Caye Caulker, Caye Caulker, Belize

Pyramid Flats

Pyramid Flats is a flat patch reef site within the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve, named for the pyramid-shaped coral heads that rise from the seabed. The dive runs on a sandy bottom between 8 and 22 metres, with isolated coral pinnacles and patch reefs scattered across the area. Each pinnacle is a coral oasis hosting French and queen angelfish, midnight parrotfish, stoplight parrotfish, butterflyfishes, blue chromis, sergeant majors, schoolmasters and a wide variety of wrasses. Spotted moray eels, banded coral shrimp, arrow crabs, secretary blennies and Caribbean reef octopus are easy macro subjects in the cracks. Southern stingrays and yellow stingrays rest in sand patches between the pinnacles, and hawksbill turtles graze the sponges. Currents are very mild, visibility 15 to 25 metres. Excellent for new divers, training and night dives. Operators based on Caye Caulker run the site as part of multi-tank packages and as a regular night dive due to its shallow profile and predictable conditions. The macro photography opportunities, especially after dark when octopus, lobsters and sleeping parrotfish emerge, make this a favourite among photographers.