Private Snorkeling Trip: Explore Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley from Ambergris Caye

Embark on a private snorkeling trip from Ambergris Caye and explore the stunning Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley. Customize your tour to include multiple snorkeling stops, fishing, and beach relaxation. Book now for an unforgettable adventure!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hol Chan Marine Reserve - This is by far one of the best snorkeling locations in the Country of Belize and you are guaranteed to see numerous species of marine life. You might also see turtles, nurse sharks and even manatees have been seen grazing in the area.
  • Shark Ray Alley - Our first stop in this vicinity will be at an area known as…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Marine Park tickets of USD$10.00 PP is not included; guests can choose or customize snorkel sites.
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This offering is for a private snorkeling trip from Ambergris Caye however we are open to customizing our tour to ensure guests receive the service they are looking to receive. We can do a day of 5 snorkeling stops which offers some of the best snorkeling in the country or we can do a couple snorkeling stops followed by time to look for manatees, feed…

Location
Magic Touch Beach Spa
A Team Member will be wearing our Yellow Ridge and Reef Adventures shirt on the beachfront near the Holiday Hotel & Magic Touch Beach Spa. Please be there at 8:10am. Please pack towels, sunblock ** Contact us if you are staying near to or South of downtown and would like to arrange pick up..
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jill
Dec 22, 2024
Incredible adventure! - Amazing snorkelling adventure! Jordan and Kyle were very attentive with our kids and took care of us. Kyle had a float for our daughter to rest on while we were snorkelling. Jordan took great underwater pictures and sent them to us. Kyle also was a skilled boat driver. We saw a great variety of marine life: nurse sharks, sting rays, barracudas, sea turtles, and many more. During the duration of the tour, they also provided us with drinks and fruit. It was a really memorable afternoon.
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Mimi
Nov 28, 2024
Best snorkeling/fishing guides in Ambergris Caye! - Wow!!! Words don’t really suffice for the awesome experience my family had today w/ Captain Sonny and Jordan! We fished, snorkeled, swam, and ate like royals! Captain Sonny navigated the waterways impeccably, while Jordan educated us on so many of the species, and his conservationism was endearing! Thank you both for the once in a lifetime adventure! When visiting Belize request Sonny & Jordan! Mimi and Greg W.
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Gregory
Nov 28, 2024
Amazing - Wow what a blast with ridge and reef . Captain Sonny and first mate Jordan were awesome guides. They had us swim with nurses sharks which was amazing and we went to Hol Chan bay to see the coral, sting Rays, exotic fish, and snorkeling. We fished for lunch we got to fish for food and use a sphere for food. We also got crabs, fish, conch, lobster, and we had a thanksgiving feast. They were super funny and kind thank yall so much for the adventure. From Walter W 12y
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Sscoops14
Apr 25, 2024
EXCELLENT!! - Exceeding our expectations! Ovel, Kyle, Andre & Abraham -ALL were over the top helpful, Funny & engaging! The knowledge they knew about Belize & its ocean life was AMZING!! I recommend this to EVERYONE -all ages! Our group ranged from age 10 -70’s.
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Prsnyd
Apr 12, 2024
Amazing snorkeling - We loved the snorkeling tour, just the right amount of time, followed guide through Hol Chan which made everyone feel safe. Saw so much wildlife. They were very accommodating, even picked us up by boat from where we were staying.
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Scott11hawaii71
Jan 24, 2024
Must do this... just not when it's windy! - Don't go on a windy day! The snorkeling was amazing and Nick (the boat captain) showed us some amazing areas to see bunches of fish, we got to swim with the sharks and go and see Caye Caulker... BUT it was a very windy day and the boat trips both to where we were going and back from Caye Caulker were really not fun. We were constantly soaked with spray. This is my 7th time doing an excursion and it is usually beautiful and a fun boat trip so don't let me discourage you from doing it... just try to book it when it's not windy! Also, we left an item on the boat with a large amount of cash and credit cards and Nick had the integrity to get it to the owner who hand delivered it to us at our resort... these are definitely people you can trust!
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Lynne_j
Dec 26, 2023
Snorkeling was fantastic. - We saw so much in the lines of fish, coral, stingrays, and sharks. The clarity of the water and reef was a visual treat. The guide was good at pointing out interesting spots and the different types of fish as we were snorkeling (rather than just sitting on the boat, the guide snorkeled with us to ensure we saw/experienced more). As an added bonus we did also see dolphins. The guide slowed down the boat and let the dolphins play within our view. Neat to see.
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964barik
Dec 24, 2023
Priceless family memories at a great value! - Booking this tour on Tripadvisor was easy because all the information we needed to know was explicitly listed in the About, What’s included, What to expect, Departure and return, and itinerary sections of the excursion. That’s not the case for all the TripAdvisor excursions from other companies so kudos to Ridge and Reef Adventures for listing all those details. It allowed us to know we could take the 7am ferry from our resort to the tour and have time for a little shopping in San Pedro before we took the 5pm ferry back to our resort afterwards. Once booked Ovel immediately messaged us in the TripAdvisor app which made me feel even more confident that we were all set to have a great day. When our resort’s ferry docked in San Pedro it was a quick and easy walk up the beach to meet Ovel. Since we had to leave our resort before their restaurant opened, my husband and two adult sons were hungry so we asked if we could grab breakfast to go before departing. Ovel not only said we could delay our departure a bit, he personally walked us over to a lovely coffee shop for bagel sandwiches to go. Once we walked back to the dock we were fitted with snorkel gear and met our guide for the day Nick. We confirmed we definitely wanted to go to Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley and then any other snorkel spots he recommended. We had seen other tours from other companies which spent 3-4 hours on Caye Caulker so we let Nick know we did want to go to Caye Caulker but not for too long, so we’d possibly come back to the dock a bit early. Ovel and Nick confirmed the day’s adventures were totally up to us and that would not be a problem so off we went on our snorkeling adventure. Thanks to our captain Nick we were able to snorkel in several spots on the Mesoamerican Reef: Hol Chan Marine Reserve Conch Graveyard Shark Ray Alley Coral Gardens As a bonus, along the way we encountered another boat stopped and after conferring with the other captain Nick let us know there was a huge sea turtle there so he stopped our boat so we could snorkel there too. Thanks to Nick we saw: Sea turtles Manatee Sting Rays Nurse Sharks Barracudas Seahorses Tons of beautiful tropical fish We also fed the sharks, tarpon fish, and frigate birds. We were even able to touch the stingrays coming on the beach next to the seahorse habitat. Nick was a wealth of knowledge during the entire experience. Then Nick took us to Caye Caulker for a delicious Belizean lunch where we thoroughly enjoyed chatting with him during our meal. Once finished we checked the time and saw we had about one hour to explore the island’s shops before meeting Nick at the split to head back to San Pedro. With all the fun snorkeling adventures we ended up with the perfect amount of time to shop and explore the island and ended up using the entire tour’s time allotment. Came back with priceless memories for our family of four. Many thanks to both Nick and Ovel. We highly recommend this tour!
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141kathic
Aug 5, 2023
Swimming with the sharks - Great snorkeling experience! Clear water, beautiful fish and the guides are just wonderful! You can feed the sharks!
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Keith
Jun 14, 2023
Great tour, including Shark Alley twice - Abraham and Cyle were fantastic guides/captains. They picked us up at our hotel (Ramon’s), had some suggestions of what we should do, and gave us a great tour. We had went to Hol Chan, went to Shark Alley twice, fed the tarpons, did some fishing, and ate lunch at Caye Caulker. Everything was very flexible including pick up time, what we did, and how long we stayed at each activity. I would STRONGLY recommend spending the little extra money to get this boat rather than going with a larger tour group.
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