BELIZE ADVENTURE BLOG

By Slickrock Adventures | June 17, 2015

Last week there was big news out at Glover’s Reef, a Guatemalan naval gunboat crashed on the atoll’s ring reed between our island and nearby Middle Caye. The patrol boat was passing by the reef with another vessel on their way to Mexico when its steering apparently broke down, and it then drifted onto the reef. It was grounded there for about 4 days before another Guatemalan boat was a

By Slickrock Adventures | June 10, 2015

Have you ever wondered what is involved with maintaining an island? It’s much more than you would think! When our guests arrive on our island out at Glover’s Reef, they are immediately struck by how beautiful it is, and they do see us picking up fallen palm leaves and dragging them to the dump. But I imagine they think the beaches are actually pretty clean and we are just keeping it ni

By Slickrock Adventures | June 3, 2015

Many of our guests extend their stay on our private island in Belize by adding on a few days in Cayo, the district in Western Belize which is the second most popular tourist area in the country. (The first is Ambergris Caye, a large island close to Belize City.) There are many jungle lodges in this region, from super inexpensive, to high luxury. There’s something for everyone in this part of

By Slickrock Adventures | May 27, 2015

Belize has a small oil industry already producing crude oil, which it delivers to the US for refining, but only 2 sites are currently producing the crude and they are both located on the mainland. Production has been decreasing in recent years, however, oil companies have been doing preliminary exploration for quite a few years, and they believe substantial reserves exist within the country, espec

By Slickrock Adventures | May 20, 2015

Norwegian Cruise Lines has been working on their latest project in Belize, a private island just three miles off the Belize coast right by Placencia Village. Their multi-million dollar remodel of Harvest Caye, will turn this tiny island into a cruise ship landing location for their cruises. This will be the first port in Belize that can accommodate a cruise ship actually pulling up to a pier to un

By Slickrock Adventures | May 13, 2015

We are always wondering what is next in the never ending development of new water sport equipment. Well, once again we are surprised and excited to find the latest: a giant paddleboard big enough to hold 6 people! Several companies have already come out with these 18’ long inflatable boards, which can be used for flatwater paddling and even surfing. We are planning to get one for next season, it

By Slickrock Adventures | May 6, 2015

I just received the newest version of The Toledo Howler, a newsletter dedicated to the promotion of Belize tourism in the southern-most district of the country, based out of Punta Gorda, Belize. It’s been a long time since I received a copy of The Howler, but I am so happy to see they are still publishing. This is always a very comprehensive and varied collection of articles put together by

By Slickrock Adventures | April 28, 2015

I’ve been back from Slickrock’s island in Belize about a week now. I really wish I had more of a chance to interact with all of the staff, but the week flies by and before you know it you’re back at your desk staring at your screensaver. 😉 I can not possibly stress the incredible job the kitchen staff did each and every day, I’m in awe. I did want to pass on kudos and recognize

By Slickrock Adventures | April 22, 2015

On our Belize island we have almost 20 people who are working in some capacity or another. It’s a challenge to get all of us in one picture; in fact it’s impossible to get everyone. Some arrive in December and leave in February, never even crossing paths with the late season crew. When I was recently down there I managed to get everyone in this staff photo during the Saturday boat turn