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Tobacco Caye Paradise
T
532 2101,
W
tobacocayeparadisecabin.com.
Well cared-for family-
owned property holding six basic yet attractive thatched,
stilted
cabañas
with private bath and verandas with
hammocks over the sea, plus its own little dining room,
where
lunch an
d breakfast cost Bz$15 each, dinner
Bz$20.
US$54.50
where they sleep in spacious, comfortable white tents with
proper beds, and eat gourmet meals in the screened dining
room. Beginners receive kayak training, and veterans can
visit the other cayes or take part in overnight camping
expeditions to uninhabited islands. Excellent, biologist-led
educational trips are also a
vailable. T
Three nights on
Southwest Caye, for two people
US$1198
IZE Belize
T
670 5030, in the US
T
508 655 1461,
W
ize2belize.com.
Run by the US-based International
Zoological Expeditions, this attractive resort caters primarily
to students of reef ecology, but it's a wonderful option for
anyone. As well as very comfortable private-bath cabins,
nestled into the mangrove forest with wraparound decks
and views out to the reef, it also holds three shared-bath
dorm rooms, available to independent travellers when not
booked by stude
nt group
s; all ar
e fan-coo
led. Closed Aug to
early Dec. Dorms
US$50
, cabins
US$375
★
6
SOUTH WATER CAYE
Blue Marlin Lodge
T
522 2243, in the US
T
800 798
1558,
W
bluemarlinlodge.com.
Luxurious, Belizean-
owned property on raked white sand under coconut trees.
Assorted carpeted a/c cabins with beautiful bathrooms -
some are dome-shaped “igloos”, others have a deck over the
sea - as well as rooms in a traditional “caye house”. A
thatched dining room serves delicious meals, included in the
price, and a fleet of boats offers diving (US$150 for a two-
tank dive) and fishing (
US$250/h
r). Boat tran
sfer US$6
7.50
one way. Cabins or igloos
US$495
, caye house
US$600
★
Off the Wall Dive Center and Resort
Long Caye
T
532 2929,
W
offthewallbelize.com.
A well-managed
dive resort where guests stay in charming wooden
cabañas
with separate showers, and rates include all meals plus
boat transfer from Dangriga. Two dives cost US$80, and
there's a full range of responsible and professional PADI
courses, while snorkelling a
nd fishing
are also available.
Seven nights for two people
US$2790
★
Glover's Atoll Resort
Northeast Caye
T
532 2916,
W
glovers.com.bz.
Indulge your Robinson Crusoe “desert
island” fantasy right here, by staying one of twelve simple
stilted wood-and-thatch cabins, over the water or on the
beach, overlooking the reef; a dorm bed in the main
wooden house; or simply camping out. Nightly rates are
available, but unless you come for a full week on the
resort's catamaran, which leaves the Sittee River (see
p.192) on Sun at 9am and returns the next Sat, the boat trip
here can be prohibitively expensive. Meals are not included,
but there's an excellent restaurant, as well as kerosene
stoves in the cabins, and open-air bbq grills; one evening
each week features a potluck supper. You can bring your
own food and drink, or buy essentials such as bread, fish
and lobster. The staff pretty much leave you to your own
devices, but activities like sea-kayaking, fishing, snorkelling
and scuba diving (with bargain PADI certification) are
available with expert guides, some born
and raise
d on the
atoll. Pe
r perso
n per w
eek: camping
US$111
, dorms
US$168
, cabins
US$280
Isla Marisol Resort
Usher Caye
T
532 2399,
T
855 350
1569 in US,
W
islamarisolresort.com.
Eleven attractive
wooden
cabañas
on the beach, each with queen-sized bed,
ceiling fan, private hot-water shower and a shady veranda
with hammocks. The food is excellent and the bar is built on
a deck over the water. Rates include all meals, plus boat
transfers from Dangriga (Wed or Sat). Potential activities,
charged separately, include diving, with PADI certification
available, fly-fishing, kayaki
ng and s
norkelling. Three-
night package for two people
US$1750
Island Expeditions
Southwest Caye
T
800 667 1630
in US,
W
islandexpeditions.com.
A Vancouver-based,
experienced sea-kayaking and snorkelling outfitter with
superb guides and an exemplary environmental record.
Guests are taken by fast skiff from Dangriga to the caye,
Pelican's Pouch Resort
T
522 2024,
W
pelicanbeachbelize.com.
Idyllic oceanfront resort in a
stunning location, centred on what was once a colonial
convent, with a charmingly relaxed old-world atmosphere
and an enticing array of hammocks suspended between
the palm trees along its own private beach. Eight large and
luxurious “cottages”, in stand-alone and duplex units, and
five sea-view rooms in the main building; rates include all
the excellent meals served on the breezy veranda, as well
as snorkel gear; there's solar electricity and composting
toilets. The attached
Pelican's University
, which holds
dormitories and shared bathrooms, is only available to
groups of ten or more students or travellers; rates are by
negotiation. Boat transfer from the sister property at the
north end of Da
ngriga (
see p.182)
, US$68.
75 per person
one way. Rooms
US$299
, cottages
US$330
GLOVER'S REEF
Slickrock Adventures
Long Caye
T
800 390 5715 in
US,
W
slickrock.com.
Multi-sport adventures with an
emphasis on sea-kayaking but also including kite- and
paddle-boarding, kayak surfing, fishing and windsurfing.
Accommodation is in sturdy, comfortable stilted cabins,
with a deck and hammock overlooking the reef, and varied,
filling meals served in the spacious dining room. The all-
inclusive packages include accommodation in Belize City
before and after your stay, plus transfer by fast launch from
Belize City on Wed or Sat only.
Five-nigh
t package, with
two nights in Belize City, for two
US$2650
