Night Snorkeling
At Splash Dive Center we offer night snorkeling in Belize as a great way to experience a very different marine world than the one you see during the day on the Belize Barrier Reef. At night, many of the critters that hide during the day come out to play, mate, explore, and feed — especially on the sites near Placencia, which teems with aquatic life. Typical sightings include lobster, octopus, squid, nudibranchs, swimming eels, Spanish dancers, toad fishes, frog fishes, sea slugs, blue tang, tarpon, barracuda, sharks, rays, and lots of colourful reef fish — some of them sound asleep! Coral polyps open up, and under a dive light you can see their true brilliant colors. Armed with a dive light, snorkelers experience night snorkeling Belize at its absolute best.
Night Snorkeling Belize — Trip Plan
Our night snorkelling trips leave Placencia at 4:00 pm and arrive at Laughing Bird Caye 30 to 40 minutes later (unless we spot dolphins in which case we arrive at this beautiful caye a little later). We spend about an hour on the caye to explore the beaches and enjoy the sunset. As it gets dark, we review safety and night snorkel procedures and then your guide will take you on a tour of the abundant and varied coral and to meet the critters. We snorkel from the beach for about an hour and then back to the beach and the boat. Arrival time back at Placencia is at about 8:00 or 8:30 pm.
These trips have no minimum age, as long as participants are in good health and comfortable in the water, and are ideal for all the family to enjoy their vacation together.
A combination of day and night snorkeling can be arranged on request by Splash Dive Center.
