from December to May.
Sources: Dive The World
Belize District · Best time: Nov–Apr · Beginner
Off the island you dive reef in mild to moderate current — beginners cope, while experienced divers move on to deeper walls and drift dives. Visibility is usually over 18 metres and reaches beyond 30 in good conditions, water runs 25 to 29 °C. Reef sharks, nurse sharks, eagle rays and turtles are routine sightings.
Sources: Scuba Diver HQ, PADI
Belize District · Best time: Nov–Apr · Advanced
The sinkhole is about 300 metres across and roughly 122 metres deep. Recreational divers drop along the inner wall to around 40 metres to reach the stalactites — Advanced Open Water or a Deep Diver course is the requirement. It is a three-hour boat ride from Ambergris Caye and about four from Placencia; down there stalactites and sharks replace the reef fish.
Sources: PADI Blog
Süden · Best time: Nov–Apr · Beginner
The Gladden Spit & Silk Cayes Marine Reserve lies 26 nautical miles east of Placencia, ninety minutes by boat. From April to June whale sharks come in for the snapper spawning aggregation, in a window from three days before the full moon to three days after the last quarter. Dives go to a maximum of 18 metres, in groups of no more than twelve, and require an advanced certification.
Sources: Chabil Mar Villas Placencia
Stann Creek · Best time: Nov–Apr · Beginner
The caye sits at the north end of the South Water Caye Marine Reserve — 5 to 10 minutes by boat to Tobacco Caye Wall, Tobacco Reef and Paradise View. Diving is over spur-and-groove structure, through sandy channels and along vertical wall drop-offs; expect nurse sharks, eagle rays, large grouper and hawksbill turtles. Proof of certification is checked.
Sources: Tobacco Caye Paradise (PADI Dive Center)
Belize District · Best time: Nov–Apr · All levels
The atoll lies 30 kilometres east of Belize City and offers walls, drop-offs and channels between 5 and over 40 metres. Visibility runs 15 to 40 metres and is clearest from March to May, water sits at 26 to 29 °C. The shallow western reefs suit beginners; the east and south sides with the current at The Elbow are for experienced divers.
Sources: Dive The World
Without a dedicated Scuba Diving note yet, listed on the country page: Glover's Reef Atoll.