The World Famous 'Great Blue Hole'

Six miles north of Halfmoon Caye, in the lagoon of Lighthouse Atoll, is the Great Blue Hole. The name alone will make it different from some of the other "blue holes" to be found in the Caribbean. This one is the largest, deepest, and most famous. Thousands of divers have made it the reason they have come to dive in Belize. This site was made famous by Jacques-Yves Cousteau who declared it one of the top ten scuba diving sites in the world. In 1971 he brought his ship, the Calypso to the hole to chart its depths.

The Great Blue Hole was formed sometime during one of the ice ages that covered the North American continent several millions of years ago. At this time it was dry and because of its limestone makeup, stalagmites and stalactites were created drop by drop of limestone rich water. Some of these stalactites are nearly thirty feet long and nearly eight feet in diameter.

The top edge of the Great Blue Hole is nearly 1,000 feet across and is ringed by fringing coral that makes for an excellent snorkeling adventure. The base of this fringing reef gradually slopes at about 40 degrees until at a depth of 50 feet it suddenly drops into the Great Blue Hole. A sheer, pockmarked wall, covered in some places with an algae called Halimeda, is the only reference as descent is initiated. Most of the time there will be a slight thermocline felt at around 90 feet and at this point the visibility will improve substantially. The stalactites start at a depth of 120 feet and are plainly in view at the limits of sport diving, 130 feet.

This amazing geological formation is not home to a variety of marine life, especially at depth. On occasion, you will see groupers, sharks, horse-eye jack, squirrel fish back up in a nook, and even schools of Reef Sharks. This really does make for an eerie, almost surreal setting.

Join Pedro's Dive Club and Save

Pedro is a long-time resident of Ambergris Caye Belize and as such, he is able to track down the best prices on diving packages, and pass those savings on to you. The goal of Pedro's Dive Club is to assist divers in finding the best prices on their scuba diving excursions. There are three ways in which this can be done:

#1 Join the Club!

Members of Pedro's Dive Club receive a discount of up to 20% off regular Dive Shop Rates just for being members. The cost of membership is $25 US per year. For this nominal fee Members have access to the discounts mentioned above, and all have access to various other special offers that non-members are not privy too.

#2 Regular Non-Member discounts

Even if you are not a member of Pedro's Dive Club, Book your diving adventures through Pedro and recieve a discount of up to 10% from regular Dive Shop Rates on any dive.

#3 Group Rates

Any group of 10 or more divers can also acheive significant savings by booking through Pedro. A special discount for Armed Forces groups and Spring Break groups may apply as well.

Just use the "Book Your Dives" Form to Join, Book or Contact Pedro for more information, or email Pedro for more details: info@pedrosdiveclub.com

PADI Dive Training, Equipment Rentals and Underwater Videography can also be arranged. Contact for more information.