Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 12, 2011

There are lots of ways of getting to Belize and we’ve been providing regular updates on many of them on our blog (eg. Cancun to Belize by bus,  Belize car rentals, Belize airlines, and Belize cabs) our Facebook page and especially on our website’s, US to Belize airfares page. But here’s one we hadn’t thought of yet: as recently reported by prolific Belize blogger ̶

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 9, 2011

To anyone who has spent time on our island, this will read as a bit of an understatement, but for those of you who have yet to experience the unique underwater reef environment at Glover’s Atoll, let it be said that it holds many rare and surprising creatures. For example, according to this 1973 scientific paper in Copiea, the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetolog

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 8, 2011

Our most popular Belize all inclusive vacation spends 7 nights at our private Belize island (and 2 in Belize City). We have just put the January 20, 2012 date on sale. The sale price is just over $200 off per person. Visit this page on our website to see all of our Belize deals. All of our prices are per person because we are selling a package, not just a room in a hotel. Our packages include hote

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 7, 2011

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 6, 2011

On the island we provide beer, soda, and other non-alcoholic drinks as part of the all-inclusive package. The beer is Belikin, Belize’s best! There is no bar on the island, so guests buy what else they want to drink in Belize City before going out on the boat. The duty free liquor store in the arrival area of the Belize Airport is THE place to buy your trip liquor and wine supplies. Arriving

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 5, 2011

Belize was recently named one of the Top Budget Travel Destinations for 2012 by budgettravel.com. “Belize tends to be overshadowed by its neighbors: Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, which in 2010 saw twice the visitor arrivals that Belize did. Yet this English-speaking nation has plenty to recommend it, including a bounty of exotic birds, stunning Mayan ruins, and the world’s second-larg

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 2, 2011

Slickrock has partnered with Vela Kitesurf Resorts to open their newest Kitesurf outpost. Our guests can now learn to kitesurf in Belize! Kiteboarders will want to join us on the island to enjoy the excellent Belize kitesurfing conditions at our location (see our Belize kiteboarding page for further details). As a Vela associate, Slickrock maintains a selection of late model equipment for our gues

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 1, 2011

Many guests want to visit Tikal, the premier Mayan ruin in the region, immediately before they join us on the island. Tikal is located in nearby Guatemala, and in many ways it is easier to get there from Belize than from Guatemala. To go to Tikal from Belize you will travel to Western Belize all the way to the border, cross on foot, then get on Guatemala transport to Flores or to Tikal itself. (Ma

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 30, 2011

We have been hearing rumors from people signing up for our trips that flights are unbelievably cheap to Belize right now. I just did a search on 26 US and Canadian cities and it’s no joke! All US cities are UNDER $400 round trip right now for dates in January. I have not seen an across the board price cut like this in at least 5 years! Visit our website to see fares that we found: http://www