Excursions to the Great Blue Hole can last up to ten or twelve hours given travel times, but include stops for snorkeling or diving and sunning at white sand atolls like Half Moon Caye along the way.

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 – along with six other areas surrounding Belize's barrier reef – the Great Blue Hole remains one of the world's most distinguished scuba sites.

6. While the Great Blue Hole is open on the surface, it features an extensive cave system that requires a lot of diving skill to successfully navigate. Only divers with at least 24 dives under ...

It's called the Great Blue Hole. Scuba divers and snorkelers have been cruising the surface waters for decades, but few have dared to venture deeper and explore what lies beyond the blackness.

A new study analyzed a sediment core from the Great Blue Hole in ... gorgeous—as well as a scuba diver’s dream (or nightmare, depending on the blue hole)—they also serve as natural ...

While many opt to see the natural wonder from the sky, if you have more time you can take a boat excursion to the Great Blue Hole, about 80 kilometres off the coast, for a day of snorkelling or diving ...