Coral Gardens Tour: Explore Vibrant Marine Life

Experience the vibrant underwater world of Coral Gardens, home to large Elk Horn corals, Brown & Purple Sea Fans, and a variety of marine life. Snorkel in the crystal-clear waters just off Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mesoamerican Reef (Belize Barrier Reef) - The second largest reef in the world.
    But the largest living reef!
  • Caye Caulker - Enjoy a nice cool 35 minutes boat ride from the port of Belize as you will be passing along the mangrove islands to the island of Caye Caulker, Belize city second largest island that has a breathtaking view of the…
What's Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Snacks
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Coral Gardens: A Vibrant Underwater Oasis
Explore the mesmerizing Coral Gardens, a unique and stunning marine ecosystem located just off the coast of Caye Caulker, south of Ambergris Caye. Here, you can marvel at impressive clusters of large Elk Horn corals layered over remnants of older corals, forming a flourishing underwater landscape. The vivid…

Location
Fort George Hotel & Spa
Marine Parade Boulevard
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Daytrip499986
Jul 30, 2025
Great tour - Tour is well done.Guides were knowledgable and very freindly. The wildlife was fascinating! We recommend this one. It is a boat so bring a dry bag!
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Kimby
Jun 18, 2025
Amazing Day in Belize! - Great tour guides. They were fun, nice and informative. The day was fantastic. All the marine life we saw was incredible. I highly recommend Splash Wave Tours. The water was a little rough but they did not cancel like a few other tours did that day. Safety was always important to them. The staff definitely took care of everyone from ages 3-70. I didn't snorkel and had a great time just relaxing and watching my friend in the water.
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Anna_k
May 28, 2025
Coral reef, sharks and sting rays - Wonderful snorkeling at 2 sites at the island of Caye Caulker, about 40 min boat ride from Belize City port.
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Priscillab429
May 28, 2025
Amazing Fun Knowledgeable Kind Crew - The crew provided an amazing experience for my family. They were friendly fun and amazing young men who knew the water and all life living in it. I highly recommend this excursion as it far exceeded my expectations. Thank you and I hope to come back and book with the same crew for another amazing experience.
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Adam
Apr 13, 2025
Coral Garden Sharks and Stingray Adventure - A Must-Do Experience! - This adventure was absolutely amazing and so much fun from start to finish! The guides were friendly, knowledgeable, and really made the whole experience feel safe and exciting. Seeing the sharks up close was an unforgettable thrill — they were such an awesome sight gliding gracefully through the water! The coral reefs were breathtaking, bursting with color and teeming with marine life. Snorkeling through them felt like swimming in an underwater paradise. The stingrays were gentle and majestic, and interacting with them was such a unique experience. One of the unexpected highlights was a surprise tarpon fish feeding — watching those huge fish leap out of the water was so cool and added an extra dose of excitement to an already incredible day. I highly recommend the Coral Garden Sharks and Stingray Adventure to anyone looking for an unforgettable ocean excursion. You won’t regret it!
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Kenneth_c
Mar 27, 2025
Enjoyable day - About a 45 minute boat ride, in part through mangroves, to Caye Caulker, an interesting place with a good restaurant to purchase lunch. Snorkeling was nearby, better than excursions in Costa Maya or Cozumel but Roatan was best in our limited sample. Highlights were the ray and shark snorkel and feeding the tarpon. Staff were great.
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507kaleenab
Mar 29, 2025
Nice introductory snorkeling experience - We left late. The guides were great! They gave us a nice overview of Caye Caulker and kept us safe/entertained during this snorkeling trip. I didn’t like the shark/ray stop as you are standing in seagrass and they are swimming around you. I better overall experience is going to Hol Chan as opposed to this however it is a good introductory lesson especially if your on a cruise ship and short on time.
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Matthew_s
Jul 5, 2025
Great tour - poor service. - First off, the experience is worth it. Our rating is more on the execution and coordination of the experience. Here is our summary of the good and bad: - Stated pickup 0700. Actual pickup 0800, After repeated calls and messaging. - Never received a reply through Viator to verify pickup time or location in the days prior to the event. - waited until 0930 in the Sun for the boat, crew, etc. No information was given during this time to the participants. - Finally got underway at 1000. - Boat broke a propeller half way to Cate Caulker. Crew was able to fix and got back underway. - The snorkel spots were excellent and as expected. - “snacks” were 1-2 pieces of fruit and a bag of water. Bring plenty of water with you! - Tour stated rum punch was available. Crew started drinking before the tourist and there wasn’t enough for everyone on the boat to have a drink. We would have given a better rating, but it was poorly executed. If you book this tour, ensure you verify your pickup location and time prior to the tour and ensure you have a drop off point, if you are not coming from a cruise ship (we were not).
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Kevin
Jun 12, 2025
Difficult to contact. - Very difficult to contact. Had to go through Viator to get them to contact us back. Then they canceled 30 minutes before picking us up. Another party had canceled, and the tour was below the minimum number, but 30 minutes before pick up, come on
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John_a
May 31, 2025
Not Good! - When we finally got there it was nice. Otherwise, there was to much time waste waiting at the port 15 minutes, 12 minutes to check in at the beginning of the pier then 45 minutes standing in the waiting for boat. Then th boats throttle did work correctly and we had to back to the pier for repairs. After approximately 15 minutes we were on our way. The lunch was complete chaos. The one group were charge twice for their meal and our bill could not be found.
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From $75
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).