White Sands Dive Shop

White Sands Dive Shop welcomes you to Belize diving and our Barrier Reef. We are located 100 yards from the Barrier Reef on the island of Ambergris Caye in a small town named San Pedro on the beach. This tropical paradise is a safe tranquil town, overlooking the largest barrier reef in this hemisphere and is only a 15-minute flight from the Belize International Airport. Belize is a world-class scuba diving destination with abundant marine life and healthy corals.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Snorkel or Dive Hol Chan's Mexico Rocks

Mexico Rocks in the Hol Chan Marine Reserve

Mexico Rocks is a shallow patch reef complex located off the northern tip of Ambergris Caye, on the Belizean Barrier Reef. The site is inside the Hol Chan Marine Reserve areas and consists of approximately 100 Holocene patch reefs and is composed predominantly of boulder corals (Montastraea annularis). The reef has accumulated in shallow (about 2.5 to 5 meters) water over the last 420 years. The Montastraea annularis patch corals that dominate here are unique to Ambergris Caye's Northern Lagoon and a rare occurrence in Belize. It is seen as an important addition to the caye's ecotourism attractions, being a popular snorkeling and shallow dive destination. The area is known for conch, banded shrimp, arrow crab, flounders, stingray, yellow tail snappers, an assortment of butterfly fish, angelfish and friendly turtles.

We have daily snorkeling and dive trips to Mexico Rocks. Costs for snorkeling 55.usd. SCUBA is 65.usd. Departures at 9:am and 2: pm daily. (Park Fee is 11.usd.) Night Dive 80.usd.

Mexico Rocks is only 15-20 feet deep but packed with marine life. A carefree dive with out time limits or depth concerns. Good for Photographers, students and those who need refreshing. No trace of ship wrecks mentioned on the net, probably rotted and washed away decades ago. There is a cave entrance but currently Tour Operators are only visiting the entrance without cave penetration. The Mexico Rocks Cave has been named 'Shark Hole' and is the daylight sleeping sanctuary for number of Spiny Lobster and Sharks. .

Night Snorkel Mexico Rocks

An unforgetiable Adventure for all ages.

Email elbertgreer@fastmail.fm

1 comment:

Elbert Greer said...: from Trip Adviser
“Mexico Rocks snorkelling trip, best in the area!”
5 of 5 bubblesReviewed 4 days ago NEW
Big thanks to Buzz & crew for by far the best snorkelling experience at Ambergris Caye. Ho Chan channel & Caulker just a frenzy of boats, people and thrashing sea creatures due to the nonsense of chucking feed into the water - really NOT a pleasant experience. The White Sands team took us from our fantastic Hotel Matachica, just 10 mins north inside the reef by boat to Mexico Rocks, and then led us through a fabulous couple of snorkelling swims lasting more than an hour with almost personal tuition and guidance in the water - our group was only 4 people + guide! Very close to turtles, rays, sharks, lion fish, & a myriad of brilliantly coloured reef fish across a huge range of species. Just a fantastic experience and one we will remember forever.
Cost $US72 per head well worth it.
All credit to Buzz & the guys, thanks again, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Visited February 2017; February 26, 2017 at 6:33 AM

PADI Enriched Air Diver Course – Nitrox

PADI Enriched Air Diver Course –Nitrox The PADI Enriched Air Diver course online includes all the knowledge development requirements for the course. You'll also have unlimited access to the PADI Enriched Air Diver manual online for reference after you have completed the course. You need to be a certified diver and at least 12 years old and fit for diving to be certified as a PADI Enriched Air Diver After enrolling, PADI's eLearning® system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. Prior to certification as a PADI Enriched Air Diver, you must complete a Quick Review, a Practical Application session with one of our instructors at White Sands Dive Shop. The eLearning course will be available for one year from the time of course registration. You will have perpetual access to an online version of the PADI Enriched Air Diver manual. The PADI Enriched Air Diver Course online will take approximately 3 hours to complete. Once you finish the eLearning portion of the course, White Sands Dive Shop is notified that you have completed it and that you are ready for the practical phase of the program. At the end of the eLearning program, you can print out your eRecord and bring a copy of it with you to the dive shop. sign up link http://e-learntodive.blogspot.com/

THE GREAT BLUE HOLE

Approximately 45 miles from Ambergris Caye, the almost perfectly circular Blue Hole is more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) across and some 400 feet (123 meters) deep. The hole is the opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose, the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers. Today the Blue Hole is famed for its sponges, barracuda, corals, angelfish—and a school of sharks often seen patrolling the hole’s edge.

White Sands Dive Shop

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Snorkel or Dive Hol Chan's Mexico Rocks

Night Snorkel Mexico Rocks

1 comment:

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