BELIZE ADVENTURE BLOG

By Slickrock Adventures | January 25, 2017

We were so pleased to receive notification from Anuj Agarwal of Feedspot that our Slickrock Belize blog has made the Best 100 Adventure Blogs on the Planet! Wow, THE PLANET. Cool. OK, so our blog did not make it to #1, we clocked in at #61, but it’s great to be recognized, as many of the blogs on the list target a much larger audience than we do, as we focus on Belize only. We are proud to b

By Slickrock Adventures | January 18, 2017

Taryn McLean joined us on our Belize Adventure Week outdoor adventure trip followed by an extra half-week on the island way back in January of 2008. She just wrote us to let us know that she publishes a blog called Healthy Family Defined, and she recently recapped her favorite adventure travel vacations before they started their family. Guess what: we made her top ten list! Visit her blog to read

By Slickrock Adventures | January 10, 2017

Every once-in-awhile the island will be the host of what we will call “inclement” weather, somewhat beyond the type of weather that brings us excellent surf for kayak surfing… … or just the right wind for windsurfing. And since, for Slickrock, the number one priority on the island is safety, water activities could be canceled. If this happens, hopefully everyone has read the inform

By Slickrock Adventures | December 27, 2016

[Sharon Columbus and her husband have joined us every single year since 2012. They are already scheduled for 2017. All photos are by Neil Columbus.] One activity on Slickrock’s Belize island that you should not to miss is the Low Tide Walk. Now this activity isn’t like the adrenaline-pumping kayaking surfing offered on the island (especially if the wind is just right). Nor will you experie

By Slickrock Adventures | December 22, 2016

[Sharon Columbus and her husband have joined us every single year since 2012. They are already scheduled for 2017. She offers some great advice here for anyone thinking of spending a week out on Long Caye. All photos are by Neil Columbus.] Here are the two most helpful island tips for Long Caye in Belize. First and foremost pay very close attention to Lucy’s packing list. It is all true. You can

By Slickrock Adventures | November 17, 2016

We have a lot of sports on the island, but the one we do every day and sometimes twice a day is kayak snorkeling. This is something you can’t do everywhere in the world, so often even kayak instructors have never experienced it. There are over 900 patch reefs at Glover’s Atoll where our island is located. They offer fantastic snorkeling, but there is no land near the patches. So we pad

By Slickrock Adventures | November 10, 2016

Last April while on our Belize island, I decided I wanted to create a center where guests can store their snorkel equipment. There was no central spot, and therefore this assorted gear was strewn all over the place, including the palm-shaded picnic table where the staff likes to eat their lunch! So I decided to turn an old SUP rack into a bunch of large shelves where people can put their mask, fin

By Slickrock Adventures | November 3, 2016

We have an excellent Belize packing list for our island and jungle trips. I have been doing this a long time, and I would say that the thing people are most confused by is buying booties. I spend a crazy amount of time talking about shoes. It seems people don’t really know much about water shoes and how to protect their feet. Foot injuries are our most common injury on the island. And I woul

By Slickrock Adventures | October 28, 2016

Yesterday I came across an article with a title that spoke to me – Why you might want to push your holiday vacation to January. This is something I recommend all of the time. Traveling to Belize in January is a great idea. It seems everyone wants the same five dates during the winter season, which means that during this time our island is completely full, and flights are jammed and tend to g