But it’s the fish that most people come for. The water teems with dolphins and sharks and crocodiles. Sixty species of birds live or migrate through here. The isolation, lack of any large-scale development and the natural attributes of the atoll make it the most biologically diverse coral atoll in the Caribbean. The vastness and variety of marine life and coral formations are truly unmatched. Around 450 hundred mangrove covered islands interspersed with creeks and picturesque lagoons make up Belizes largest atoll. The waters surrounding the Turneffe Islands are home to the largest coral reef atoll in all of Belize and were set aside as a protected marine reserve in.
Turneffe Island makes the scuba diving an adventure like no other dive destination in the Caribbean. Visibility is excellent, making it easy to enjoy the large school of horse-eye jacks, snapper, and permits. more undeveloped, the atoll has an untouched marine life. Turneffe is the largest of the three atolls and the only one with an extensive cover of mangroves, featuring spectacular wall diving suitable for every level of diver. Turneffe Atoll is located southeast of Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of Belize in Central America, 20 miles (32 kilometres) from Belize.