General Info

White Sands Dive Shop is a PADI 5 Star facility serving San Pedro and Ambergris Caye.   We have daily trips departing at 9am for snorkeling and Diving and offer a complete range of rental diving and snorkeling equipment, including prescription masks.

We’re open 7 days a week including holidays, from 7:30 to sometime after 5. We also pick up and drop off at most docks on the island.

For a snorkeling adventure each morning departing at 9am one of our boats will be visiting The Hole Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley. This two stop snorkeling trip returns you to your dock at 12:30 pm, just in time for lunch. Trip cost 45.usd. There is a $10.usd park fee you will pay directly to the park ranger.

For a Dive Trip on the Barrier Reef one of our boats is always headed out for either a   Two-Tank Trip or a Single-Tank dive. The dive Shops local diving is on the Barrier Reef. We have 30 sites we visit and they typically begin on the edge of the wall at 45 feet and range in depths along the Spur and Groove formations from 60 to 80 feet of depth.

The sites are approximately 15 to 20 minutes from the dive shop and depart daily at 9am returning at approximately 12:30 (lunch time) from the Two-Tank trip and 10:30 AM from the One-Tank trip. All the dives are lead by a Divemaster/Guide.

The Great Blue Hole day trip is a three dive day leaving at 5:30 am and visits lighthouse reef Atoll. Simply the greatest diving adventure Belize has to offer if you don’t like this trip you should throw away your gear and quit!   

Reef Fishing with our local fishing guide is very productive and can be arranged for half day or full day.

The Mexico Rocks snorkeling trip is a half day adventure on the barrier reef and can be arranged as a morning or afternoon excursion.

The Tranquility Bay/Bacalar Chico Beach BBQ is a full day of snorkeling and fishing at the top of the island where the reef meets the shore. The guide will cook the fish you just caught for your lunch. Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve has a $5. Park fee.

Discover SCUBA Diving Is a shallow dive on the Barrier Reef after a pool lesson with your Instructor. This experience gives you credit towards your certification.

 phone 226-2405 Diving Lessons- White Sands Dive Shop has 3 PADI instructors on staff.