Snorkeling the Belize Barrier Reef is truly a life-changing experience. Second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef in size, the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System stretches an incredible 300km (190 mi) and is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS), also known as the Great Maya Reef. Combined, this system is 1,126 kilometres (700 mi) and follows the coasts of four countries: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Our trip took us just off the shore of Caye Caulker, one of Belize's barrier islands. The reef is simply gorgeous and teeming with life! In this video you will see: spiny lobsters, princess parrotfish, queen conch, moray eels, various snappers, tons of fish I couldn't identify, and more coral than you've probably ever seen before.
After snorkeling we packed up back on the boat and headed to Shark Ray Alley, a well-known part of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. Once a place where fishermen would clean their catches, this 1,280-acre protected region, has evolved into a top snorkeling destination full of large stingrays and nurse sharks. These spectacular creatures are very used to humans and don't mind being touched. You wade in waist and chest-deep water while your guides feed the animals as they swim all around you. We were lucky enough for out guide to hand catch a nurse shark, flip it on its back to induce a trance state, and rub its belly.
After all the fun in the water we headed to the Lucky Lizard, a popular mini-resort on Caye Caulker located directly on "The Split." The Split is where Caye Caulker was divided in two by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.
PLEASE help me identify some of the unlabeled fish in this video! Use the guide below as a starting point and tag the timestamp with the name of the fish in the comments.
🐟 Belize Fish Identification Guide: [ Ссылка ]
🐠 Belize Barrier Reef: [ Ссылка ]
🦈 Shark Ray Alley: [ Ссылка ]
🦎 Lazy Lizard Bar and Grill: [ Ссылка ]
