Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 19, 2011

I receive a lot of pictures by email from people just getting home from the island. I save most of them and use some of them, but it can take a while for me to deal with these messages. Because I am going to Belize this weekend, I am trying to clean out my inbox. I JUST looked at the pictures that Jenn Workman sent to me back in May (sorry about the delay Jenn!) Jenn was on our first ever Belize i

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Our best itinerary for solo travel is our Belize Adventure Week package. This very active vacation is perfect for single women or men who are traveling alone to Belize. This tour has our smallest maximum… only 12 people can join this trip at a time. This is because of the size of the van we use for the inland part of the tour. On this adventure package we explore Tikal in nearby Guatemala, we vi

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Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 18, 2011

Belize celebrates their 30th anniversary this September! In 1981 Belize became Belize, after 149 years as British Honduras, a British colony. Chaa Creek, Belize’s oldest eco-lodge, celebrates the anniversary of their inception this September also. They have a BIG party planned, and a bunch of deals to entice you there for the festivities. Visit their blog to read more about it: The Belizean birt

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 14, 2011

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Every year we are asked about whether traveling to Belize or the tropics is a good idea during ‘the rainy season’. Slickrock is not open during this time (summer and fall) and it is partly due to bad weather in Belize, although the weather in the summer (June – August) is often not too severe until hurricane season arrives in September (although it can, of course, begin earlier). The oth

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 13, 2011

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I was just introduced to a website with an excellent comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities in Belize. What a great way to travel to a foreign country — working in a community, and helping local Belizeans! This site lists several organizations offering many community development projects. You could volunteer to help build a school, work at a shelter for disadvantaged kids, assist on w

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 12, 2011