Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 15, 2011

    Looking for a great place for a Caribbean honeymoon? Slickrock’s private island is the perfect destination. And when making your reservation, mention that it’s for your honeymoon and we’ll make sure to reserve you the Sumo Love Shack, the most private cabana on the island.

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Many people wonder how to get to Belize from Cancun because occasionally flights to Cancun are so much cheaper. ADO Bus Line, Mexico’s largest bus carrier, has just started direct bus service from the Cancun airport to Belize City. The trip costs around $90 RT and overnight schedules are available to allow travelers the convenience of not having to take an extra day to make the connection betwee

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 13, 2011

I just found out about this. I hope everyone will consider registering on-line to vote for Belize. In 1991 Islands magazine did a cover story about our kayaking trip off Placencia. This was before we got our own island and moved out to Glovers Reef. You can see the full article here: http://www.slickrock.com/islands.htm. Islands magazine is now holding an online election to choose which country wi

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Occasionally we get this question… people rightly figure that if they are going south, they want to stay south and see more than just one country. What a great combination! Belize for the coral reefs and Mayan ruins, and Costa Rica for the cloud forest. Only one airline flies between the two, but there is only one stop, so it’s very doable. Taca Air can get you between the two in under four ho

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 12, 2011

The Che Chem Ha cave in Belize is a Mayan ceremonial cave located in the Maya Mountains of central Belize. This Belize cave contains hundreds of pottery vessels left by the Mayans as part of their religious ceremonies. The Mayans held great respect for their gods of the underworld, which is where they believe man was created. As such, they held many rituals and ceremonies in the caves they discove

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 8, 2011

Susan Beveridge wants to join one of our Belize trips. She is super excited about our island in Belize and she hasn’t even been there yet! I just love that, she is going to go crazy when she gets there. Susan recently sent me a link to a blog by a new paddleboarder named Aaron Teasdale and I wanted everyone to see it. Aaron is a writer/adventurer/photographer. He is just learning to paddleboard.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 7, 2011

I talk to a lot of parents looking for that perfect Belize family vacation. What are parents searching for when they start to plan a vacation with their kids? They want their kids: 1 – to be safe 2 – to learn new things 3 – to experience new cultures 4 – to have fun 5 – to make new friends 6 – And also they want some time to be on vacation themselves, so supervising their k

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 6, 2011

The Garifuna people live along the Atlantic coast of Central America, in Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. On the island, many of our staff are Garifuna. They speak a language unrelated to English or Spanish. Today worldmusiccentral.org posted an interview with Garifuna musician, Aurelio Martinez: http://worldmusiccentral.org/2011/09/06/interview-with-garifuna-musician-aurelio-martinez/

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Years ago a guide trainee, whose name escapes me now, was on the island for a couple of weeks. He was a super guy but never did come to work for us; he didn’t quite have enough experience. Much of his work history was in the restaurant business. On one of his last nights on the island he made this chicken dish that everyone flipped out over. I got him to write it down, and we have been serving i