While you probably won’t jump into it from a helicopter, as portrayed on ABC’s The Bachelor, the Blue Hole of Belize is a diving site to behold.

Originally a cave, the Blue Hole is a unique diving adventure in Belize. It was formed about 10,000 years ago when the cave’s roof collapsed.

Visible from outer space, the Blue Hole is a nearly perfect circular hole 1,000 feet in diameter and 412 feet deep. Its portrayal on “The Bachelor” show only begins to capture the unspoiled natural majesty – just one of the unique charms of Belize diving.

In the early 1970s, famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and his television crew explored the tunnels, caverns and stalactites that the Blue Hole is now famous for.

The world renowned dive site is located at the center of Lighthouse Reef Atoll, which is about 50 miles east of Belize City. Considered to be a must-do trip for advanced divers, most groups descend to about 135 feet.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization named the Blue Hole a World Heritage Site, a location with universal value.

For the best views of underwater life, you’ll find the lip of the crater – 60 to 80 feet underwater – is much more interesting. Some of the largest midnight parrot fish in the world frequent this hole, which also attracts stingrays, angelfish, butterfly fish and smaller reef fish, which tend to cluster around coral heads and outcroppings. You also can see barracudas and small groupers.

Diving the atolls located beyond the barrier reef and heavier visitor traffic offer combinations of patch reefs and the sheer walls of drop offs teeming with huge schools of different species of fish.

When you’re ready to plan your adventure-romance, check out “Bachelor-inspired” deals. Beyond the Blue Hole, explore diving adventures and snorkeling trips. Learn about Belize in Love or go to My Belize Vacation Planner.