With the second largest reef in the world located right at the doorstep of Belize’s coast, snorkeling is one of the most enjoyable passtimes you can have. There is so much to see in the water and coral and animal life is plentyful. An Australian guy told me yesterday that this reef here is prettier and healthier than the one in Australia!
Patch and the Ray
Yesterday i arrived back on the island and after meeting up with Patrick and the Raggamuffin “gang” i went with them to snorkel at Corral Gardens, Shark Ray Alley and Hol Chan. At Corral Gardens i spotted a caribean ray and a biiiiiig Manatee! It was just hanging out there and actually developed an interest in us snorkelers. It came swimming after us for a while! The manatees (West Indian Manatees) are pretty impressive in size and can get up to 3500lbs.
Nurse Sharks at Shark Ray Alley
At Shark Ray Alley we snorkeled with Nurse Sharks and Southern Sting Rays, as well as turtles (Green Turtle and Hawksbill Turtle) and saw a lot of beautiful corral. Shark Ray Alley is one of the many protected areas around here. There are park rangers out at Shark Ray who make sure the tourists do not harrass the animals. It is all here for you to see but you should not go chasing after turtles, rays or sharks.
The third snorkel stop for the day was Hol Chan (Little Channel) which is a protected habitat for all kinds of fish as well. It is a natural opening in the reef and has an abundand wildlife to offer for you to see.
In any case the snorkle opportunities are as abundant as hardly anywhere else in the world and you as a Belize traveler should not miss out on any of them! Here you have the chance to see animals you will probably not spot at other places and explore an unpoluted patch of oceanic life!
Tomorrow i will be heading out for another 3day overnight trip with Raggamuffin Tours to see Rendevouz Caye, Tobacco Caye and South Water Caye. We will sail from Caye Caulker to Placencia and back! I will report back when we are back on lovely CC!
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