Hol Chan Marine Reserve
★★★★☆
(2,151)
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
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
772 Sightings
J
85
F
78
M
97
A
52
M
70
J
76
J
66
A
30
S
27
O
36
N
59
D
96
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
668 Sightings
J
74
F
65
M
92
A
39
M
61
J
66
J
63
A
42
S
16
O
29
N
45
D
76
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
607 Sightings
J
68
F
62
M
64
A
40
M
60
J
58
J
39
A
40
S
23
O
30
N
53
D
70
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
422 Sightings
J
38
F
43
M
53
A
30
M
44
J
50
J
41
A
26
S
21
O
27
N
18
D
31
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
160 Sightings
J
18
F
12
M
0
A
12
M
19
J
17
J
17
A
19
S
8
O
8
N
12
D
18
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
75 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
14
A
17
M
10
J
11
J
17
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
1.1k Sightings
J
98
F
102
M
116
A
75
M
106
J
122
J
117
A
68
S
41
O
53
N
81
D
114
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
970 Sightings
J
89
F
99
M
101
A
60
M
86
J
108
J
96
A
58
S
31
O
51
N
78
D
113
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
352 Sightings
J
32
F
33
M
47
A
27
M
23
J
37
J
25
A
26
S
11
O
25
N
25
D
41
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
332 Sightings
J
35
F
27
M
37
A
24
M
29
J
42
J
28
A
25
S
9
O
21
N
22
D
33
