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Turneffe Islands Dive Sites

Listed below is a selection of some of the best dive sites around the Turneffe Islands. We have only briefly listed the points of interest. These are major dive attractions and are known to the diving freternity world wide. A detailed description is outside of the cope of our site.

The Aquarium

Depth:12 feet (3.6 M), Current: light, Visibily: good, Level: novice, Points of Interest: variety of small corals and a profusion of small reef fishes, numerous tunneks, arches, good undewater photography.

Triple Anchors

Depth:40-60 ft (12-18 meters), Current: Minimal, Visibily: 60 ft (18 meters) , Level: Novice, Points of Interest: scattered remnants of an early 18th century vessel, including a few artifacts and three anchors, sponges.

Hollywood

Depth:20-50 ft (6-15 meters), Current: None, Visibily: 50 ft (15 meters) low, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: good for Snorkelers and getting comfortable diving the offshore atolls, giant brain, club finger grooved fungus, large cactus, rare rose, large cupped boulder and polygonal corals, sea feathers and sea fans, big coral heads, barracudas, trumpet, queen angels, grunts and snappers are sure to be seen.

Susies's Shallows

Depth: 15 feet (5 m), Current: light, Visibily: good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: especially good place to photograph, coral head rise up to surface.

Permit Paradise

Depth:35-60 ft (11-18 meters), Current: Minimal, Visibily: 60 ft (18 meters, Level: , Points of Interest: Frequented by many Permit fish, sea feathers, many fast fish, lace corals, candelabra and black coral.

Wreck of Sayonara

Depth: 30-60 ft (9-18 meters), Current: None, Visibily: Visibility: 50 ft (15 meters), Level: Novice, Points of Interest:good for inexperienced wreck divers Giant basket and stinking vase sponges, starfish, clams, shrimp.

Bat Brook Shallows

Depth:15 feet (5 m), Current: None, Visibily: good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: Good for reptitive dives, French and gray angelfish.

Jill's Thrill

Depth: 110 feet (33 m, Current: None, Visibily: Good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: Spanish mackerel and small groups of spotted eagle rays are regularly seen here.

Randolph's Rocks

Depth: 60 feet (18 m), Current: None, Visibily: Good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: Giant brain corals are especially prevalent as are deep water gorgonians.

HMS Advice

Depth: 16 feet (5 m) , Current: , Visibily, Level: , Points of Interest: 200 year old British naval cutter, three anchors, posibilty of treasure, bottles etc.

West Point Wall

Depth: 65 feet (20 m), Current: None, Visibily: Good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: Striking coral composition which are uniqe.

Cabbage Patch

Depth: 65 feet (20 m), Current: None, Visibily: Good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: . It is an excellent spot for divers who wish to photograph species of coral. It is an excellent spot for divers who wish to photograph species of coral.

The Elbow

Depth: 60 ft (18 meters), Current: Strong, Visibily: Excellent, Level: Advanced, Points of Interest: Large Grouper, Eagle Rays, sharks.

The Corral

Depth: 90 feet (27 m), Current: Strong, Visibily: Excellent, Level: Advanced, Points of Interest: Excelent for gorgonians.

The Zoo

Depth: 90 feet (27 m), Current: Strong, Visibily: Excelent, Level: Advanced, Points of Interest: nurse sharks Spotted Eagle Rays and Hawksbill turtle.

Three Amigos

Depth: 90 feet (27 m), Current: Strong, Visibily: Excelent, Level: Advanced, Points of Interest: nurse sharks Spotted Eagle Rays and Hawksbill turtle.

Myrtle's Turtles

Depth: Range: 60 ft (18 meters), Current: Strong, Visibily: 100ft (30 m), Level:Intermediate , Points of Interest: One of the best dive destinations, fantastic variety of tropical fish and invertebrates.

Lefty's Ledge

Depth: 50 ft (15 meters), Current: Strong, Visibily: 80 feet (24 m), Level: Intermediate, Points of Interest: the reef, featuring blue chromis, striped grunts, mutton snappers, black durgons, blue tangs, damselfish, groupers and parrotfish, horse-eye jacks, bar jacks, Spanish mackerels, creole wrasses, yellowtail snappers and permits. Eagle rays, ocean triggerfish and barracudas can also be seen, along with occasional appearances of hammerhead, black tip and bull sharks.

Joyce's Jump and Gorgonian Bluff

Depth: 60 feet (18 m) deep., Current: none, Visibily: good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: Blacktip sharks.

Billy Bob's Shallows

Depth: 25 feet (8 m), Current: None, Visibily: good, Level: Novice, Points of Interest: reef squid and octopus.

Black Beauty

Depth: 60 ft (18 m), Current: strong, Visibily: excellent, Level: Intermediate, Points of Interest: Hudge Black Coral trees.

Majestic Point

Depth: 50 ft (15 meters), Current: Moderate, Visibily: 80 ft (24 meters), Level: , Points of Interest: Masive coral ridges.

T's Trail, Cut Throat and Front Porch

Depth: 50 ft (15m), Current: Moderate, Visibily: 80 ft (24 meters), Level: Intermediate, Points of Interest: dark blue toadfish.

Gail's Point

Depth: 45 ft (14m), Current: Moderate, Visibily: 80 ft (24 meters), Level: Intermediate, Points of Interest: Massive Coral ridge, caverns, Nassau, black, tiger and marble groupers can be seen here in early December.

Blue Creek

Depth: 20-35 ft (6-10 meters), Current: None, Visibily: 50 ft (15m), Level: Novice, Points of Interest: Good night dive, crabs, lobsters, long spined black urchins.

Birthday Reef, The Secret Spot and Fabian's Roost

Depth: 60 feet (18 m), Current: moderate, Visibily: good, Level: novice, Points of Interest: rare oceanic whitetip shark.

Rendezvous Cut

Depth: 50 feet (12-15 m, Current: none, Visibily: moderate, Level: novice, Points of Interest: Most popular belze dive.