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Tackle Box

Tackle Box is one of those sites that just feels right, a genuinely fun dive when you’re on Ambergris. Forget the typical flat reef walls; here, you’re ducking and weaving through a proper maze of canyons and tunnels. We love dropping into a cave, then navigating the tight squeeze of a swim-through, keeping an eye out for the resident green moray eel that seems to be in a different spot every time. The real joy here is the exploration. We’ve spent whole dives just poking into every nook, shining a light into shadowed ledges to find a white pygmy venus nudibranch or a blackberry drupe clinging to the coral. Don't be surprised to find a nurse shark snoozing under an overhang or a school of jacks swirling in the blue. The corals, particularly the staghorn and boulder brain, are really healthy, creating fantastic habitat. Our tip: go early in the morning before the crowds, or on a cloudy day. The ambient light plays beautifully in the caverns then, and you’ll often have the place mostly to yourselves. It’s a site that rewards attentive divers, those who enjoy a bit of an architectural dive with plenty of macro surprises.