Most Blue Hole trips are rushed.
Early departure. Multiple boats. Divers stacked on top of each other.
You drop in, look around, come back up, and move on. You can say you did it — but you didn’t really experience it.
That’s not how we run it.
At Black Coral Expeditions, we run this as a 2-night, 3-day expedition designed to give you the Blue Hole — and everything around it — the way it’s actually meant to be experienced. Not rushed. Not crowded. Not forced.
We leave early and make the run out across open water toward Turneffe Atoll and Lighthouse Reef. You start with a dive at Turneffe — not just to get one in, but to settle in, check your gear, and get comfortable before the trip opens up.
We time the Blue Hole dive after most other operators have already left. Clearer water. Less disturbance. No rotation of groups.
The Blue Hole is massive — nearly 1,000 feet across and over 400 feet deep. You descend along the wall, and as you drop past ~100–130ft: the light fades, the temperature drops, the wall opens into a cavern.
Massive stalactites hang from the ceiling, with broken formations and stalagmites rising below — remnants of a cave system long before the ocean flooded it. It doesn’t feel like a reef dive. It feels older.
Over the course of the trip, you’ll complete 6–7 dives across Lighthouse Reef, Half Moon Caye, Long Caye, and lesser-visited sites most boats don’t spend time on. Expect coral walls dropping thousands of feet, dense reef systems, active marine life, and conditions that change from dive to dive.
After diving, you come ashore on Half Moon Caye. Your crew prepares a beachside BBQ. A short walk takes you to the red-footed booby sanctuary — one of the only nesting colonies in the Western Hemisphere. Then the sun drops. Sunset → stars → quiet. No schedule. No rush.
Day 1 — Departure & First Dives
Early departure from Caye Caulker. Run out across open water toward Turneffe Atoll. Warm-up dive at Turneffe to settle in and check gear. Continue out to Lighthouse Reef. Time the Blue Hole dive after most operators have left — clearer water, less disturbance. Beachside BBQ on Half Moon Caye. First night camping on the island.
Day 2 — Lighthouse Reef
Full day diving across Lighthouse Reef including sites most operators skip. Less pressure, more natural diving. Second dive pushes into different sections — wall, reef, and open water depending on conditions. Second night on the island. By then, you’re not just diving — you’re in it.
Day 3 — Final Dives & Return
Additional dives across remaining Lighthouse Reef sites. Stop at Turneffe North on the run back. Return to Caye Caulker mid-afternoon.
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$1,000 USD — all-inclusive expedition
Includes: Full scuba gear (BCD, regulator, weights, fins, mask, snorkel), 6–7 dives across Turneffe & Lighthouse Reef, all meals including beachside BBQ, snacks & water, 2 nights island camping on Half Moon Caye.
No hidden add-ons. Small group expedition — space is limited.
Designed for divers who want more than a Blue Hole checkmark.
