Hol Chan Marine Reserve
★★★★☆
(2,242)
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 approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
815 Sightings
J
85
F
78
M
102
A
68
M
79
J
86
J
68
A
30
S
27
O
36
N
59
D
97
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
700 Sightings
J
74
F
65
M
95
A
49
M
69
J
77
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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
624 Sightings
J
68
F
62
M
67
A
49
M
63
J
59
J
40
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 approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
446 Sightings
J
38
F
43
M
55
A
38
M
52
J
56
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 approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
177 Sightings
J
18
F
12
M
10
A
14
M
21
J
19
J
18
A
19
S
8
O
8
N
12
D
18
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
77 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
15
A
18
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 approx.: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
1.2k Sightings
J
98
F
102
M
122
A
95
M
118
J
140
J
119
A
68
S
41
O
53
N
81
D
115
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
1k Sightings
J
89
F
99
M
108
A
78
M
96
J
122
J
98
A
58
S
31
O
51
N
78
D
114
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
372 Sightings
J
32
F
33
M
48
A
32
M
29
J
43
J
27
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 approx.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
346 Sightings
J
35
F
27
M
37
A
25
M
33
J
51
J
28
A
25
S
9
O
21
N
22
D
33
