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Coral Garden Shark and Sting Ray Alley Snorkeling

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167 Ratings

Belize City

Experience the vibrant underwater world of Coral Gardens, home to large Elk Horn corals, Brown & Purple Sea Fans, and a variety of marine life. Snorkel in the crystal-clear waters just off Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Mesoamerican Reef (Belize Barrier Reef) - The second largest reef in the world.

But the largest living reef!

Caye Caulker - Enjoy a nice cool 35 minutes boat ride from the port of Belize as you will be passing along the mangrove islands to the island of Caye Caulker, Belize city second largest island that has a breathtaking view of the barrier reef. Where a 15 minutes stop is being made for you to use the restroom and change of clothing. Then you will be taking a 5 minute boat ride in front of Caye Caulker to the barrier reef (which is the second largest reef in the world).

A 45 minutes snorkeling will be taking place at the Coral Garden where you will be seeing the beautiful Coral reef and fishes, and then a 30 minutes snorkeling with Nurse Sharks and Sting Rays. After the Snorkeling is done the Tour Guide on board will being treating you to a snack and some amazing Rum Punch While heading back to island of Caye caulker where you will be having a beach break and also for you to get a meal and head back in to Belize City after you finish where you will be dropped-off back at the port.

What's Included

Snacks
Professional guide
Bottled water
Use of snorkeling equipment
Rum punch
Port pickup and drop-off
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Coral Gardens is among a handful of locations where you can observe large quantities of Elk Horn corals layered atop deceased corals, collectively establishing a fresh, dense coral bed. The area also boasts stunning Brown & Purple Sea Fans, Pencil Coral, vivid Orange Stag Horn, Finger Coral, and Yellow Tube Sponge, all complemented by the stunning marine life that corals lure in.

Coral Gardens is situated just off Caye Caulker, to the south of Ambergris Caye. The water depth in this area is approximately 8 ft, rising to about 12 ft in certain sections.

At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Anyone with Covid-19 symptoms will not be allow on tour

Location

FORT STREET TOURISM VILLAGE

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Allen_s

May 16, 2024

An amazing experience on a budget! - If you need glasses to see I recommend taking your own set of snorkel gear to wear over them as they would not allow us to wear ours with the goggles they provided, unfortunately was not able to see the majority of the wildlife due to this including the sharks and stingrays, still for what we experienced we would definitely do it again! I had sharks and stingrays swimming all around me one even bumped into me! We had a blast following our guide through the waters by the coral reef (although hard to keep up with lol), the only real criticism I’d want to offer is the lack of coordination between the hosts as we ended up having to end our excursion early due to having 2 different cruise groups and we ended up not being able to sit and enjoy our food so that we could make it back on time (although pricey was very delicious even after 30mins of sitting there as we waiting to get back to Belize). Thank you for the experience!

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Jordyn_e

May 16, 2024

Good Excursion - Overall this experience was great, the snorkeling and swimming with the sharks and stingrays was excellent. The only thing we didn’t like was the lunch that we waited an hour for and wish we could’ve taken that time and gone to the beach instead. Allie was our tour guide and he was great!

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L4265cystevel

Apr 21, 2024

Awesome snorkeling experience on the reef - The excursion we did was actually shark Ray Alley and care Caulkner beach break. Our guides, Clayton and Sarah, along with the boat crew were amazing. Extremely knowledgeable regarding local history, aquatic and animal, life, and conservation protocols for the reef. With any excursion, I truly enjoy. I wish it was longer, but if anything, this excursion would certainly entice me to plan a vacation in Belize Rather than just a quick visit via cruise ship

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Marsha_y

Apr 10, 2024

The highlight of my entire trip! - Highlight of my entire trip! From start to finish we enjoyed this excursion and the Splash Wave people that were in charge of it. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly loved their job. It is a truly HANDS on experience like no other I have ever participated in. I will return and do this again!

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Chadtg1567oq

Mar 18, 2024

Great Trip! - My family cruised over spring break 2024 and had heard from a cousin that this was the excursion to do. Splash Wave did not disappoint! It was a very rough sea day and we had to alter plans a bit. They told us up front that since we had such rough seas the reef was not a safe option and we would not see anything due to the cloudiness of the water. Instead we spent extra time swimming with sharks and they took us over to an area where we could feed tarpon. The tarpon would jump completely out of the water to eat fish from our hands. The restaurant we ate at had some of the best food we ate on out trip. Our tour guide Stacy was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the area and history of Belize. She answered any question we had and even would hold sharks in her arms and let us "pet" them I would highly recommend this to anyone.

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Scott_t

Apr 3, 2024

Had a great day with... - Had a great day with Eddie - ATVs were super fun, spent extra time jumping in cenote and finished with tequila tasting…great day. (Bring some cash for tips along the way…)

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Sudip_s

Apr 6, 2024

So so trip - We got picked up out of the terminal nicely. However, things turned from there. We got taken to a dock with 4 open faced very old boats. The boat was overfilled. The employees were nice, but when we got to the 1st reef, they didn't really explain well how long people could stay there (they were likely unsure themselves or not wanting to commit to a timeline as people might stray too far). The equipment was fairly old. My mask was not great and my flipper strap that they provided broke. The rum punch was good, but on the way back, they added another 5 passengers to a boat that was ALREADY way too crowded. Overall, would look to book with another vendor. The stingray and shark feeding was a nice highlight for my teenage boys.

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Gresham_g

May 29, 2024

The Excursion that didn’t happen in Belize - The trip didn’t happen ; I had woke up extremely early that morning to book the excursion; my booking went thru successfully; when it was time to meet the guide down stairs I was there ; I waited and waited no guide; I made several attends to reach out to guide still no answer; after reaching out to Aviator and waiting almost an hour and a half ; they were able to get thru to guide and he stated my reservation came thru late and they missed it ; but by that time half my day was already wasted and disappointment was already upon me

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Kathleenr34

May 21, 2024

Disappointed and mistreated! Do not use them or Viator. - DO NOT USE THEM. They never showed up, never called to cancel, ignored the whatsapp texts that were read and kept declining calls made. They cancel if they don't have 30 people booked and if there are no cruise ships that day, then it's a guarantee they'll cancel without communication. After spending hours on the phone with Viator who took no responsibility for this mishap and admitted they were even having trouble reaching them to get an answer, we finally got a vile, unprofessional message from Splash Wave management saying not our problem and take it up with Viator. We never even got paid so they need to deal with it. Viator told me the same thing- it's not Viators problem, it's my responsibility to take it up with the tour operator. Buyer beware. Do NOT use either company. The stress endured while on vacation is disheartening and to be treated this way is unacceptable and unprofessional. I recommend you work with your local hotels to get the tours booked.

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