The waters at Half Moon Caye are particularly clear, despite the depth, so you will be able to see all manner of wildlife, including loggerhead turtles, rays, barracuda, and eels.
Half Moon can be reached from Belize City or San Pedro and visited as a day-trip. Tours are run from the larger hotels. Other accommodation options are a live-aboard yacht or On the resort of the Northern Two Cayes, at the extreme north of Lighthouse Reef. Both options are rather expensive. Because of the sensitivity of the area, camping is not allowed. It takes a full day to visit Half Moon Caye.
All year round. For diving, the calmest weather is around May.
Half Moon Caye is an island and natural monument of Belize located at the southeast corner of Lighthouse Reef Atoll. This natural monument was the first nature reserve to have been established in Belize under the National Park Systems Act in 1981 and first marine protected area in Central America.
The professional dive shop on-site at the romantic and secluded Portofino Beach Resort is a major draw for adventure seekers.
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By Kristina Fazzalaro
The depths at Half Moon Caye (and really at any wall dive) are tremendous, giving you the very correct feeling that you are staring into an abyss.
Half Moon Caye in Belize offers divers the chance to go on a wall dive--a dive in which the vertical facades of the earth's landmasses are explored. The depths at Half Moon Caye (and really at any wall dive) are tremendous, giving you the very correct feeling that you are staring into an abyss.
(Ok enough with the stories, I'm itchin' for a dive)