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Caye Caulker

Info & Marine life (10)

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Description:
This caribbean style island is a oasis of calm and relaxation. The island hosts plenty of accommodation ranging from budget to high end. It's prime location to Hol Chan marine reserve allows for short boat rides to nearby pristine reefs. The nearby reefs are untouched and are covered in both hard and soft corals. Caye Caulker is a popular launch spot for dive trips to the famous Blue Hole and Turneffe Island. Transport to the island is easy and within 20 minutes you are from Belize city to the island by water taxi. The island can also be reached by airplane.

Details:

Nearest commercial airport: Belize City or Caye Caulker

Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 ^oCelcius.

Average visibility: 30 Horizontal metres

Bottom composition: Sand, Corals

Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water

Seasonality: The hurricane season runs from June to November. High season is from mid December to April.

Marinelife in the area:

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Bottlenose Dolphins

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

Hardly seen during dives, but often seen during boatrides to and from the remote divesites.

Bull sharks (Zambezi/Whaler)

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

Sometimes seen in the Blue Hole

Coastal fish & Reef Life

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

Groupers, Octopus, Squid, Jacks, Batfish, Bannerfish, Lobsters, and lots and lost more.

Eagle rays

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

Spotted eagle rays

Hawksbill turtles

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

Manta rays

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

Nurse sharks

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

If not seen during a dive, they are a sure sight at one of the snorkel spots during surface intervals.

Spotted dolphins (Pantropical)

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

60 > 90%

Hardly seen during dives, but often seen during boatrides to and from the remote divesites.

Stingrays

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

90 > 100%

If not seen during a dive, they are a sure sight at one of the snorkel spots during surface intervals.

Whale sharks

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

0 > 60%

Probability of encounter:

0%,

0 > 60%,

60 > 90%,

90 > 100%