BELIZE ADVENTURE BLOG

By Slickrock Adventures | November 18, 2013

The Melbourne daily newspaper, Herald Sun, lists kayaking Glover’s Reef Atoll number one in a list of the top Belize experiences, and this from a country that has the largest barrier reef in the world: Kayaking Glover’s Reef Atoll “Lying like a string of white-sand pearls, Glover’s Reef Atoll consists of half a dozen small islands surrounded by blue sea as far as the eye ca

By Slickrock Adventures | November 15, 2013

Christmas Bird Counts in Belize: everyone is welcome regardless of experience. If you’re a birder, then you may already know: the objective of the Christmas Bird Count is to count (by sight or sound) as many birds as possible in one calendar day within an area encompassed by a circle 15 miles in diameter. The results of some 2,000 such Christmas Bird Counts are published annually by the Na

By Slickrock Adventures | November 12, 2013

Just last week we wrote about a really cool scuba work-vacation opportunity. Now I’ve stumbled across a second such opportunity that’s focused on protecting the coral reef ecosystem. This one is being offered by Reef Conservation International. They operate out of Tom Owens Island, Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve at the southern tip of the Belize Fringe Reef. If you want a great first-

By Slickrock Adventures | November 8, 2013

15 years ago this week, Hurricane Mitch tore through the Western Caribbean as the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. It began on Oct. 22 and was still roaring as late as Nov. 9, 1998. Hurricane Mitch, the most destructive and powerful of the 1998 storm season in the Atlantic, killed 11,000. Another 11,000 were listed as missing. 2.7 million people were uprooted from their homes. It dum

By Slickrock Adventures | November 6, 2013

In the past few years, stand up paddle-boarding, or SUP for short, has exploded on the water sports scene. And at Adventure Island on Long Caye in Glover’s Reef, Belize, we’ve taken up SUP in a serious way and written about it a number of times on this blog. Our guests love it. Unlike conventional surf board surfing, SUP is extremely easy to learn. If you’re a first timer, you

By Slickrock Adventures | November 4, 2013

If you like scuba diving and “work-cation” is part of your vocabulary, check out this one week scuba diving work-vacation at Blue Ventures in Belize. Help with efforts to rollback the lionfish invasion by participating in spearfishing hunts, measuring, dissecting and logging your lionfish catch, and conducting site surveys. Vollunteers provide their own flights, gear, hotels before and

By Slickrock Adventures | November 1, 2013

Lionfish are a big problem in Belize, the Caribbean and the entire Atlantic. We like to stay on top of the lionfish story and have covered it thoroughly over the past three years on this blog. Lionfish in the news again This update is prompted by several recent news stories: an October 19 CNN report which itself was covered on October 21 in The Christian Science Monitor and on Yahoo News. Kickin

By Slickrock Adventures | October 28, 2013

We’ve been taking North Americans on amazing adventure vacations in Belize for 30 years. We know this country and the things to do in Belize. This is the first installment of a series detailing some of our favorite places that we recommend to our friends and guests when they want to explore what Belize has to offer prior to, or following, their Adventure Island trip with us. Things to do in

By Slickrock Adventures | October 21, 2013

Colorado Kayak created a list of snorkel gear specifically for our customers to find essential items on our “what to bring” list. If you have registered for a trip with Slickrock Adventures you qualify for a 10% discount on hydroskin, wetshoes and more. Just enter “slicktrip14″ when you checkout on Colorado Kayak Supply and you’ll receive the special offer. Others can us