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Hol Chan Marine Reserve

6,466 Reviews

#1 of 8 things to do in San Pedro

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Nature & Parks, Reefs, Nature & Wildlife Areas

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

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“nurse sharks”(1,073 reviews)

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“sea turtles”(490 reviews)

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This beautiful nature reserve is in an area world famous for its excellent diving.

As featured in 3 Days in San Pedro

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San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

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Ted S

Chicago, Illinois

Reviewed today via mobile

Crowd

This reef is nice. Only problem is it's very busy, tons of tours. People will be getting in your way there. Make sure you have a camera for the sea turtle.

Date of experience: March 2019

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vicvic112

Saint Louis, Missouri

105

Reviewed yesterday

Wonderful snorkeling

The marine life is plentiful. Definitely worth the trip. I saw nurse sharks, rays, eels, and one magnificent turtle.

Date of experience: March 2019

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Terri J

Reviewed yesterday

Awesome!!!

Ask guide about current in regards to choosing life jacket. Tons eagle rays and fish that followed us

Date of experience: March 2019

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61elc

Milton, Massachusetts

42066

Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Amazing

We snorkeled in some incredible water here. Tons of marine life and lots to see. Highly recommend taking a tour here. Island Dream Tours offers a great tour that includes this stop.

Date of experience: March 2019

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Kevin G

Reviewed yesterday

Amazing sea life!!

We had an amazing trip to Hol Chan/ Shark Ray Alley. The sea life was incredible! Highly recommend this trip if you are in the area!

Date of experience: March 2019

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Bethany U

Dallas, Texas

Reviewed 2 days ago

Great snorkling and good scuba

We went on 2 excursions here -- snorkling with the family and a few went scuba diving as a refresher (only 30 feet). Saw lots of colorful reef fish, great coral. Clinton was a great guide!

Date of experience: March 2019

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andrealf2019

Flower Mound, Texas

256

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Ahhhmazing

What a great adventure! First time to ever snorkel and was in total awwww mode! The coral, variety of sealife, attentiveness of crews, close proximity to San Pedro, care taken to preserve this treasure! A must see and partake on a visit to Belize/Ambergris/San Pedro

Date of experience: March 2019

Thank andrealf2019

julierenecomer

Fort Collins, Colorado

Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile

Amigos Del Mar

What a day! Love our guide Jordan (“Soup”) AmigosdelMar DiveShop! He’s playful, knowledgeable and we had him all to ourselves!

Date of experience: March 2019

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kaupanga

San Pedro, Belize

187

Reviewed 3 days ago

1st dive in 20+ years

I hadn't been scuba diving in 20+ years and my dive master suggested that Hol Chan would be a smooth re-entry. He was spot on... I don't think we went deeper than 40 feet and yet the marine life was fabulous. Corals, stingrays, nurse sharks......More

Date of experience: March 2019

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Morgan B

Washington DC, District of Columbia

Reviewed 3 days ago

Just amazing

You won't find a better activity than a snorkel in Hol Chan. You will see all types of marine life - and the waters tend to be calm, so great for a first time snorkeler.

Date of experience: March 2019

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GerryAZ

I visited Hol Chan in the early 1990’s and the reef was incredibly healthy, abundant sea life, giant groupers hanging under the coral walls. Then, in 2005-2007 was back. Much of the coral was bleached, groupers were gone, fish life was reduced by at least 60% due to overfishing and fertilizer spill-off. Has it come back, or will i be heartbroken by what remains of what was an overwhelmingly pristine reef environment.

March 5, 2019|

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It has some signs of bleaching, but overall appears healthy. Many types of healthy coral. Lots of different fish, sharks and even a few spotted eagle rays. We didn’t see large grouper, but still very good snorkeling.