Belize Aggressor III

The atoll forms part of the outermost boundary of the Belize Barrier Reef, along with Turneffe Atoll and Lighthouse Reef. Because the atoll is remote and protected, many of the islands have virtually uncharted, virgin habitats and spectacular diving. This adventure features diving on shallow walls, healthy reefs, and the chance to see abundant pelagic animals including large sharks and rays. 

Dive Sites: BAKING SWASH REEF - Sunday morning guests will start their trip with a check-out dive at Baking Swash, a narrow cut through the western edge of the atoll. Two weathered tree limbs frame the channel’s beauty on each side. The shallow coral reefs break the surface, thriving in the protected waters. 

SPLIT REEFS - This 40-foot (12 m) deep reef reaches to the surface with a deeper reef dropping down along a 100-foot (30 m) wall. This dive site offers rare specimens of healthy corals such as endangered elkhorn coral, boulders of brain coral, large cactus corals, and delicate staghorn corals together form intricate thickets. An array of soft corals and gorgonians like colorful sea whips, sea rods, corky sea fingers, and Venus sea fans also sway across the reef. A kaleidoscope of shimmering, small fish school together – blue chromis, sergeant majors, and blue-headed wrasse glide over and through the corals.  

SHARK  POINT - Shark Point is one of the more remote dive sites around the atoll; visits are weather permitting, only. It is an exposed area with a rare spawning aggregation site for groupers. Several species of sharks are associated with this dive site including nurse, blacktip, hammerhead, and tiger sharks. Sharks can be seen cruising along the sloping white sand channels and over the coral colonies.

GROUPER FLATS - This dive site is located on the northeastern reef tract and is home to several species of grouper. Both the shallow and deeper reefs here are home to rare, mature elkhorn coral and huge colonies of lettuce coral. The gentle topography of this amazing reef is home to Nassau, tiger, black, spotted and marble grouper often seen resting amid the sea whips and gorgonians.

LONG CAYE WALL - Long Caye Wall is a beautiful dive site with dense coral growth including endangered elkhorn coral. Forty feet (12 m) down, divers see garden eels, rays, gleaming schools of fish in the water column and smaller fish hovering over on soft sandy bottom. The vertical drop here has many overhangs adorned with giant, colorful sponges, black coral, and wire corals. Sea turtles, eagle rays, manta rays, and curious barracudas are regular visitors all along the wall.

SOUTH WEST CAYE WALL - The Southwest Caye Wall is a dramatic drop-off from its crest at 50 feet (15 m) down to an underwater cliff at 130 feet (40 m) deep. This dive site is characterized by boulder coral, wire coral, and spectacular sponges.

EMERALD FOREST REEF - Emerald Forest Reef is named for the huge elkhorn coral colony that dominates the shallow reef crest creating a large canopy of golden coral. Nearby, divers often see snappers, groupers, trunkfish, angelfish, lobsters, traveling schools of wrasse and clouds of blue chromis amidst the large basket, tube, and rope sponges.

Tous les samedis à 18 heures, le bateau quitte le quai du Radisson Ft. George pour la plongée sous-marine, situé au cœur du centre-ville de Belize City, pour une semaine de plongée sans souci à Lighthouse Reef, Half Moon Cay et le célèbre Blue Hole. Le mystique Blue Hole, un système de grottes d'eau douce effondrées, fait environ 1000 pieds de diamètre et plus de 400 pieds de profondeur. Le Blue Hole a été rendu célèbre par le pionnier de l'océan Jacques-Yves Cousteau qui l'a déclaré l'un des dix meilleurs sites de plongée au monde. En 1971, il a amené son navire, la Calypso, au Trou Bleu pour en cartographier les profondeurs. Une fois descendus dans le Blue Hole, les visiteurs verront de magnifiques formations verticales de stalactites. 

La plongée sous-marine sur les bateaux de croisière au Belize commence le dimanche matin et se termine le vendredi avant le déjeuner, lorsque le bateau rentre au port. Du dimanche au jeudi, la plongée est illimitée toute la journée et une plongée de nuit est proposée chaque soir.  Le vendredi, une demi-journée de plongée est proposée. Un voyage dans ce paradis d'Amérique centrale n'est pas complet sans une visite des ruines mayas du Belize, une descente en grotte à travers la jungle ou un tour de canopée à travers la cime des arbres. Les visites sont proposées le vendredi après-midi, mais un séjour prolongé est recommandé pour profiter pleinement des merveilles du Belize et de son coin des Caraïbes. Les clients peuvent profiter gratuitement de la piscine et du bar de l'hôtel Radisson Ft. George le samedi.