I just spent a little over a week diving with Belize Diving Services in Caye Caulker. Most of my time was spent diving Giant Cave, which is written about in the opening pages of Caverns Measureless to Man and is considered one of the largest completely marine caves in the world. The system spans underneath the island of Caye Caulker, and is only about 300 yards from the BDS dock.
This is a very unique system -- you will find marine life such as jellyfish and crabs inside of the system, and large flowstone columns measuring over 10' in diameter. A tour through the "swimming pool" line will take you past several calcite formations that are upwards of 30' tall in rooms that must be at least 100' wide. A swim through the "roman ruins" will put you next to a vast array of columns as thick as oak trees. And a drop down Franks line will put you in a pristine area with beautiful clay floors.
Word has it that you can even hear music from "The Split Bar" while you're in the "small world tunnel."
With the exception of the tomb line, which goes down to 150', and the swimming pool, which is in the 60-70' range, the cave averages 90-100' depth. But BDS banks 32%, which keeps the deco pretty minimal, and you are entertained watching the tarpon during your 10' hang.
Getting there is simply a ten minute flight on a puddle jumper from Belize City, and Caye Caulker is small enough that you can pretty much walk everywhere. If you've ever thought about going to Belize, I'd say do it.
This is a very unique system -- you will find marine life such as jellyfish and crabs inside of the system, and large flowstone columns measuring over 10' in diameter. A tour through the "swimming pool" line will take you past several calcite formations that are upwards of 30' tall in rooms that must be at least 100' wide. A swim through the "roman ruins" will put you next to a vast array of columns as thick as oak trees. And a drop down Franks line will put you in a pristine area with beautiful clay floors.
Word has it that you can even hear music from "The Split Bar" while you're in the "small world tunnel."
With the exception of the tomb line, which goes down to 150', and the swimming pool, which is in the 60-70' range, the cave averages 90-100' depth. But BDS banks 32%, which keeps the deco pretty minimal, and you are entertained watching the tarpon during your 10' hang.
Getting there is simply a ten minute flight on a puddle jumper from Belize City, and Caye Caulker is small enough that you can pretty much walk everywhere. If you've ever thought about going to Belize, I'd say do it.
