Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 30, 2012

This article in the New York Times highlights recent discovers about a particularly unique jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, more commonly known as the immortal jellyfish. Even though we don’t see this species down in Belize, we do see two varieties at Glover’s Reef, the Upside Down Jellyfish and the Sea Thimble Jellyfish. They are discussed in this post following the brief excerpt from

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 29, 2012

Okay, so this isn’t specific to Belize, but being the only surf center in Belize with direct shore access to a surf break we’re pretty much just crazy about anything cool or new that’s happening in the surf world. So we were pretty excited about this new video put out by GoPro, the folks who make those cool small, lightweight, waterproof, and self contained video cameras designed

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 27, 2012

Belize is famous for it’s underground rivers, the most amazing example of which is probably The Caves Branch River. We include a floating river tour of The Caves Branch River in our Belize Adventure Week package. But apparently, Belize is not the only place with such amazing natural wonders — witness Puerto Princesa Underground River in the Philippines: The Puerto Princesa Subterranea

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 19, 2012

Much of Belize’s topography is composed of a ‘karst’ landscape, which consists of deeply eroded limestone hills. Karst lands are typically honeycombed with caves, and Belize is no exception. The country is famous among international cave explorers, who have discovered and mapped innumerable Belize caves. Belize contains the second largest underground chamber in the world, over 1/

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 16, 2012

Lamanai Mayan ruin is Belize’s longest continuously inhabited site; pollen evidence places first habitation around 1500 BC. Located on the shore of the New River lagoon, Lamanai is upstream from Cerros ruin, and the two cities traded extensively. Submerged Crocodile is the ancient Mayan name of the site; the name was recorded by two Spanish priests. The city occupies 950 acres and 700+ struc

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 15, 2012

Yesterday we blogged about The Inn at Chaa Creek, our favorite lodge in western Belize. If you are staying in the Cayo region, you won’t want to miss a visit to Cahal Pech. It’s very easy to get to, it is just a 20-minute walk from downtown San Ignacio, and overlooks the town. This small Mayan complex has undergone extensive restoration. Cahal Pech was the royal acropolis-palace of an

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 14, 2012

There are lots of great places to stay in Cayo, Belize (near the city of San Ignacio), but our favorite is Chaa Creek. This 345 acre private nature reserve contains not only the loveliest jungle lodge in Belize, but also the coolest safari style camp in the country, a rainforest medicine trail where medicines are made from jungle plants, a natural history museum, a butterfly farm, and a top rated

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 9, 2012

The D’Nest Inn is located in a quiet neighborhood just a few blocks from the Northern Highway, about 3 miles from downtown Belize City. Many of our guests stay here when arriving a few days early because it is close to our base at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel. This private home is a great alternative to other Belize City lodging options. Run by the owners, Gaby and Oty, this two-story home is su

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 8, 2012

Belize Adventure Week, our 8-night jungle/island combo trip is on sale!   January 5 – 12 January 12 – 19 Belize Adventure Week, Sat – Sat, 8 nights 10% off! $2155.50 US pp ($2395 pp regular rate) Imitated but not equaled, Belize Adventure Week is widely acclaimed as one of the top adventure travel experiences found anywhere. We specialize in adventure sport activities led by