An incredible experience! You're in the water with the sharks, rays and fish swimming around you within touching distance (although obviously you shouldn't pet them). It was a real highlight of our holiday, so much so that we went a second time! I'd recommend going with a small group or on a private tour, and there were fewer boats there at the weekend. Apparently fishermen used to clean their catch here, then when it became a reserve the tour guides carried on feeding the sharks/rays a few little scraps to encourage them to come over to the boats. I doubt the animals are dependent on these snacks and I did see some of them exhibiting natural scavenging behaviours.

Lots of sting rays, nursing sharks. It was amazing to see everything. Warm water, good visibility. It was very windy this day so definitely a lot of work swimming but still recommend

If you want to get up and close to sharks this is the place to be. The staff was very knowledgeable and how the starts work and wet things to do and what not to do so they educate us on their feeding and what they required to stay safe. I felt very safe with them very close to me. initially you want to think it’s too dangerous, but then you start seeing how much they’re interested in the food they were feeding them chum that they were not interested in humans at all. It was an awesome experience.

this is an absolute MUST DO if you are cruizing or stopping in Belize. this was by far my favorite part of my cruise in May 2024. the staff (Javi, Claude, Sean, Jamal, Darrin, and Mikey) we had on the boat were so sweet, funny, and knowledgable. they made sure safety was number one while still having a wonderful time. i would do this excursion over and over again without question. the sharks & rays were so beautiful and getting to touch and see them this close was unbelievable.