Hamanasi Adventure and Dive Resort

[Kbach]

Has anyone stayed at this resort? My wife booked the week after Thanksgiving. I'll get some diving in, the Blue Hole being one trip for sure. She snorkels. How much do adult beverage run around this place? Anything else that I need to know about?

 

[salth2owannabe]

A little help:
Pretty popular place. The only thing I'd be a little concerned of is the distance for boat rides to many of the dive sites.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/belize/407627-how-hamanasi-resort-dive-operation.html
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/belize/407627-how-hamanasi-resort-dive-operation-2.html
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/belize/421489-hamanasi-trip-report.html
Hamanasi vs. Isla Marisol? OrTurneffe or Huracan? [Archive] - ScubaBoard - Scuba Diving Forum - Diving Social Network
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/belize/355548-trip-report-hamanasi-oct-2-9-a.html
Hamanasi Adventure and Dive Resort (Belize/Hopkins) - Resort Reviews - TripAdvisor

Hope that helps.

 

[Hank49]

I've never slept there but I've eaten there a few times and visited the rooms that friends were staying in. Nice place.
It's not as far as other places from the reef. It's about 10 miles or so straight out to Southwater Caye marine reserve. Some of the better diving on the barrier reef if you ask me.

 

[Pedro Burrito]

Yes, I've stayed there. It was so special that it's the resort that my wife and I judge all our other trips by. Try to get a tree house if one in available. I don't remember the costs of the alcoholic beverages but it didn't seem to be high. Hamanasi has bicycles and electric golf carts available so you can take a trip into Hopkins which was a quiet, friendly town when we visited with no night life. I'm not sure how festive it's gotten lately.

The boat trips aren't long except the Blue Hole or Gladden Spit (whale sharks). The Blue Hole trip was about 3 hours out and 3 1/2 hours back in rough sea conditions. Gladden Spit was about 2 1/2 hours each way.

Hamanasi offers many land trips but we didn't participate. The guests that did, however, raved about the trips at dinner time.

I would go there again.

 

[Steve Egner]

Anything else that I need to know about?

Yes.

They run a top-notch diving operation. And the resort kitchen will cook the Lionfish you spear during your dives, if they likes ya : )

 

[Kbach]

Thanks for the replies. We're really excited about this trip. We have a deluxe tree house reserved. Once I get a smaller BCD, I'll be set to go! I lost a bunch of weight this year and need some new stuff.