Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 27, 2013

The reefs in Belize are probably the healthiest reefs in the Caribbean, and those at Glover’s Reef are probably some of the healthiest of the lot. But everything is connected, “bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken,” as conservationist John Muir once said. So we have always kept a keen eye on the declining health of coral reef systems in the Eastern Carib

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 26, 2013

It comes as no surprise to us that Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, gave Belize first position in its recent list of Five Family-Friendly Destinations You Might Not Have Thought About. Adventure Island on Glover’s Reef in Belize is the perfect destination for a once-in-a-lifetime family-centered vacation. We offer special rates for kids 11 and under and we

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 20, 2013

We don’t ever see great whites at our island off the coast of Belize (great whites generally don’t like water as warm as we have) but sometimes we just can’t resist an awesome underwater video clip, and this one, featuring snorkel diver Ocean Ramsey, more than makes the mark. Ocean, a Hawaiian shark conservation advocate, was featured in The Daily Telegraph after taking a risk f

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For anyone interested in exploring the deep jungle of Belize, this article, A Spotted History of Belize, in The Independent, London’s edgy morning daily, is a great read. Travel writer Ben Reed travels to the Blancaneaux Lodge out of San Ignacio, Belize and looks for, among other things, big jungle cats. During his stay he tags along with local naturalists from the Mountain Pine Ridge Fores

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 14, 2013

With the waves at our surf break expected to be awesome this weekend it’s natural we’re a little preoccupied with surfing. And this video from the folks at GoProCamera just seems to hit the spot:

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 13, 2013

With a storm whipping up winds in the central Caribbean, it’s looking increasingly hopeful that this weekend will see the season’s best surfing conditions out at the island For more information about wind conditions at Glover’s Reef visit our previous blog post on the subject, or this page on our website devoted to weather in Belize. We’re one of the only places in Belize

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 6, 2013

Do you know which species is the largest fish? Why whale sharks, of course. You’ll find out many amazing facts like that in a fascinating feature on the Mesoamerican Reef that ran in National Geographic Magazine in October. The article features some awe inspiring images like this one, shot by photographer Brian Skerry, off the coast of the Yucatan, just north of Belize. Big Fish, Little F

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 5, 2013

We just found out about a van shuttle service for ground transportation options in Belize. One of their pages seems to date from Nov 2010 but they are fresh news to us. Belize Shuttles and Transfers has rides starting at $35 (plus tax) for a regularly scheduled trip from Belize City (or airport) to San Ignacio as well as many other common destinations in Belize, Guatemala and the Yucatan. They als

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 16, 2013

The vast majority of our guests fly directly to Belize City from their US or Canadian point of departure (for the latest on airfares to Belize City check this webpage.) But we often get asked about alternative ways of getting to Belize and one of the more popular alternatives involves flying to Cancun, Mexico then taking a bus to Belize City. Cancun gets more US/Canada visitation than Belize City