Snorkeling at Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley
Overview
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3 hours
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Join our Team as we take you to enjoy a wonderful time in our outdoor office where we provide a detailed snorkeling Tour at two of the best sites anywhere in Belize. We do our best to extend to a 3rd snorkeling stop on our 3 hour tour. We arrive at the locations before the rush hour so you can enjoy abundance of Marine life.
The "Hol Chan Marine Reserve" and "Shark & Ray Alley" are the most famous sites near Ambergris Caye & home to more than 200 species of fish, Rays, pristine coral formations along with sea turtles, rays & much more.
"Shark & Ray Alley" offers a friendly but trilling experience with friendly Nurse Sharks, fishes & Southern Stingrays in their natural habitat.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not Handicap accessible
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
We do our best to arrive ahead of regular flow of guests at "Hol Chan Marine Reserve". Our Regular Departure is at 8:30am and oftentimes at 1:30pm. Although not guaranteed, We do our best to extend a 3rd stop even on our half day option. We travel for 15 to 25 Minutes to the Reserve where we do our briefing and get you ready to enjoy up to 1 hour of spectacular snorkeling. After an enjoyable snorkeling with hundreds of species of fish, turtles, Rays, other Marine species and pristine coral formations we set out to "Shark & Ray Alley" which is located about 15 Minutes away. Once at Shark and Ray Alley we do another briefing and guests are free to dive in and to enjoy a friendly but trilling experience with large numbers of friendly Nurse Sharks, hundreds of fishes and Southern Stingrays in their natural habitat. We enjoy this location for up to one hour before making our way back to port. Our Team looks forward to showing you a wonderful time in our outdoor office..
What‘s Included
All Fees and Taxes
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Snack is usually one or two types of seasonal fruit.
We take both bottled water and water pouches on board
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Snorkeling at Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley
Reviews
223 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best snorkeling
Jennifer R,Apr 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kyle was our guide for a half day trip to Hol Chan. He was amazing, he was knowledgeable and he was fun! Kyle made me feel safe in the water and guided us the whole time.
memory maker
S8488ROjohns,Apr 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome time. so much fun. great crew on the boat. knowledgeable and fun people. it blew my kids minds - 15 and 12. if you want to make memories for your kids, do this.
Awesome trip!
Leslie G,Apr 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing experience, best snorkeling I have ever done! Guides are great and talked about what you were seeing. Highly recommend!
It is a great way to see...
Norman B,Apr 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It is a great way to see some fantastic marine life up close but short enough to leave plenty of the day to do other things. Our guide was Kyle and he was great. He helped us to see Nurse Sharks , Turtles and Barracuda up close and he was a lot of fun and full of great information.
So many sharks!! Great Trip.
Randy K,Apr 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great snorkel trip. Saw plenty of Turtles, Rays and Fish in the main preserve part. Best part though was the Shark Alley where there were sooo many sharks. Highly recommend this snorkel trip.
André and Kyle were...
Lara M,Apr 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00André and Kyle were fantastic! We had a 5 yr old with us and they were so kind and helpful. Great trip, safe and really enjoyable.
Fantastic!
rkigervaron,Apr 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a good tour- the group was slightly larger than I would have liked but the guides and set up made it good. The places- especially the snorkeling was amazing-- even though I do worry about environmental factors in this reef. Its a must for preservation.
Do the tour like everyone else
398ricki,Apr 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really good experience with good guides, nice boat, and lots of good stuff to see. Definitely worth going. When you look around, however, and see dozens of other tour boats doing exactly the same thing in a fairly small place at the same time, you realize you are just somebody's forgetable widget.
Great Snorkelling adventure
Erin B,Apr 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was amazing. Kyle and Dwayne were very knowledgeable and professional. This felt like a great value for the price.
Great experience!
chrissycQ3457OC,Apr 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend! We loved it! Great guides, comfortable boat, great masks and fins. Of course the snorkeling was great too! 10/10
From US$80.00
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