Great Blue Heron

The Great Blue Heron is one of the many birds you will encounter at Spanish Look Out Caye, home of Hugh Parkey's Belize Adventure Lodge. Wildlife is common at our island with pristing mangrove forests and wetlands.

Photo by Aldo Perez. Hugh Parkey's Belize Adventures.

Dive Site: Chasbo's Corner

Named by Hugh Parkey after his son, Chuck Parkey, also known as Chasbo. This dive site on the Northwest side of the atoll is located at a point on the reef and is a fine example of wall diving on the Northwest side. Top of the wall is 45 feet and drops down to a ledge at 180 feet. Top of the wall consists of mostly scattered corals with defined sand patches in between covered in a forest of gorgonians. This point on the reef creates a slight current when the tide is changing bringing in plankton streams that nourish the corals. The wall consists mostly of plate coral and covered in soft corals with huge specimens of deep water sea fans and various other gorgonians as well as a variety of sponges. The current also attracts plankton feeders like huge schools of creole wrasse and smaller schools of scad and herring. They get so excited in the feeding frenzy that they attract predators of all sizes. Schools of black grouper, tiger grouper, dog snapper, cubera snapper, king fish, and cero stalk the water column. Solitary barracuda can be seen hovering close to the coral and sponges stalking prey. Schools of black durgon and yellow tail snapper are also in abundance here. Chasbo’s Corner is unique because we are occasionally treated with a pleasant surprise of unusual and strange sightings. Hammerhead, silky sharks, reef sharks, sailfish, pods of dolphin, pods of false orcas and even manatee have all been seen here before. This site is also excellent for a variety macro life. Various types of pipefish, slender file fish, decorator crabs, blennies, gobies, shrimp, cowries, and colonies of yellow head jawfish as well as the elusive sea horse are all present throughout this site. This unique site has been featured in international dive magazines before and is sometimes called the “Mini Elbow” by some dive operators.

Photo by Tony Rath

May Madness

It's time for May Madness once again and as usual you benefit by having absolutely no limit on arrival dates throughout May 1 - 15. That is right, you can arrive on any day at Hugh Parkey's Belize Adventure Lodge and we'll get you started. Take advantage of last minute airline deals to Belize in May and choose your package. The 8 Day/7 Night Dive Package includes 3 Days Barrier Reef Diving and 3 Days Turneffe Diving for only USD$1399.00. The 5 Day/4 Night Dive Package includes 2 days Barrier Reef Diving and 1 Day Turneffe Diving for only USD$799.00. Non-divers can choose the 8 Day/7 Night Island Adventure Package which includes 3 full-days Barrier reef snorkeling, 1 day Barrier Reef Snorkel/Wildlife Encounter Combo, and 1 day Altun Ha Mayan Site/Belize Zoo combo for only USD$1099.00. We also have a 5 Day/4 Night Island Adventure Package that includes 2 full days Barrier reef Snorkeling, 1 day Wildlife Encounter/Mangrove Kayak Combo, and 1 Day Altun Ha/Belize Zoo Combo for only USD$599.00. All packages include transfers, meals, purified drinking water, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages and Park Fees. Dive Packages also include tanks and weights while Adventure Packages include snorkel equipment as required. Prices do not include tax.

Upcoming Trade and Dive Shows

Stop by our booths and get the opportunity to win a prize or simply take advantage of our specials!!!!!

Beneath the Sea Dive Travel Show in New Jersey

Join Hugh Parkey’s Belize Adventures at “Beneath The Sea Dive Travel Show” in Secaucus New Jersey, March 26, 27, and 28, 2010. We will be set up at Booth 743, at the Meadowlands Expo Center, waiting for you to stop by and get detailed information on all the packages we have available and custom packages we can create to fit your specialized itinerary. We will also have specials to launch our dive shop at the Sunbreeze Hotel in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye.

London International Dive Show 2010 in London

27th - 28th March 2010
Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, Newham, London, E16 1XL
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8943 4288

Discover the aquatic world that is the International Dive Show in London Excel. The expansive and renowned Excel exhibition centre in London will transform into a water wonderland as Hugh Parkey's Belize Adventure Lodge joins the Belize Hotel Association along with hundreds of diving companies from all over the globe to showcase their products.
London International Dive Show 2010 will attract thousands of visitors into Excel London, all eager to sample the latest in the diving industry. We will have packages and giveaways to launch our dive shop at the Sunbreeze Hotel in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye and our continued dedication to dive consumers at Hugh Parkey's Belize Adventure Lodge on Spanish Lookout Caye, Belize City.
London International Dive Show 2010 in Excel London is London's premier scuba diving show and shouldn't be missed by anyone with an envy of gills.

One Reason to visit us at Trade Shows

Edit and Zsolt attended the London International Dive Show and like many adventurers looking for something new they stopped by our booth for information and even entered their details for the opportunity to win a package being given away. They were blown away when they received the news that they had won an 8 Day/7Night Dive Package at Hugh Parkey's Belize Adventure Lodge. The news and their photo was even printed on Divers magazine. Edit said they immediately started making preparations but it took a few months before they could actually realize their dream vacation. At the end of their package which included Barrier Reef, Turneffe Atoll, and Lighthouse Reef/Blue Hole, they could not get over the excitement. They want to return in the future and will make every effort to make it possible. Recently Edit posted the review below on TripAdvisor.

"We took part in a 7-day diving package. We were transported from the airport to a marina and from there to the island. We did not have to care about anything.
We were greeted with a cocktail on the island.
I was a bit afraid of diving at the beginning but we were looked after so well that I felt completely safe.
The service was excellent. Everyone was very friendly and additionally to the service we were shown around in the mangroves on kayak several times and told about the history of the country and the local wildlife.
There is a shop and a restaurant on the island. And also there is a boat from and to the island every day if something extra needed. Although we did not need anything everything was available there. There are 2 beaches, a museum and mangroves walk giving description about the mangroves and manatees.
The house we stayed in is located on the water. It was amazing to watch the sunrise, and the pelicans fishing in front of us. Sitting on the terrace at night and staring the stars.
The food was very good freshly made. The breakfast was served with lots of fruit. We had 2 choices for the 2 course lunch as well as for the 3 course dinner.
What I liked the most was the hospitality and colour of the water. It is amazing being so close to the nature and still getting full service."

Good morning from HP Belize Adventure Lodge

I got out of bed this morning after a much needed rest. Before stepping into the office I walked along the dock (yes, I live at work) and immediately noticed literally millions of sardines in the shadow of the dock. Crevalle jacks were darting in and out of the bait ball while a huge barracuda lay motionless a couple feet away getting cleaned by a juvenile Spanish grunt about 2 inches in size. About 5 large bonefish silted up the bottom of the shallow end irritating several upside down jellies. As I walked in front of the dive shop I carefully examined the bottom through the unusually crystal clear water and noticed 3 juvenile yellow stingrays. The largest was about 3 inches across. Yes, that's right, inches not feet. They seemed to be hatch lings in their settling stage. The sun was slowly rising over the horizon and I felt like I had just discovered something new for today. I remember working with Richard Foster filming fish migrations for National Geographic last year and I know he would have loved to be here with millions of fish just under the dock. We searched Turneffe Atoll for schooling fish and after a week, including 2 days at the Elbow during the full moon, he probably got 15 minutes of usable video but he got plenty of stock footage and was happy. If I had only known then.

How many people can say that they look forward to an exciting morning on the way to the office?
Photo Credit: Sunrise at Belize Adventure Lodge by Tony Rath.

Crazy 8s Special extended thru the Fall

We have extended our Crazy 8's Special thru November 15, 2009. That's 6 days of 2 tank diving for only $888.00 plus 9% hotel tax based on double occupancy. Accommodations on over-the-water cabanas, airport transfers, all meals and the best part is that there is no limit on arrival days.