Where to see the most sea turtles in Caribbean and Central America - November

[ktripp]

Hello! My husband and I are planning a last minute dive trip November 22 to 26. We live in NC and are trying to find the best trip for that short amount of time. Any suggestions or considerations would be appreciated. We were looking at Huracan or Itza Resort in Belize, maybe back to Cozumel. Sea turtles are my absolute favorite so any guidance on where there are a higher concentration would be awesome. Thank you!

 

[RyanT]

Huracan is amazing, definitely choose them over Itza! Way better service, food, etc. We didn't see turtles on every dive, but probably every 3rd dive or so.

 

[Doctorfish]

In my experience, Little Cayman is the turtle capital of the Caribbean. We spot at least one on most dives. If you look farther afield, Maui.

 

[ktripp]

Thank you!!

Huracan is amazing, definitely choose them over Itza! Way better service, food, etc. We didn't see turtles on every dive, but probably every 3rd dive or so.

 

[ktripp]

In my experience, Little Cayman is the turtle capital of the Caribbean. We spot at least one on most dives. If you look farther afield, Maui.

Thank you!!!

 

[RyanT]

If Huracan is something you are considering, I would highly recommend it. I've been twice now. Here's my report from my first trip.

Trip Report - Huracan Dive Lodge Trip Report

My buddy and I, @Kim Hunter, usually dive NC and Florida and do a lot of tech diving. We decided to try something a bit different and do some easy dives at Huracan Dive Lodge on Lighthouse Reef, Belize. We booked a four night trip because we weren't sure what to expect. We figured if we...

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[Scoooter961]

Look into Frederiksted, St. Croix. There are turtles galore on the pier.

 

[rmorgan]

If you go with East Coast Divers on Bonaire to dive site Turtle City, you’ll see 15-40 almost any day

 

[noserider]

Barbados has an amazing amount of turtles you almost guarenteed to see them every dive on the west coast and they populate the surf line up of freights on the south coast.

I actually think surfing with Turtles in the line up is on a par with diving with them

 

[USdiver1]

Belize has been a very good place to spot sea turtles from my experience.