Lighthouse
Reef Atoll
Lighthouse Reef is the furthest offshore atoll in Belize,
and is largely uninhabited. With over 40 world-class dive
sites, the area is visited primarily by live aboard dive boats.
With bountiful coral reefs, and over 200 species of fish,
Lighthouse Reef is one of the premiere destinations in the
Caribbean for those seeking to explore the undersea world.
The
atoll is approximately 55 miles east of Belize City, is 28
miles long from top to bottom, and ranges from 2 to 6 miles
in width. Lighthouse Reef is home to 6 cayes (islands), an
underwater marine trail, and a number of marine parks. These
parks include the world famous "Blue Hole", exposed
to the world by Jacques Cousteau, and the Halfmoon Caye National
Monument, which was the first National Park to be created
under the newly established National Parks System Act of 1981
and is the site of our newest adventure basecamp. The "Blue
Hole" is located near the center of the Atoll, which
was originally a cave where the roof fell in some 10,000 years
ago, as the land receded into the sea. Almost a perfectly
circular hole, the Blue Hole is 1,000 feet in diameter, and
approximately 400 feet deep. The Halfmoon Caye National Monument
is comprised of 10,000 acres with more than 15 square miles
of the surrounding sea. The Island is approximately 45 acres
that shelters a large nesting colony of the rare red-footed
boobies.
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Please
click on our Lighthouse Reef trip pages for further details:
 Lighthouse
Reef
Lighthouse Reef 5 Day
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