Belize Snorkeling & Shallow Freediving Workshop

Upon arrival in Belize City, transfer to the Radisson Fort George Hotel and wait until 3pm, when we can board the Aggressor, our home for the coming week. We will have a boat orientation and safety briefing before setting off from shore.

Each morning we start the day with a continental breakfast (for the early risers- available from 6 am), and then a hot breakfast made to order from 7 am.

In the interest of safety, everyone will be required to participate in the initial theory and in-water session “introduction to freediving”   The group will be split into smaller groups of 4 so that everyone can get the support and instruction they deserve.

Each session will last 60 – 90 minutes and be accompanied by in-water local guides and your Snorkel Venture Leaders/Freedive Instructors. The small tender boat will also be around. If you would like to exit the water sooner or just take a break, you can let your guide know and hop onto the small boat.

Upon exiting the water, you can use the on-deck hot shower, and your own designated towel, before enjoying a freshly baked treat and beverage.

After a short break, we have another briefing and enter the water for the second snorkel session of the morning.

After this session, we dry off and go inside for lunch- which is usually a hot soup and main course- often buffet style.

Again we have a little relaxation time before being briefed for snorkel 3 of the day.

Upon exiting the water and drying off, hot snacks are served along with beverages.

Some days we will have a second-afternoon snorkel, other days night snorkeling will be offered. Occasionally both!

On one day, it may be possible to visit Half-moon Quay where we’ll have lunch prepared for us under the tall palms and then we can enjoy a little walk along the beach to the nesting grounds for the red-footed boobie birds and magnificent frigate birds.

Dinner is a three-course affair, usually plated and served at the table. Sodas, beers, and wines are included and served with the evening meal.

Each day may vary a little but this is what one can generally expect.

Regarding the route, we plan to snorkel around the Glovers Reef, Turneffe Atoll, and Lighthouse Reef where the Blue Hole lives. As this is the open ocean, the itinerary is subject to weather and sea conditions.

The Friday schedule is a little different from the previous days onboard.

We wake up a little earlier than normal for a light breakfast followed by 1 or 2 snorkeling sessions (time and site dependent) before drying off for lunch onboard.

The boat starts moving back towards Belize City while we eat, usually arriving at the pier around 1 pm.

Upon arrival, we will be met by our local guide who will take us to the largest Mayan Ruin site in Belize- Altun Ha. The site is an hour northward of Belize City, along quaint country roads, secondary rainforest, Creole villages and isolated farms.  The ruins are surrounded by lush greenery, an inspiring site. Royal priests ruled this site for many centuries and traded with other Mayan centers in Meso-America. Some 50+ years ago, Dr. David Pendergast of the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada, along with his excavation team, discovered a tomb of a priest in the Temple of the Masonry Altars, and in it, a nine and three-quarter pound jade carving of the Sun God, Kinich Ahau – a world-famous event!

We will return to the boat by 5 pm for a farewell cocktail party with the crew, before heading into town to a local restaurant for our final dinner together.

We return to the Aggressor to sleep.

After an early continental breakfast, we disembark and bid farewell to our new friends. We will arrange transfers to the airport or your hotel if you are staying on in Belize.