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Blue
Marlin Lodge
South Water Caye
On
top the Barrier Reef off the coast of Dangriga on the island
of South Water Caye. Leave the masses, come meet strangers
and leave friends!
The Blue Marlin Lodge offers vacationers simple pleasures
to help them relax. It's no secret that truly phenomenal dive
and fish locations are few and far between. The southern atolls,
the  barrier reef, and the cayes
off the lower Belizean coastline offer an untainted mecca
for divers and fishermen to explore and preserve.
The grounds occupy a sizable portion, from beachfront to lagoon,
of a small, striated coconut and pine covered islet - Southwater
Caye. The island is directly on the barrier reefline. You
can literally walk off Southwater Caye and swim to the crest
of the barrier reef - and many divers do, sea conditions permitting.
On the backside of the resort property, the island meets the
gentle lagoon, a nearly continuous emerald horizon punctuated
with a few mangrove islets.
Accommodations
All guestrooms are cozy, cool and comfortable with fans. The
domed cabins are spacious and air-conditioned. The beach cabins
are newest; all wood and air-conditioned with handsome tropical
interiors and mounted on posts at the edge of the sea. The
resort’s total capacity is  32.
Inside the thatched roof, open-air clubhouse is the funky
island bar, complete with pool table and the adjacent Charlie’s
dining room, a casual setting with a touch of elegance. The
meals, three times a day plus afternoon snacks, are remarkable.
The menu takes advantage of island seafood and local fruit.
Lunch and dinner are served family style; breakfast is cooked
to order. A fresh pot of hot coffee is always waiting.
Number of Rooms: 17
5 - Private beach cabanas
3 - Dome shape cabins
9 - Island guestrooms
Check-in Time: 3 pm
Check-out Time: 9 am
Diving
Belize offers some of the world's best diving. As an official
PADI Dive Center, Blue Marlin Lodge offers its guests the
best diving variety along with the best in dive service and
equipment. Blue Marlin's experienced staff is always prepared
allowing guests more leisure time before, during and after
dives.
 The focus of the
dive operations at Blue Marlin is the gear shack and boat
dock, where a variety of dive boats are berthed. The main
dive vessel, featuring a design that is the best combination
of speed, practicality and trim for Belizean waters, is the
MISS MARIEL, a 42 foot custom V-hull with twin cats outfitted
with tank racks for 20-25 divers. This vessel is used for
larger groups and all day dive trips to Glovers Reef.
A second vessel is the NAUTILUS, a 30 foot Mexican skiff powered
by twin 150 outboards for up to ten divers. Blue Marlin's
Pro 42 Jet Drive Reef Cruiser is state-of-the-art in diver
comfort, safety, and convenience. Easy exit and entry on the
boat is just one of many features that makes it a premium
dive vessel.
Nearly every site is a wall dive or at least adjacent a wall.
Deep dives are planned “over the wall,” while shallow divers
are conducted at the top or just inside the outer reef crest.
An unusual aspect of Blue Marlin is the very generous bottom
time allowed; dives start deep and end shallow, allowing for
about 50 minutes of average bottom time per dive. Computer
diving is encouraged. The divemaster leads the dive but there
is freedom of movement within the buddy teams.
 The diving is quite
spectacular, with walls, marine life and visibility being
the highlights of nearly every dive. The types of fish that
can be seen on any one dive include spotted eagle rays, moray
eels, dolphins, rock snappers, and smaller species of fish.
Whale shark dives 1-12 March - July yearly.
Number of Dive Boats: 4
Number of Tanks per Day: 2
Gear Provided: Tanks, weights & belts
Rental Gear Available: BCD,regulator,wet suit,mask & snorkel
Type of Diving: Drift diving off the wall
Total Dive Sites: 25
Minimum time to divesites/mins: 5
Maximum time to dive site/mins: 50
Training Agency: PADI
Courses Offered: Discover Scuba, OW, Advanced O.W, Rescue
and several specialties
Additional Activities
Blue Marlin Lodge can take you on a number of exciting excursions.
Roam with the elusive  jaguar in the Jaguar
Preserve in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the heart
of Belize's lush tropical rain forest. Enter the mystical
world of the ancient Mayan civilization and share the history
of one of the most advanced ancient civilizations.
Deep sea fishing is a favorite and there are many oceanic
species that can be caught right off the island, including
blue marlin of course, yellowfin and blackfin tuna, mackerel,
bonito, wahoo, white marlin and sailfish. Most of these oceanic
species can be caught year around at the Blue Marlin Lodge.
More immediate around the island's lagoon and seagrass beds,
bonefish, tarpon, snook and permit abound.
Blue Marlin Lodge
15 Mahogany Street, Box 21
Dangriga, Belize
Central America
Tel.: +11-501-520-5104 / 522-2243
Fax.: +11-501-520-2296
E-Mail: reservations@bluemarlinlodge.com
Web: http://www.bluemarlinlodge.com
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