Belize
Snorkeling Long Caye was OK, but not great. This was the third stop on our Lighthouse Reef Atoll trip. Sometimes this location is called the Aquarium.
Long Caye is really a better diving spot than a snorkeling spot. It is a coral wall that drops down into the depths. Since it starts at about 20 feet deep, and gets deeper quickly, it is only OK for snorkeling. There is also often a decent current that pulls you quickly along the length of the wall.
For divers this is nice, the boat drops them off at one spot and picks them up later on. But the snorkelers have to stay with the boat, so you fight the current.
Say, don’t miss signing up for a free monthly snorkeling newsletter.
What We Saw While Snorkeling Long Caye Wall
There were a couple of good things about snorkeling Long Caye Wall. The visibility was the best we had seen in all of Belize. There were tons of fish and eels. And the sea bottom corals, sponges, and fans were beautiful. But it is just a little too deep to be a great snorkeling spot.
And below you can see a big moray eel dashing between coral outcroppings.
Blurry Fish, Rotten Colors, Garbage Pictures
That does not look like what I saw! See our snorkeling camera pages for tips on selecting a good snorkeling camera, and how to use it for great pictures.
One highlight was when one of the boat guys jumped in the water and started feeding all the fish the leftover beans and rice from lunch. He got swarmed. We never recommend feeding fish, but it happened, and it was fun.
We had a good time taking pictures of this activity. Galen even swam into the solid wall of fish.
