Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 27, 2012

Our island is located off the coast of Belize at Glover’s Reef Atoll, a National Marine Reserve. In order to protect the marine life there, the Belize government has prohibited fishing at Glover’s reef for tourists except for sport fishing, or catch-and-release. The only exception is if you are a native and own one of the few fishing licenses issued for Glover’s Reef. There is on

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 26, 2012

If you’ve ever wondered what our guests experience while visiting Long Caye in Belize, this 35 min. video, shot by one of our guests and posted on Youtube last October, is a true, full immersion experience. The clarity of the photography is amazing, especially the close-ups of the reef and associated marine life through the crystal clear water.  

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 25, 2012

Construction workers laying new pipes and cables on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio in western Belize have stumbled upon a cache of Maya artifacts dating back more than 2 thousand years. The pottery and human bones were unearthed during work that is part of a $2.7 million dollar beautification project in the small town. The workers were using an excavator to open trenches on the street on Saturday whe

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 24, 2012

Our guide Victor Myers surfs the Long Caye break on a long board. Great GoPro video!

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 23, 2012

Victor Myers, one of our trip managers on our island in Belize, just sent me a fantastic new photo from a recent trip. We have the best staff in Belize, probably in the entire Caribbean. I think this photo really shows how great everyone is. It’s hard to get everyone in the same picture because it’s always someone’s week off, but they must have taken this on Saturday when one boa

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La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge  is a grueling multi-day canoe race traveling a perilous river route across the country of Belize. The route runs West to East along the Macal and Belize Rivers, once the only link between beautiful San Ignacio, in the foothills of the Maya Mountains, and the bustling port of Belize City. This is a race for everyone (not just professional racers)! There are

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 21, 2012

Often our groups on the island get together for sunset while we gather for cocktails and conversation about another exciting day. Sometimes we watch it from the point, but this time of the year it is better to go out to the sandbar so you can see it hit the horizon instead of seeing it set behind the island. A few weeks ago we shuttled everyone out to the sandbar where we had chairs and snacks set

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 20, 2012

That’s Long Caye in the near-background. We have recently begun our latest new activity, paddleboarding downwind to the neighboring islands on the atoll on our new SUP Cruiser boards. These high displacement boards are especially designed for longer distance paddling rather than short excursions or surfing. The hull has a ‘V’ shape and a pointed bow with a 6″ thick center v

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 18, 2012

Today I am the guest blogger on tacogirl.com, one of the #1 Belize blogs! I have to say I am a little bit excited about it. The article is about our first run of the Caves Branch River in Belize. We ran the Caves Branch practically before anybody did. It was a very exciting run since we didn’t know what was coming next! To read about this historic run, visit the full Belize article on her si