Scuba Season
Underwater reef at The Pit
Declining

The Pit

Belize · Caribbean

The Pit is a cenote style sinkhole in Belize's inland jungle — less famous than Mexico's Yucatán cenotes but offering similar geology with virtually no crowds. Light beams, halocline, deep dark depths.

How this reef is doing

ⓘ How we measure this

Reef state

Declining

Cave / sinkhole dive — not a coral reef. Visibility and geology are the draw.

Coral cover

0%
LowHealthy
Critical

Fish life

Not surveyed

Heat

SafeBleaching

Warmer than usual right now, but not hot enough to bleach.

Warming

Fishing

QuietBusy

Some fishing is allowed here, in marked zones.

Limited

Sources · MERMAID and partner coral surveys · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity

What you will see

7 species across the dive sites here

Dive sites

What divers say

Mexico's cenotes get all the press but Belize has its own. Often you'll have it to yourself.
— Cave diver

Good to know

Bring lights

Strong primary plus backup is mandatory; ops can rent.

Gear & getting wet

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer

  • For specific sites

    • Dive computer · Great Blue Hole
    • Dive light · Great Blue Hole