Arriving in Belize City, we will spend the first and second nights at Tropical Education Center (TEC). Our trip will begin with an enjoyable 2 hour float underground through a limestone cave system rich with classic formations including soda straw, flow stone, stalactite and stalagmite. That afternoon we'll walk the trails and viewing platforms of the TEC. Then we head up to the Belize Zoo for a guided nightime tour with the zoo keeper.
The next day we'll transfer to Belize's Barrier Reef, which is the largest reef in the northern hemisphere, second largest in the world, extending 185 miles (300 km) along the coastline. Approximately 35 miles beyond the Barrier Reef, lies one of Belize's most spectacular atolls - Lighthouse Reef Atoll. These circular shaped reef systems climb from the ocean floor and surround a central lagoon. The reef structure is primarily made up of two kinds of coral, the hard hydro-coral (reef-forming coral), such as brain coral or elkhorn coral, and the soft corals, such as sea fans and feather plumes. The lagoon shelters one of the world's most diverse sea environments, harboring an extensive community of fish, shellfish, and patch reefs.
One mile off the eastern shore of the atoll, the reef wall quickly drops over 3000 feet from the shallow waters of the lagoon to the ocean floor below! The interaction between the deeper, open waters of the Caribbean and the sheltered lagoons of the atoll, results in a diversity and abundance of marine life, which is unsurpassed for sea kayaking, snorkeling and diving.
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