Blackbird Caye Resort

One of Belize's premier dive resorts, the Blackbird Caye Resort features oceanfront accommodations and world-class diving and snorkeling, all in an idyllic hideaway.

Accommodation Overview

Blackbird Caye Resort consists of 18 private oceanfront cabanas all with modern accommodations, screened-in balconies, and hammocks all facing the spectacular Caribbean Sea. The resort features four charming thatched roof mahogany cottages, nine hard-roofed cabanas, as well as a duplex and a triplex cabana making these two latter ones perfect for groups or families. Recent additions to the resort include a private oceanfront suite and beach house.

How To Get There

The resort is located on a private island in the Turneffe Atoll. Free transfers are available to and from Belize City on Saturdays.

Dive Overview

Blackbird Caye is just a stone's throw away from some of the best sites in Belize. Here divers enjoy exploring healthy reefs and a wide variety of species.

[Read More: Belize Dive Travel Guide]

Food & Drinks

Enjoy being served by the gracious and friendly staff while the local chefs prepare fresh island cuisine daily to satisfy the most demanding appetites. During the day for a light snack, casual poolside dining is available featuring sandwiches, conch fritters, chicken and fish fingers, and much more. The open-air palapa-style bar offerings include classic cocktails with an exotic twist, wines, local mixes, and beers. Happy Hour is from 5:00 to 6:00 PM daily where you can order your favorite drink from the stocked bar or have the Bartender surprise you with the drink of the day!

Dive Information

• Diving the Turneffe Atoll is legendary with vertical walls just beyond the coral reef in front of the Resort. These dramatic walls extend for miles in both directions giving the diver unlimited opportunity to experience large tube sponges, giant basket sponges, purple sea fans, curious reef fish, huge schools of jewfish, permit, snapper and jack and endless varieties of tropical fish. scuba diving is conducted mainly around the Turneffe Atoll with a side trip on Tuesdays to the famous Blue Hole.
• Turneffe Atoll is 24 miles long by 8 miles wide, with 210 square miles of area, more than 100 cayes and islets and more than 50 miles of fringing reefs. There are over 70 named dive sites around the atoll, 20 of which are 3 to 35 minutes away from Blackbird's dock.
• The dive sites at Blackbird Caye Resort in Belize are considered some of the best in the Western Caribbean which makes it a perfect place to scuba dive. The visibility often ranges from 100 to 150 feet. Turneffe Atoll is the only Caribbean Atoll made up of dozens of mangrove islands which are the juvenile nurseries for coral reefs. So if you are looking for scuba diving lessons to learn how to scuba then search no further than Blackbird Caye Resort!

Dive Center Information

• Located at the Dive Center, Blackbirds compressor room has abundant capacity and storage, so that all tanks are filled and ready to go. The Dive team ensures that everything is prepared for you before and after each dive. For those of you who wish to travel lightly, Blackbirds Dive Center has a variety of different dive equipment that you can rent. This includes wetsuits, BCDs, regulators, Dive Computers, Dive lights, masks, snorkels, and fins.
• As a PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) facility, they offer all PADI training courses, from OpenWater Certification to Divemaster. One of their most popular programs is the PADI Discover Scuba Diving, or Introductory Resort Course.
• This offers non-divers the truly exciting first-time experience of scuba diving in a safe and beautiful environment.