Lighthouse Reef, Belize
Great Blue Hole
The giant sinkhole seen from space, with stalactites and Caribbean reef sharks.
About the dive
Great Blue Hole is a beginner to advanced dive site in Lighthouse Reef, Belize. Divers have logged 2,639 dives here, going to 40 m on average in around 19 m of visibility. 8 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are caribbean reef shark, oceanic blacktip shark and angelfish. Sightings peak in May, July and August.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 40 m
- Visibility
- 19 m
- Dive time
- 32 min
- Logged dives
- 2,639
- Busiest months
- May · Jul · Aug
- Region
- Western Caribbean
Most sighted here
Oceanic Blacktip Shark
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
Eagle raysPhoto: Daniel Torobekov · CC0
Nurse shark
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Great Blue Hole and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Reef Shark | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic Blacktip Shark | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays | ||||||||||||
| Nurse shark | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers |
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