Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 7, 2017

Figuring out your flights to Belize can be complicated from some destinations. The reason is there really aren’t that many options. Only five airlines fly into Belize going out of only five cities in the US and Canada, and the vast majority of them have only one flight per day. A few of these flights are offered only one or two days a week, which do not match our adventure trip schedule. And

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on May 3, 2017

Last spring my BFF Kathe and I spent 5 days in Cayo, aka “cottage country” in Western Belize. We stayed in a cute cottage at Windy Hill Resort and took day trips out of there. One of the things on my bucket list was to hire a private birding guide in Belize so that I could broaden my knowledge of Belize birds. Elmer, the manager of Windy Hill, set us up with David Hernandez… what

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 1, 2017

We just ran across this interesting article in the New York Times about seagrass. The reason this interests us is because our island is surrounded by large beds of Belize seagrass, which thrive in the shallow waters ringing the island and between patch reefs inside the atoll. We see an incredible amount of marine life in theses underwater seagrass meadows, and many species live there permanently a

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 22, 2017

Most people seemed surprised to see our staff zooming around the island on our island bike since they expect a beach with soft sand everywhere, which is not conducive to bike riding. However, since the sand on the island, as almost everywhere in Belize, is composed of coral fragments, a different kind of surface develops when it is compacted and soaked in water for long periods (years). The calciu

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 22, 2016

[Sharon Columbus and her husband have joined us every single year since 2012. They are already scheduled for 2017. She offers some great advice here for anyone thinking of spending a week out on Long Caye. All photos are by Neil Columbus.] Here are the two most helpful island tips for Long Caye in Belize. First and foremost pay very close attention to Lucy’s packing list. It is all true. You can