Included

- Hotel and island accommodations listed in itinerary (booked double occupancy if possible)

- All transport and meals in itinerary

- Cold beer, soda, juice, and water on the island (other alcoholic beverages to take out to the island are available in Belize City before we depart)

- Cabanas include linens, mattresses, pillows, and blankets

- All kayaks, windsurfers, surf kayaks, surf boards, and accessories

- Sea kayaking, windsurfing, surf kayaking, and snorkeling instruction

- Beginning kitesurfing instruction

- Daily guided activities, all day long

- 3-8 staff, depending on group size

- Glover's park entrance fees

- Fishing license fees for fishermen

- Sales and hotel taxes, all other fees

- Slickrock T-shirt

 

 

 

Not Included

- Flights to and from Belize

- Taxis to and from Belize International Airport

- Any services not listed in itinerary

- Fees and equipment for scuba diving

- Fees, insurance, instruction, and equipment for advanced kitesurfing

- Snorkeling gear (mask, fins, and snorkel, wet suit or dive skin) (see how to choose snorkeling gear)

- Fishing gear (we provide fishing kayaks)

- Any extra expenses due to late arrivals or delays

- Belize departure tax: approx. $35

- Alcoholic beverages (beer is provided on the island)

- For First Half guests: Any travel, meals, or accommodations after returning to Belize City

 

Related blog post: Wetsuit or diveskin?

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There are no hidden costs on this Belize all inclusive tour.

Scuba diving certification and advanced kitesurfing lessons are available at an additional cost.

 

Kayak Trip Parameters

Grade:
Easy - Moderate, Participants should be able to perform one continuous hour of moderate exercise without becoming overly fatigued.

If you would like a more vigorous adventure travel package, check out the level of our Belize Adventure Week vacation.

Age Limits:
Min.-3; max.-80

Weight Limits:
Sometimes prospective guests ask if we have boats that can hold a person of 240 lbs, for example. This is difficult to answer because sometimes a heavy person is very fit and sometimes they are not fit at all, and this does make a huge difference. In general, persons over 200 lbs will not be able to do every sport we offer, unless they are young and very active already. Here are our best estimates for weight limits for each sport: river kayaks: 225 lbs; sea kayaks: 225 lbs; surf kayaks: 200 lbs; windsurfing: 225 lbs; fishing kayaks: 225 lbs; kitesurfing: 210 lbs, surfing: 200 lbs.

Group Size:
Min.-4; max.-22

Deposit:
$450/person, payment of deposit implies acceptance of our Reservations and Cancellations policy.

Small Trip Surcharge:
All trips have a minimum requirement of 4 adult guests; however, we will run a trip for two to three adults for a surcharge of $300/person. When you sign up for a trip, please be aware you will be charged this additional fee if fewer than four adults sign up. We will bill you two weeks prior to departure for this additional fee if it applies.

The reason for the surcharge on our Adventure Island trips is the cost of our boat out to the island. At this writing (May of 2011) gas is $6/gallon in Belize; out of pocket expenses to run our boat from Belize City to the island and back comes to $1500 US. Therefore, you can see that $600 total for two or $900 total for three is a very good deal for the guest, as we are subsidizing your ride. We do combine guests on different packages, in other words, if two Adventure Island guests are coming out on the boat and two Adventure Island guests are leaving on the boat this negates the surcharge for all four guests. Note: the current cost to charter your own boat out of Dangriga, Belize is $650 US, and you still then have to fly to Belize City for about $60/person, so paying the small trip surcharge is still the best deal for our guests.

Extending Your Stay on the Island

If you are like many of our guests, no number of days is enough time on our island! Divers especially appreciate more days for Belize scuba diving at Glover's Reef.

 

We do not offer individual days on the island. If you book two trips “back-to-back” (back to back = trips with overlapping overnight accommodations with Slickrock), you will receive 10% off the first trip and 25% off the 2nd trip. So, for example you could do the Adventure Island at Glover's Reef Full Week trip followed by the Adventure Island at Glover's Reef First Half trip, staying on the island Saturday through Wednesday of the next week, or 1 night in Belize City and 12 nights on the island. This discount is not available for those booking through an agent eligible for commissions, only for those booking directly, and also not available in addition to any other discounts you may already be receiving. On holiday dates that are blocked for discounts, the 25% back-to-back discount is dropped to 10% for the 2nd trip, the first trip receives no discounts. See our Belize Island Availability page for a list of holiday dates.

 

 

Request complete information on this Belize adventure package!

 

 

Combining this trip with our other packages

This trip is designed to dovetail with our other packages. To see how to combine this package with our other packages, visit our Sample Belize Itineraries of Different Length Trips page. The options #s listed here are described in detail on this web page.

 

If you want our most active vacation, try Option #15.

 

Option #7:
Mayan Odyssey-2 night + Adventure Island at Glover's Reef First Half, Wed - Wed, 8 nights

Option #8:
Adventure Island at Glover's Reef First Half + Mayan Odyssey 3-night, Fri - Sat, 8 nights

Option #13:
Mayan Odyssey 2-night + Adventure Island at Glover's Reef Full Week, Wed - Saturday, 11 nights

Option #15:
Belize Adventure Week + Adventure Island at Glover's Reef First Half, Saturday - Wednesday, 11 nights

You can also consider our special price for a Tuesday - Wednesday option for this package.

 

Our Belize Staff

Three great guys: Apolitico Salam, Martin Ramirez and "MJ" Yacab building a new cabana in November of 2009

 

Questions about our kayaking trips?

Send us an email or call 800-390-5715.

We know that you will love our private island vacations!

Kids at Glover's Reef

This trip is perfect for a family adventure vacation.There is plenty for kids to do right on shore if they are too young to paddle. Kids love exploring the new en vironment and playing on the beach.

 

We do not have guided activities specifically for kids. Each staff member has a full roster of duties on each trip. Our client to guide ratio is between 2 to 1 and 7 to 1, depending on the group size. This does not allow for guides to assist in the supervision that children require. Although Slickrock accepts children at a discount on trips, parents must be fully responsible for all aspects of monitoring their children. Children that have the capacity to keep up with a group of adults have a really fantastic time (and we usually set a fairly leisurely pace).

 

Due to safety concerns, we have set supervision procedures that parents are required to follow.

 

Children between the ages of 3-7 must be with one adult in their party at all times. Children between the ages of 8-10 must be within calling distance of one adult in their party at all times. Children over 11 are still under the parent’s sole supervision, but may spend time away from the supervising adult. All parents are responsible for enforcing the 21-age drinking rule (Belize law) since we use a self-service beer and alcohol system. One adult must accompany each child — single parents may not bring more than one child under 11 years of age unless hiring a babysitter — although couples may bring up to four children as long as one adult stays with the children at all times.

 

We do not provide child-care services, although we can help arrange a babysitter. Parents are encouraged to hire a full-time sitter to assist with supervising their kids. It will cost $25 US/day for up to 8 hours/day of babysitting. Slickrock will house (pending space) and feed the sitter at no additional cost, the only cost to the parent is paying the sitter in cash at the end of the trip ($200 US - Full Week, $125 US - First Half, $100 - Second Half). Since the sitter comes out on the boat with you, you cannot hire them for a few hours here and there, they are on call for you for the full trip. Parents may not ask any other guest not in their party to watch their children.

 

Parents must be fit enough to paddle their young children in a double kayak if they plan to go kayaking. Guides cannot do this as they need to be available to rescue guests and they cannot effectively do this from a double kayak. Single parents who wish to kayak alone must travel with another adult or hire a babysitter to supervise their child under 11 years of age while they kayak. Visit our Kids' Rates and Restrictions page to learn more about special prices for kids and for more about scuba restrictions for kids visit the Scuba Courses page.

 

The Boat Ride

Transfer to and from the island is one of the most crucial aspects of any island resort. We own our boat, and we take care of the maintenance and repair. Our boat is kept in excellent shape by our competent staff. After all, we are riding on this boat all of the time ourselves. The importance of this aspect of the operation cannot be over-emphasized. There is no additional charge for this ride, it's included in our all-inclusive package.

 

Long Caye is located 35 miles off shore and 65 miles from Belize City. Our boat runs each Saturday and Wednesday and takes about 3 hours; 45 minutes of this ride is an open sea crossing between the Belize Barrier Reef and Glover’s Reef. View our map of Belize, Central America to see our route; we cross at Tobacco Caye.

 

It is common to experience large swells and spray over this stretch. We hire professional captains who excel in all conditions, and we are confident in the safety of our passengers. Yet some guests, while safe, may feel concerned if they are not accustomed to traveling on the open sea, and those susceptible to seasickness should take precautions. Be assured that we do monitor the weather, and we may cancel the boat trip if conditions are deemed dangerous. When this happens, (and it does) we provide other activities.

 

Our boat, "Batfish", is 41 feet long, has 3 engines, and is covered for protection in any kind of weather. If you arrive late you will have to charter your own boat. Available boats are generally 25-28’ in length and cost $650 US (June 2011 price) for a one-way trip to Long Caye from Dangriga, Belize. We strongly recommend you fly to Belize a day early to avoid missing our boat and having to make an open-sea crossing in a small skiff. Local Belizeans do this crossing in all conditions, but you may not be used to traveling in a small boat in rough seas.

 

To learn more about chartering your own boat to the island visit our Belize FAQ page.

 

 

 

 

Options for First Half Guests After the Trip

Our staff stays on the island when the First Half guests leave, so these guests are on their own once arriving back in Belize City and are responsible for their own arrangements.

 

Slickrock now offers an inland tour that dovetails with our First Half Island Adventure trip, and if you sign up for this option you will be met at our dock and driven to Crystal Paradise Resort in western Belize. Please visit our Mayan Odyssey trip page.

 

Consult our Other Things to Do in Belize page for recommendations of other things to do in the country. Although you don’t arrive in time to catch the last departing flight home to the U.S, you will arrive in time to catch the last domestic flight to other destinations in Belize. We can’t give an exact arrival time of our boat back in Belize City since weather often plays a part in our travel time on the water, but 99% of the time we do arrive in time to catch the last domestic flights and late afternoon busses for travel to other destinations. If flying out the next day, see our About Belize page for recommended Belize City hotels.

 

Other Information You Can Order From Us

There is more information available by snail mail. Request the information sheet for this trip. This flyer also includes:

 

What to do if late or delayed

 

What to bring

See blog post: What to bring for travel to Belize

 

Where to get your gear

 

Note on snorkel gear, footwear, and dive skins/wetsuits

 

 

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Kayak Belize at our private island, Long Caye at Glover's Reef. On this all inclusive adventure we'll teach you ocean kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving, windsurfing and surf kayaking; all based out of our private island. Slickrock Adventures specializes in Belize kayaking tours and focuses on the Belize snorkel tour. We focus on sea kayaking vacations.