Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 6, 2011

On the island we provide beer, soda, and other non-alcoholic drinks as part of the all-inclusive package. The beer is Belikin, Belize’s best! There is no bar on the island, so guests buy what else they want to drink in Belize City before going out on the boat. The duty free liquor store in the arrival area of the Belize Airport is THE place to buy your trip liquor and wine supplies. Arriving

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 5, 2011

Belize was recently named one of the Top Budget Travel Destinations for 2012 by budgettravel.com. “Belize tends to be overshadowed by its neighbors: Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, which in 2010 saw twice the visitor arrivals that Belize did. Yet this English-speaking nation has plenty to recommend it, including a bounty of exotic birds, stunning Mayan ruins, and the world’s second-larg

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 2, 2011

Slickrock has partnered with Vela Kitesurf Resorts to open their newest Kitesurf outpost. Our guests can now learn to kitesurf in Belize! Kiteboarders will want to join us on the island to enjoy the excellent Belize kitesurfing conditions at our location (see our Belize kiteboarding page for further details). As a Vela associate, Slickrock maintains a selection of late model equipment for our gues

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 1, 2011

Many guests want to visit Tikal, the premier Mayan ruin in the region, immediately before they join us on the island. Tikal is located in nearby Guatemala, and in many ways it is easier to get there from Belize than from Guatemala. To go to Tikal from Belize you will travel to Western Belize all the way to the border, cross on foot, then get on Guatemala transport to Flores or to Tikal itself. (Ma

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 30, 2011

We have been hearing rumors from people signing up for our trips that flights are unbelievably cheap to Belize right now. I just did a search on 26 US and Canadian cities and it’s no joke! All US cities are UNDER $400 round trip right now for dates in January. I have not seen an across the board price cut like this in at least 5 years! Visit our website to see fares that we found: https://ww

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 29, 2011

Meg Griffiths was out on the island our first week of the season teaching wind-sports. She sent us a report via Belize City! Waves, windy days, calm days and glorious sunshine; we couldn’t have asked for a better first week on the island, and the Thanksgiving celebrations were pretty fun too… Everyone got involved in the surf kayaking as the waves built over the first half of the week.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 23, 2011

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about whether to get a dive skin or a wetsuit for Belize snorkeling or diving, and whether to get a shortie suit or one with long arms and long legs. Many guests wonder why they need a wetsuit or skin at all (also called hydroskin, swim tights, and rashguard). And there is a general misconception that you need a suit more for diving than snorkeling. We

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 22, 2011

When we say we have a “multi-sport” adventure package in Belize, we aren’t kidding. Nobody in Belize, and as far as I know, nobody in the entire Caribbean has a kayak/surf/board fleet anything close to ours. We can’t help it, if we see some cool new gear, we just have to try it out on the island, so we then buy one, or two, or ten of them. It’s a great excuse to get a

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 21, 2011

Cully is in Belize City and just sent me some pictures of the construction he has been supervising out on the island. We have had a huge crew out there in preparation for the upcoming season. Every year we do a big building project, sometimes it’s cabanas, this year it is a complete re-do of our island wash stand. Our facility is an eco-resort. We use only solar and wind power and we flush n