Hol Chan Marine Reserve

★★★★☆ (2,023)

Hol Chan is THE most popular dive area in Belize if not all of the Caribbean. This Marine Park sits just offshore from Ambergris Caye and boasts great visibility, beautiful coral formations, and TONS of marine life.

Lots of big marine life cruise through here including nurse and reef sharks, spotted eagle rays, large Southern stingrays, and plenty of turtles.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

iStock/Juliosanjuan

Eagle Ray
706 Sightings
J
68
F
62
M
77
A
50
M
68
J
76
J
66
A
30
S
27
O
35
N
59
D
88
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
589 Sightings
J
54
F
46
M
70
A
37
M
58
J
66
J
63
A
42
S
16
O
27
N
44
D
66
Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
559 Sightings
J
56
F
49
M
54
A
40
M
56
J
58
J
39
A
40
S
23
O
29
N
53
D
62
iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
387 Sightings
J
28
F
36
M
43
A
30
M
42
J
50
J
41
A
26
S
21
O
26
N
18
D
26
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
140 Sightings
J
13
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
19
J
17
J
17
A
19
S
8
O
8
N
12
D
15
iStock-ShaneGross

Loggerhead Turtle
74 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
13
A
17
M
10
J
11
J
17
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock-hakbak

Nurse Shark
1k Sightings
J
76
F
79
M
93
A
73
M
104
J
122
J
117
A
68
S
41
O
51
N
80
D
101
iStock/Extreme-Photographer

Stingrays
887 Sightings
J
68
F
76
M
75
A
59
M
85
J
108
J
96
A
58
S
31
O
49
N
77
D
105
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Parrotfish
328 Sightings
J
25
F
29
M
37
A
27
M
23
J
37
J
25
A
26
S
11
O
25
N
25
D
38
iStock-Rainer von Brandis

Snapper
315 Sightings
J
27
F
23
M
34
A
24
M
29
J
42
J
28
A
25
S
9
O
21
N
22
D
31