We actually stayed at the Beaches resort, not the Coral Gardens resort. Either way, both were close together. Anyway, the reef is truly amazing. We never saw any turtles or rays, but then again we only went out twice (we found out about it at the end of our vacation, believe me I would've gone back hundreds of times if... more

The reef is located right in front of Coral Gardens, you can't miss it just look for the orange bouys. You can't swim inside the bouys, but you can see lots of fish and coral on the outside. The reef extends past the bouys away from shore. Facing the water on your left you will see two sets of red... more