Local Scuba Diving
3 Tank
Spend a full day exploring three local reef sites along the Belize Barrier Reef, with comfortable surface intervals back at the BPDC dock between every dive.
Three dives. A full day on the local reef.
The three-tank local dive is designed for divers who want to experience more of the Belize Barrier Reef in a single day while still enjoying comfortable surface intervals back on shore.
Explore More of the Belize Barrier Reef
With the reef sitting only minutes offshore from Ambergris Caye, Belize Pro Dive Center has access to more than 30 local dive sites directly in front of San Pedro.
Your divemaster selects the day's dive sites based on weather, sea conditions, diver experience and the sites you have already visited. Whenever possible, repeat guests are taken somewhere new unless they specifically request a favorite site.
Three dives give you even more opportunity to experience the variety of reef formations and marine life found directly offshore from San Pedro.
Your Dive Day
The three-tank trip operates as one extended local diving experience running from the morning into the afternoon.
Meet the team, prepare your equipment and get ready for the day's diving.
Leave San Pedro for your first local Barrier Reef dive.
Return to the BPDC dock between dives to relax, hydrate and enjoy fresh fruit and snacks.
Return to the dive center after completing the third local reef dive.
Water, fresh fruit and snacks are provided during surface intervals. Lunch is not included, so guests should plan accordingly for this extended dive day.
What You'll Experience
Local diving around San Pedro is known for distinctive spur-and-groove reef formations that create coral canyons running along the Belize Barrier Reef.
Before every dive, your divemaster provides a detailed briefing covering the dive site, conditions, maximum depth and recommended bottom time.
Common marine-life encounters can include nurse sharks, turtles, rays, eels, groupers, snappers and a wide variety of Caribbean reef species, with occasional encounters with larger pelagic marine life.
Our standard recreational dive ratio is up to six divers for each divemaster. Groups may be smaller depending on the number and experience level of guests.
Divers age 10–11: A private divemaster is required at $60.00 USD plus 12.5% GST per diver, per dive.
Included
- Scuba tanks
- Dive weights
- Professional divemaster
- Dive-site briefings
- Dockside surface intervals
- Drinking water
- Fresh fruit and snacks
Not Included
- Lunch
- BCD
- Regulator
- Mask and snorkel
- Fins
- Wetsuit
- Other rental scuba equipment
- 12.5% Government Sales Tax
Certified with Belize Pro Dive Center?
Divers who completed their scuba certification with Belize Pro Dive Center receive complimentary rental scuba equipment for this dive.
Let our team know when booking so we can confirm your certification history and prepare the appropriate equipment.
Haven't been diving recently?
PADI recommends completing a Refresher Course if it has been more than 6 months since your last dive.
View Refresher Course →Prefer a private boat?
Want the boat exclusively for your family, friends or dive group? Private diving options may be available based on boat and scheduling availability.
Make a full day of the Belize Barrier Reef.
Three dives give you even more opportunity to explore the variety of local reef sites found just offshore from San Pedro.
Book Local Scuba Diving - 3 Tank
Choose this activity and confirm your preferred date with BPDC.
Rental dive equipment is not included in the tour price. Optional full dive equipment rental is US$30.00 plus 12.5% GST (US$33.75 total per person, per day), payable separately on site.
Cancellation policy
Booking & Payment Policy For bookings made more than 30 days before your first scheduled tour or course, 50% of the total is required at booking. The remaining 50% is due 30 days before your first scheduled activity. For bookings made 30 days or less before your first scheduled activity, full payment is required at booking. The payment due is calculated automatically at checkout. These payments cover all reserved tours and courses, including applicable taxes. Equipment rental and park entrance fees are paid separately on site. Please review these terms before paying. By submitting payment, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted this policy. Cancellation Deadlines We must receive your cancellation by email or WhatsApp at least 24 hours before local tours and courses, including local diving, snorkeling, Hol Chan and courses, or at least 48 hours before private and offshore tours, including private tours, Blue Hole and Turneffe. Deadlines are based on the scheduled start time of the affected activity, in Belize local time. Cancellations & Refunds If you cancel your entire booking before the applicable deadlines, 25% of the total amount you have paid is non-refundable. The remaining 75% of your payment will be refunded. If you cancel only some activities before their applicable deadlines, we will refund all amounts paid towards those activities, without a deduction. Your remaining activities stay booked. Cancellations received after the applicable deadline and no-shows are subject to a 100% cancellation charge for the affected tour or course, and no refund will be issued. This applies regardless of the reason, including illness or changes to travel plans. Payments already received count towards this charge. Weather & Operator Cancellations If BPDC cancels due to unsafe weather, insufficient participants or another operational reason, you may reschedule, subject to availability, or receive a full refund of all amounts paid for the affected services, without any deduction. Our team makes weather-related decisions based on safety. Approved refunds are returned to the original payment method. Processing time depends on your bank or card issuer. If you have any questions, please contact us before paying. We look forward to welcoming you!