Belize: Relaxed Adventures in Caye Caulker

Overview

Join our 5-day vacation tour to enjoy the warm sun, beautiful beaches & sea of Belize while discovering the rich historical & natural heritage of this hospitable Central American country.

Highlights

• Relax & have fun in Caye Caulker - a small island famous for its car-free policy, sensational seafood, and stunning snorkeling opportunities.
• Admire spectacular coral formations and rich marine life on a snorkel tour to Hol Chan Marine Reserve.
• Visit the imposing Maya ruins of Altun Ha that inspired the design of Belikin beer labels and national banknotes.
• Learn about & observe endangered black howler monkeys in a community-run, grassroots conservation center.
• Find out about the history of Belizean rum & liquor production in an artisanal rum factory tasting tour.

Itinerary

Day 1: airport - Belize City - Caye Caulker

Arrive at Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport and meet your guide/driver who will bring you to Belize City. On your way, enjoy a short orientation tour of Belizean capital, seeing its main attractions from the comfort of an air-conditioned vehicle. Afterward, embark a water taxi (your guide will help you with it) & enjoy a 30-min boat ride to Caye Caulker - a paradisiac limestone island that will be your home for the next 5 days. Once there, take a local golf-car "taxi" & get transferred to your hotel. Check-in & free time.

• Accommodation: 4* hotel in Caye Caulker
• Transport: private transfer from Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport to Belize City; group water taxi from Belize City to Caye Caulker
• Activities: orientation tour of Belize City by car

Day 2: Caye Caulker

Free program, so choose whether to relax sipping a cocktail by the hotel pool, chill on the beach, snorkel or go to discover the island. In the evening, don't miss Caye Caulker's sunset before going out to explore the island's rich gastronomic & bar life.

• Accommodation: 4* hotel in Caye Caulker
• Food & Drinks: breakfast

Day 3: Caye Caulker - Altun Ha Ruins - Community Baboon Sanctuary - Belize City  - Caye Caulker

In the morning, after breakfast, take a water taxi back to Belize City where you will meet your local guide. Once there, go to visit Altun Ha Archeological Zone- one of the oldest continuously occupied Maya sites in Belize. After that, transfer to a local conservation center to have a howler monkey tour guided by a nature expert. After that, together with your guide, visit a small factory to learn about the history of Belizean rum & liquor production. At the end of the day, return to the port in Belize City and take a 30-min boat to ride back to Caye Caulker.

• Accommodation: 4* hotel in Caye Caulker
• Food & Drinks: breakfast; rum & liquor tasting in Belize City
• Transport: group water taxi from Caye Caulker to Belize City & back
• Activities: tour to Altun Ha Archeological Zone, howler monkey conservation center and rum & liquor factory

Day 4: Caye Caulker

In the morning, after breakfast, embark on a sailboat and go for a 7h snorkel tour. This trip will have 3 snorkeling stops with Hol Chan Marine Reserve as the main attraction. Translated from Mayan as a ‘Little Channel’, this is officially the oldest marine protected area in the country. Except for snorkeling, this tour includes fruits, lunch, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. After the tour, return to your hotel & keep enjoying your vacations.

• Accommodation: 4* hotel in Caye Caulker
• Food & Drinks: breakfast; lunch & beverages on a snorkel tour
• Activities: snorkel tour to Hol Chan Marine Reserve with lunch & beverages (7h)

Day 5: Caye Caulker - Belize City - airport

Last day of our tour: choose whether to go back home & get transferred to the airport (water taxi to Belize City followed by a private airport transfer) or extend your vacations & stay longer. If you decide to stay, your airport transfer can be postponed to another day.

• Food & Drinks: breakfast
• Transport: group water taxi from Caye Caulker to Belize City; private transfer to Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport from Belize City

Logistics

• ACCOMMODATIONS: An exact list of accommodations is sent together with trip notes 2 weeks before the departure date. All accommodations are 4-star (or similar) properties that have an outdoor pool & private facilities in each room.
• TRANSPORT: The type of vehicle used for airport transfers & tour from Belize City depends on the size of the group and may include a car, 7-seater, minivan.
• WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU: Comfortable clothes & shoes; swimming suit, towel, & slippers; a smaller backpack for day tours; hat/cap, sunglasses & sunscreen; travel insurance; good mood & curiosity.
• OTHER NOTES: * The price of the tour/person depends on the number of travelers & room.