Chinaman's Wall
Wall dive on the mid-east coast of Turneffe off Blackbird Caye: the wall starts at about 15 m and plunges into very deep water; divers usually go down to 20-25 m past vase and tube sponges, sea fans and ledges with lobsters, arrow crabs and goldentail morays, then work back up the wall onto the reef flat. Eagle rays glide past in the blue and blacktip sharks roam the depths; the ascent offers squid and horse-eye jacks.
Facts
- Region: Turneffe Atoll - Belize
- Area: Blackbird Caye coast & The Wit
- Depth: 15–25 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: low
- Type: wall
- Coordinates: 17.31, -87.783 (approximate)
- Highlights: eagle rays, blacktip sharks, Nassau grouper, black grouper, barracuda, vase sponges, sea fans
- Permit: Access to the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve needs an entry ticket from TASA: day or week tickets (Standard Environmental Fee or a higher Conservation Contribution; check current amounts on visitturneffe.org). The Wit also needs the separate statutory fee of US$10. Resort guests and day-trip clients pay via their resort or operator (Ambergris Divers lists a US$10 park fee on its Turneffe day trip).
- Issuer / contact: Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA)
- Phone: +501 677 8272
- Email: adventure@visitturneffe.org
- Website: https://visitturneffe.org/book-entry-tickets/
- Phone from the TASA contact page; the e-mail address is obfuscated on the page. Entry tickets can be bought online; resort guests and operator clients pay through the resort/operator.
- Unverified: Position is estimated off Blackbird Caye; the source does not give coordinates.
- Tips: Position estimated off Blackbird Caye (no published coordinates), for orientation only. Reserve entry ticket needed (see permit note).