Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 12, 2013

“What came to mind when you saw the name of this blog post, “The Wall”?  A WALL of your room?  Pink Floyd?  The Great WALL of China?  The WALL endurance runners hit?  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial WALL?  The Berlin WALL?  Hitting a WALL in a relationship?  Do you WALL off your heart to protect it from the world?  Do you put up a WALL and block out new ideas?  Maybe an idea is o

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 8, 2013

When we dive at Glover’s Reef, the primary species of coral we see are: Staghorn Coral: They possess, like all corals, stinging nematocysts, but these can pack a bit of a sting if you touch them. Observed closely, their individual corallites can be seen; each bump on the branch is an individual coral animal.     Pillar Coral: This coral is occasional-to-rare in our area. It is also o

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 4, 2013

If you are looking for a guidebook to some of the world’s best travel spots, look no further than National Geographic‘s new coffee table book: World’s Best Travel Experiences – 400 Extraordinary Places (with recollections by Bill Bryson, Anna Quindlen, and more). In the spirit of top-selling Journeys of a Lifetime series and National Geographic Traveler’s acclaimed

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 1, 2013

If you are heading to Belize in early March, your trip coincides with Baron Bliss Day which has developed into a national festival. So if you are going to be in the neighborhood, why not plan to spend an extra day or two taking in BBD! In recent years the festivities have included a multi-day canoe race, the La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge. The route runs west to east along the Macal and Be

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 28, 2013

The fight to combat the invasive lionfish (which is decimating coral reef fish domains in the Caribbean) took another step in the right direction when the Cayman Islands Tourism Association announced a new lionfish-spearing contest that doubles as a publicity push to increase demand for the fish from local restaurants – Restaurants And Watersports Operators To Partner For Major Lionfish Cul

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 27, 2013

The reefs in Belize are probably the healthiest reefs in the Caribbean, and those at Glover’s Reef are probably some of the healthiest of the lot. But everything is connected, “bound fast by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken,” as conservationist John Muir once said. So we have always kept a keen eye on the declining health of coral reef systems in the Eastern Carib

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 26, 2013

It comes as no surprise to us that Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, gave Belize first position in its recent list of Five Family-Friendly Destinations You Might Not Have Thought About. Adventure Island on Glover’s Reef in Belize is the perfect destination for a once-in-a-lifetime family-centered vacation. We offer special rates for kids 11 and under and we

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 20, 2013

We don’t ever see great whites at our island off the coast of Belize (great whites generally don’t like water as warm as we have) but sometimes we just can’t resist an awesome underwater video clip, and this one, featuring snorkel diver Ocean Ramsey, more than makes the mark. Ocean, a Hawaiian shark conservation advocate, was featured in The Daily Telegraph after taking a risk f

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For anyone interested in exploring the deep jungle of Belize, this article, A Spotted History of Belize, in The Independent, London’s edgy morning daily, is a great read. Travel writer Ben Reed travels to the Blancaneaux Lodge out of San Ignacio, Belize and looks for, among other things, big jungle cats. During his stay he tags along with local naturalists from the Mountain Pine Ridge Fores