Full-Day Private Tour Hol Chan Bucket List Snorkeling and Marine

6 hBelize CitySightseeingTight on a typical call
Cutting it close

Cutting it close: back about 3:15 pm, inside your 1 h safety margin. Only book a departure that starts by 8:45 am.

Safety margin
Ship in portGetting ashore (45 min, tender)Safety margin (1 h 30 min)All aboard 4:30 pm
  1. 8:00 am
    Ship anchors in Belize City45 min to get a tender and reach the pier
  2. 8:45 am
    Leave the pierThis tour meets at the pier
  3. 9:00 am
    Earliest tour startTour runs 6 h. Latest sensible start: 8:45 am.
  4. 3:00 pm
    Tour ends15 min back to the pier
  5. 3:15 pm
    Back at the tender pier45 min before the last tender
  6. 4:30 pm
    All aboardLast tender usually leaves about 4:00 pm

Estimates based on the tour's longest published duration, our researched travel times and typical pier queues. Confirm the departure time on the booking page and keep your watch on ship's time.

Our verdict

Cutting it close on a typical Belize City call (8:00 am–4:30 pm). The tour runs 6 h; with the trip from Fort Street Tourism Village (tender landing) and back you would reach the gangway around 3:15 pm, inside the 1 h safety margin we recommend. Book it only if your ship stays later than 4:45 pm, or if the operator confirms an earlier start.

The operator offers pickup, but the listed pickup points are hotels, not the cruise port. Choose "I will meet at the departure point" when booking and allow 15 min each way by taxi — that is what we counted above.

Among the 240 Belize City shore excursions we track, this is about average in length (the median runs 5 h); 57% of them fit a typical call. Belize City is a tender port: we add 45 minutes to get ashore and keep you back 30 minutes before all aboard for the last tender.

Computed from the tour's published duration, the distance from the cruise pier to its start point and the typical Belize City call. Adjust your ship's times above to recheck.

About this tour

Take our Full-Day Private Tour Hol Chan Bucket List Snorkeling and Marine!

Explore Belize’s coral reef the fun and eco-friendly way on this snorkeling tour of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve from Caye Caulker. Swim among stingrays, sea turtles, harmless nurse sharks, and even manatees with provided equipment, and enjoy a fresh lunch on board the boat. Guides capture memories of your adventures with underwater GoPro cameras, and you can feel good about your adventure knowing a portion of proceeds is donated to community projects.

Leave us the details and we will take you on an extraordinary adventure that will create memories that will stand the test of time!

Private tour English

What's included

  • Professional local guide
  • Private transportation
  • Use of Snorkeling equipment
  • Pick-up and drop-off in the city center or hotels from The Cayes.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance tickets

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Shark Ray Alley
    Here we'll be snorkeling with the sharks and the rays, see some corals and have our Belizean lunch.
    1 hAdmission not included
  2. 2
    Caye Caulker
    After we are don exploring the natural wonders of the sea ,we then go and explore the main attractions on Caye Caulker on our Bonus Stops.
    2 h
  3. 3
    Hol Chan Marine Reserve
    Inside the hol chan reserve we will visit 3 out of the 7 breathtaking sites for the day. The Conch shell graveyard, Turtles and Corals. 40mins at each site.
    3 hAdmission not included

Meeting point and getting there

Start point
See booking page
From the cruise pier
Meets at the pier
Allow 45 min to tender ashore first. Taxi fares and pier details.
Returns
Back to the start point

Good to know

Non-refundable. All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Operated by taxiGo Limo Airport Service. Prices, availability and tour details come from the booking partner and can change; the booking page is authoritative.

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