Isla Marisol Resort

Isla Marisol is a private family-owned island, one of five islands that makeup the islands on Glover's Reef Atoll. There are only 11 tropical cabanas and 2 reef houses (2-bedroom 2 bath family units) occupy the soft white sand overlooking the reef or creek. All accommodations are well-designed for two people with a porch and hammock area. Charming and rustic, each cabana includes a private bathroom, hot and cold water, Air Condition and daily housekeeping service

Glover`s Reef Atoll lies 20 miles outside the second longest barrier reef in the world and is one of only a handful of atolls in the Atlantic/Caribbean designated as a United Nations World Heritage Site.

Because of the atoll`s protected status, you will be amazed by the abundant marine life - grouper, moray, colorful queen trigger fish and large parrot fish abound. Majestic manta rays are frequently seen; enjoy encounters with nurse sharks, dolphins and sea turtles.

Isla Marisol offers each guest 15-17 dives per week per person. Each of the 15 dive sites in the area showcases a different view of Belize's unique underworld. No two dives are ever the same. The resort's Padi-certified dive master will guide you through a maze of corals along the atoll's steep drop-off. Dives off Southern Reef walls, Turneffe Atoll, Lighthouse Reef, the Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye, the Elbow and more can be arranged. Each dive lasts roughly 45 minutes after which a return to the island for meals or simply to take a break before the next dive.

Not far from Isla Marisol is Gladden's Spit, where the largest fish in the sea, the whale sharks, come during the week of the full moon in March, April, May and June. This special place has a steep sandy bank pushing out into very deep sea. On an ordinary day one can see large schools of jacks or snappers and visibility is well over 100 feet. But during the full moon phases in March, April, May and June of each year Gladden's Spit has no ordinary days. Each year during the full moon Mutton and Cuberra snapper spawn here. The giant whale sharks come from far away to feed on the spawn and to mate. It is common at this time to see schools of snapper in the thousands, with whale sharks passing through them. Divers will likely see these majestic creatures very close but they are not allowed to chase, ride, touch or otherwise disturb the Whale Sharks. These dives are an amazing experience and understandably very popular. Scuba packages do not include the cost for whale shark diving.