Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 22, 2017

On our Belize Adventure Week 8-night package we spend 2 of those nights at Windy Hill Resort. Windy Hill is just outside the town of San Ignacio. To get there, simply drive west from town, it’s about 3 miles past the edge of town on the right. There are a lot of jungle lodges in the area, and we have our pick of the bunch. We choose Windy Hill for a variety of reasons, but the primary reason

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 15, 2017

When you decide to join us on one of our Belize adventure packages at our island or on the Belize mainland, you do show up with some expectations. Our guests expect the weather to be wonderful, the guides to be qualified and fun, the food to be fantastic, their cabana to be super cool, and the caves to be exciting; and our guests are not disappointed. Each week I receive emails from guests re-ente

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 1, 2017

We just ran across this interesting article in the New York Times about seagrass. The reason this interests us is because our island is surrounded by large beds of Belize seagrass, which thrive in the shallow waters ringing the island and between patch reefs inside the atoll. We see an incredible amount of marine life in theses underwater seagrass meadows, and many species live there permanently a

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 22, 2017

Most people seemed surprised to see our staff zooming around the island on our island bike since they expect a beach with soft sand everywhere, which is not conducive to bike riding. However, since the sand on the island, as almost everywhere in Belize, is composed of coral fragments, a different kind of surface develops when it is compacted and soaked in water for long periods (years). The calciu

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on 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