Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 17, 2016

We have a lot of sports on the island, but the one we do every day and sometimes twice a day is kayak snorkeling. This is something you can’t do everywhere in the world, so often even kayak instructors have never experienced it. There are over 900 patch reefs at Glover’s Atoll where our island is located. They offer fantastic snorkeling, but there is no land near the patches. So we pad

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 10, 2016

Last April while on our Belize island, I decided I wanted to create a center where guests can store their snorkel equipment. There was no central spot, and therefore this assorted gear was strewn all over the place, including the palm-shaded picnic table where the staff likes to eat their lunch! So I decided to turn an old SUP rack into a bunch of large shelves where people can put their mask, fin

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 3, 2016

We have an excellent Belize packing list for our island and jungle trips. I have been doing this a long time, and I would say that the thing people are most confused by is buying booties. I spend a crazy amount of time talking about shoes. It seems people don’t really know much about water shoes and how to protect their feet. Foot injuries are our most common injury on the island. And I woul

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 28, 2016

Yesterday I came across an article with a title that spoke to me – Why you might want to push your holiday vacation to January. This is something I recommend all of the time. Traveling to Belize in January is a great idea. It seems everyone wants the same five dates during the winter season, which means that during this time our island is completely full, and flights are jammed and tend to g

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 19, 2016

Are you looking for a Belize adventure destination? Last winter I finally made a trip to Mike’s Place, a remote jungle activity center and restaurant near San Ignacio, Belize. Mike Bogaert came to Belize over 20 years ago and really lucked out: he purchased land right at the mouth of Barton Creek Cave, a fabulous Mayan site and geological wonder. He offers canoe trips into the cave, but also

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 11, 2016

Belize’s ruins are famous all over the world; in our Belize travels we meet many people who have traveled days just to see them. Once you start getting into it, you will be surprised how many there are. There is no single tour to see all of them that I have found, and likewise there is no single city, town, or village where you can base from to see them all. Therefore, to plan your own tour

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 4, 2016

The Belize Lionfish invasion actually encompasses the entire Caribbean and Atlantic marine ecosystems. This crisis has been in the news for several years now, and we write about the Belize Lionfish epidemic frequently. These invasive fish, which have no natural enemies, have disrupted coral reef ecosystems and are threatening to wipe out many indigenous species. We recently found a new article tha

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 20, 2016

You’ll easily find a person that loves to travel, but it won’t be so easy to find a person who knows HOW to travel. We’re not saying that there’s a strict code of conduct, but people travel in different ways, and some are more convenient than others. If you travel without any time limit and simply want to roam the world, then you don’t really need any particular pointers on how to do it.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 7, 2016

Most of you have probably heard of cave tubing, which is extremely popular in Belize, mostly for cruise ship passengers because it is a unique short tour, and close to Belize City. But if you want the real deal, you will want to go cave kayaking instead. On our Belize Adventure Week 8 night package we run the Caves Branch River from top to bottom in hard shell sit-on-top kayaks. We have been runni