BELIZE ADVENTURE BLOG

By Slickrock Adventures | April 26, 2017

When guests first arrive on our island in Belize, we take them on a tour. In about 45 minutes we show them everything they need to know about the island for the week: where their cabana is, where the bathrooms are, how to check out and return our sport gear, where to find the cold beer, etc. It’s my job to conduct the tour, and one of the odd things that happens every single week is I can

By Slickrock Adventures | April 19, 2017

Rich Lawson has been to our island seven times. His first trip was so long ago (2006), that this was before we were using the Biltmore in Belize City for our groups. We used to use the Chateau Caribbean, which was downtown next to the Radisson Ft. George. Rich loved the Chateau, and continued to stay there each year if he arrived early or stayed late. He tells me he liked the Chateau Caribbean, no

By Slickrock Adventures | April 12, 2017

When guests are either leaving for our island or returning from the island, they spend one night at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize City. Located on the Northern Highway, it is about 3 miles from downtown and 10 miles from the airport. Many of our guests arrive early or stay late and they end up eating other restaurant meals that are not a part of their all-inclusive package with us. The most o

By Slickrock Adventures | April 5, 2017

Many of our guests arrive a day or two early for one of our week-long adventure packages. We often get questions about touring Belize on your own. I have a favorite one-day loop trip that takes in the Baboon Sanctuary, the Belize Zoo, and my favorite restaurant for lunch: Cheers. Because it’s a loop, you can start anywhere on the loop and circle around and end up back in the same place. I

By Slickrock Adventures | March 29, 2017

There are two kind of water on our Belize island: rain water and well water. Rain water is collected on our roofs and we use it for drinking, cooking, and tooth brushing. Even though we have over 15,000 gallons of storage capacity, we conserve this water. Once we run out, that’s it until the next rainy season. Right now we are just entering peak dry season. So it’s crucial to have well

By Slickrock Adventures | March 22, 2017

On our Belize Adventure Week 8-night package we spend 2 of those nights at Windy Hill Resort. Windy Hill is just outside the town of San Ignacio. To get there, simply drive west from town, it’s about 3 miles past the edge of town on the right. There are a lot of jungle lodges in the area, and we have our pick of the bunch. We choose Windy Hill for a variety of reasons, but the primary reason

By Slickrock Adventures | March 17, 2017

From Coral Reef and Mayan Ruins to the Cloud Forest Occasionally we get this question… people rightly figure that if they are going south, they want to stay south and see more than just one country. What a great combination! Belize for the coral reefs and Mayan ruins, and Costa Rica for the cloud forest. Three different airlines fly between the two, and on the quickest and cheapest schedules the

By Slickrock Adventures | March 15, 2017

When you decide to join us on one of our Belize adventure packages at our island or on the Belize mainland, you do show up with some expectations. Our guests expect the weather to be wonderful, the guides to be qualified and fun, the food to be fantastic, their cabana to be super cool, and the caves to be exciting; and our guests are not disappointed. Each week I receive emails from guests re-ente

By Slickrock Adventures | March 8, 2017

My favorite place to eat in Belize is Cheers Restaurant. I am a foodie, and it’s great. It is regular comfort food, not gourmet or trendy… you will love it. Cheers Restaurant is located on the Western Highway just a few miles past the Belize Zoo, on the south side of the road. It’s about 40 minutes from Belize City. So if you are going to the zoo, or continuing on through Belmopa