Hopkins Village

Snorkeling

Snorkeling off Hopkins is excellent, though expensive compared with the Northern Cayes. Half-day snorkeling trips from Hopkins to the Belize Barrier Reef, usually a pristine section of it in the South Water Caye Marine Reserve, cost from BZ$100 to BZ$150 per person, depending on whether you're snorkeling from an island on the reef or from a boat (the boat costs more). These snorkel trips are almost twice as pricey as those to Hol Chan from Ambergris Caye or Caye Caulker, partly because the trip out and back to snorkel sites here is longer, and also because there's less competition to hold prices down. Full-day whale shark snorkeling trips (usually whale sharks are best seen in late spring and early summer) are BZ$350.

More Sports and Outdoors

• Bird-Watching
• Canoeing and Kayaking
• Caving
• Distances
• Diving

• Hiking
• Horseback Riding
• Manatee-Watching Tours
• Snorkeling
• Windsurfing