Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 17, 2012

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 12, 2012

When Prince Harry visited Belize as part of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee tour, Belizeans greeted him with open arms, and the warm hospitality paid off because in this interview he declares that he will definitely return on vacation soon.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 11, 2012

There was something so very different so far from my ken, my experience sharing a tropical sunrise with her with my beautiful wife, alone on the beach Waking before the dawn, sitting together watching the sliver of light rise and consume the dark warm breezes off the easterly shore, sunlight wafting across us, moving inland to wake the island — poem by Raymond A. Foss (2008) Photo: sunrise f

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 6, 2012

Belize snorkeling video filmed at The Aquarium, near Long Caye at Glover’s Reef, Belize.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 5, 2012

If you’re heading to Belize to snorkel or scuba dive, and if you already own an iPhone, you might want to consider this inexpensive alternative to buying an underwater camera. The article on CNet, reviews the TAT7, an underwater case for the iphone 4 or 4s. “It’s a $90 case that its makers say will let you use your iPhone 4/4S (running iOS 5) to take photos and video at depths of

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 4, 2012

Belize was once again chosen as an international first pick, this time topping the list of perfect destinations for diving and snorkeling. On March 24th, 2012, ‘The National’, one of the few English newspapers based in the United Arab Emirates, with a circulation of over 40,000 and supporting 200 staff writers posted across the globe, nominated Belize as the second-best snorkeling location in

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 1, 2012

Glover’s Reef is famous for its pristine coral reef environment, which means snorkeling at our Long Caye island resort affords our guests easy access to some of the worlds most amazing marine life. The photo below is quite typical of what our guests might see while diving in our lagoon, especially if they’ve been quenching their thirst with a few of the local Belikin beers.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 30, 2012

Last week we served lionfish on our Belize island. Our island is in a Marine Reserve, and fishing is prohibited by guests except for catch-and-release sportfishing. But lionfish are the exception. Lionfish are a Pacific fish and only recently got introduced to the Caribbean. They have no predators are are voracious eaters. They are a problem. We have blogged about this before: http://belizeadventu

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 29, 2012

Just off the island for a few days and I have something I have been looking forward to writing about! Darin Laird and his wife Mary just joined us for their second Glover’s Reef trip last week, and I am so glad I was on the island with them. Darin brought out a super nice telescope and it enhanced an already great week. For any astronomy buff who is thinking of joining us on our private island i