Blue Hole (Turneffe)
Near Sistema de la Barrera de Arrecifes de Belice
A smaller karst sinkhole within Turneffe Atoll, a less crowded alternative to the Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef.
Depth
0–40 m
Recommended level
Advanced
Average visibility
30 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
April-June
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
90 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- April-June
- Approx. price
- 90 USD / dive
A smaller karst sinkhole within Turneffe Atoll, a less crowded alternative to the Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef.
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
37 species documented in Blue Hole (Turneffe)
EndangeredTiburón de arrecife del Caribe
Carcharhinus perezi
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
VulnerableTiburón nodriza
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis
Ecosystem
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