Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 3, 2012

Recently I was a guest blogger on the premier Belize blog, Tacogirl. We exchanged some emails, and Tacogirl asked to use one of my emails in an upcoming blog post. Of course I said yes! In this email I reminisced about Slickrock’s very old days when we based our sea kayak trips out of Placencia, Here is her post, with some old pictures I sent her from our original days way back when: http://

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 1, 2012

I ran across this excellent travel blog, Pebble Pedalers, written by two young men as they rode their bikes, self-supported, 17,000 miles  through 15 countries—from Prudhoe Bay, the northernmost point accessible by road in Alaska, to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of Argentina. But it seems they did a lot of fly fishing along the way, especially when they got to Belize. If you love fly

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 31, 2012

Last February Meg Griffiths, our kitesurf and advanced windsurfing instructor, kept track of wind speeds through the month of February. Sailors visiting us this February will be glad to see most days are plenty windy for Belize kitesurfing! All units are in mph. (photo above by Pete McDermott)   DATE 9 am 12 noon 3 pm 6 pm AVERAGE MAX WIND SPEED 1 8 8 11 13 10 13 2 11 17 16 12 14 17 3 13 14 1

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 30, 2012

Can you say cute? Watch this short video of a small girl learning to paddleboard at Long Caye. Visit our Family Vacation web page for more info and special prices for kids at our island adventure resort.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 27, 2012

Our island is located off the coast of Belize at Glover’s Reef Atoll, a National Marine Reserve. In order to protect the marine life there, the Belize government has prohibited fishing at Glover’s reef for tourists except for sport fishing, or catch-and-release. The only exception is if you are a native and own one of the few fishing licenses issued for Glover’s Reef. There is on

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 26, 2012

If you’ve ever wondered what our guests experience while visiting Long Caye in Belize, this 35 min. video, shot by one of our guests and posted on Youtube last October, is a true, full immersion experience. The clarity of the photography is amazing, especially the close-ups of the reef and associated marine life through the crystal clear water.  

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 25, 2012

Construction workers laying new pipes and cables on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio in western Belize have stumbled upon a cache of Maya artifacts dating back more than 2 thousand years. The pottery and human bones were unearthed during work that is part of a $2.7 million dollar beautification project in the small town. The workers were using an excavator to open trenches on the street on Saturday whe

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 24, 2012

Our guide Victor Myers surfs the Long Caye break on a long board. Great GoPro video!

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 23, 2012

Victor Myers, one of our trip managers on our island in Belize, just sent me a fantastic new photo from a recent trip. We have the best staff in Belize, probably in the entire Caribbean. I think this photo really shows how great everyone is. It’s hard to get everyone in the same picture because it’s always someone’s week off, but they must have taken this on Saturday when one boa