The Best Caribbean Resorts for Snorkeling, From Bonaire to Belize to Andros

By: - September 12th, 2024
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Hamanasi, Belize Hamanasi has one of the more enviable offerings of activities of any hotel in the Caribbean, with an emphasis on excursions and tours both inland in Belize’s jungle and off the coast in the country’s world-renowned barrier reef. The hotel runs tours across the latter, which is about half an hour away from the hotel by boat. But you can also snorkel right offshore.


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Alexander Britell is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caribbean Journal and one of the top experts on Caribbean travel worldwide, with decades of on-the-ground travel to the region and comprehensive knowledge of the entire Caribbean Basin.
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