Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 28, 2012

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 26, 2012

Long Caye Wall is one of our most spectacular snorkel and scuba diving sites, easily accessed from Adventure Island on Long Caye at Glover’s Reef, Belize. A short swim from shore brings you to the edge of the atoll where the sea floor drops away from 40 feet to 3,000 feet in less than a mile. Jacques Cousteau claimed this was one of his top 10 favorite dive sites in the world!  

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 22, 2012

This was the personal highlight for me during my week on the island, “flying” above at the surface looking down on a spotted eagle ray as it “flew” above the seabed 20 feet below me.  

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 21, 2012

Actor Ted Danson, (Cheers, Becker, Curb Your Enthusiasm) posted an informative article on the Huffington Post today detailing the struggle in Belize to save the Belize Barrier Reef (and offshore atolls like Glover’s Reef) from the potential dangers imposed by offshore drilling. Danson writes: In Belize, thousands of citizens are in an uproar about the government’s determination to dril

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 15, 2012

The  Slickrock water sports resort at Long Caye, Belize  is an impressive example of appropriate technology in action! The island is 35 miles off shore, outside the barrier reef. People live simply here, but they have quite an array of comforts. Each cabana has a solar-powered light. The cabanas are oriented toward the trade winds for natural cooling breezes — no  AC here! — and no

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 14, 2012

One of the only surf breaks in Belize with a surf center, our guests can opt to spend the day either surfing, surf kayaking, or standup paddleboarding. Check out the short video clip of the pack at play on the waves! Fun, fun, fun.  

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 13, 2012

Belize bonefishing is famous among anglers. The bonefishing is amazing on our island, and one of the reasons is we have a resident school. We often see the school pass by when snorkeling. Here a snorkel diver captures the passing of this huge school of bone fish at Long Caye on Glover’s Reef.  

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 12, 2012

Here’s a quick clip from one of our guests of lunch on the island.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 9, 2012

There wasn’t much information in the brochure about nighttime on the island. They said to bring a headlamp, but didn’t mention that you hardly ever need it — I only used it on the rare, velvety-dark, moonless nights.  In fact, if I recall correctly, in all those pages of web and print content, Slickrock never once mentioned the moonlight on the island! So imagine my surprise on