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Snorkeling Tours

Dive in the azure waters of Belize
beautiful corals and an abundance of marine life await

Our skillful, knowledgeable team is ready to take you on an amazing adventure around the Southwater Caye Marine Reserve. This is the largest marine reserve in Belize, and you can choose from our many excursions, each having its own unique experience and highlights. When booking a snorkel tour with us, you’ll be ensuring authenticity and quality.

 


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1-2 Hour Snorkel Tours

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South of Tobacco Caye Channel

Explore the forereef or backreef of the southern end of the Tobacco Caye Channel for one hour.

COST:
$40 per person (4 people and under)
$30 per person (5 or more people)

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Night Snorkel

The ocean's night life awaits you! Join one of our capable guides on a one-of-a-kind snorkel where you’ll see octopus, Caribbean reef squids, eels, spotted eagle rays, lobsters, nocturnal fishes and more! It takes approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes to complete the route. We will provide you with underwater lights and safety vests to ensure that you’ll be able to have the best time of your life.

COST:
$40 per person (4 people and under)
$30 per person (5 or more people)

Prices in US$. Please see tour details before booking. 

Half-Day Snorkel Tours

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Tobacco Caye Range

Explore the Tobacco Caye Range where you’ll get to see Bird Island (Man O War Caye), sightseeing for manatees, snorkel the mangrove roots and 1 one-hour snorkel at south of Tobacco Caye Channel.

COST:
$55 per person (4 people and under)
$45 per person (5 or more people)

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Southwater Caye

Explore the southern end of Southwater Caye Marine Reserve. Tour includes 2 one-hour reef snorkel stops.

COST:
$70 per person (4 people and under)
$60 per person (5 or more people)

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Bread & Butter Caye

This tour includes 2 one-hour reef snorkels and a stop at Bread & Butter Island for snacks.

COST:
$85 per person (4 people and under)
$75 per person (5 or more people)

Prices in US$. Please see tour details before booking. 

Full-Day Snorkel Tours

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Southwater Caye

Explore the southern end of Southwater Caye Marine Reserve. Tour includes 3 reef snorkel stops and lunch on Southwater Caye.

COST:
$95 per person (4 people and under)
$85 per person (5 or more people)

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Bread & Butter Caye

Tour includes 2 reef snorkels before stopping on Bread & Butter Island for lunch. After lunch, unwind with a short island tour before our final snorkel at the reef surrounding the island.

COST:
$100 per person (4 people and under)
$90 per person (5 or more people)

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Glover’s Reef

Eighteen miles east of the Belize Barrier Reef, you will discover one of only four atolls in Belize. You will explore the back reef and forereefs with 3 snorkels. Enjoy lunch at Middle Caye.

COST:
$180 per person (4 people and under)
$150 per person (5 or more people)

Prices in US$. Please see tour details before booking. 

Tour Details

  • All tours include access to drinking water (kindly bring along your refillable water bottles).
  • All tours include light refreshments.
  • Half-day tours can be done in the mornings or afternoons. Morning tours depart Tobacco Caye at 9:30 AM and return at 12:00 PM. Afternoon tours depart Tobacco Caye at 1:30 PM and return at 4:00 PM.
  • All tours are dependent on weather conditions and boat availability.
  • All tours require a minimum of 4 people to depart, except for Glover's Reef Full Day which requires 8 people minimum to depart.
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I have snorkeled the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, and off the southern shores of Belize. None compared to what Tobacco Caye offers! A 5 minute walk from my room, I was in the water with the healthiest coral and marine life that I have ever witnessed. Night snorkeling was divine. - zerverovers

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