{"id":2298,"date":"2025-06-03T22:46:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/?page_id=2298"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:17:46","slug":"night-snorkeling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avbelize.com\/splash\/snorkel\/night-snorkeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Snorkeling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2298\" class=\"elementor elementor-2298\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-824fd0b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"824fd0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1828b8f2\" data-id=\"1828b8f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c509cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c509cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0996514 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0996514\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15da06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15da06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Splash Dive Center we offer Night snorkeling as a great way to experience a very different marine world than the one we see during the day on the Belize Barrier reef. At night, many of the critters that were hiding during the day come out to play, mate, explore and feed, especially on the sites near Placencia, which is rich in aquatic life. Typical sightings include lobster, octopus, squid, nudibranchs, swimming eels, Spanish dancers, toad fishes, frog fishes, sea slugs, blue tang, tarpon, barracuda, sharks, rays and lots of colourful reef fish, some of them sound asleep. Coral polyps open and under light you can see their true brilliant colors. Armed with a dive light, snorkelers can see Caribbean night life at its best!<\/p><p>To get the most excitement from your diving, or snorkelling vacation, we offer these night trips and adventure tours and excursions to Laughing Bird Caye on the Belize Barrier reef near Placencia. Laughing Bird Caye is the most popular inner reef dive destination. 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We spend about an hour on the caye to explore the beaches and enjoy the sunset. As it gets dark, we review safety and night snorkel procedures and then your guide will take you on a tour of the abundant and varied coral and to meet the critters. We snorkel from the beach for about an hour and then back to the beach and the boat. Arrival time back at Placencia is at about 8:00 or 8:30 pm.<\/p><p>These trips have no minimum age, as long as participants are in good health and comfortable in the water, and are ideal for all the family to enjoy their vacation together.<\/p><p>A combination of day and night snorkeling can be arranged on request by Splash Dive Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Splash Dive Center we offer Night snorkeling as a great way to experience a very different marine world than the one we see during the day on the Belize Barrier reef. 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