Adventure IslandBelize

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2016-2017 Season

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Discover Belize

Tucked into a forgotten corner of the Caribbean, Belize remains somewhat isolated from the rest of Central America. Today it harbors the region’s last unspoiled marine and rainforest environments and offers some of the most exciting adventure travel in the Americas. Belize is also inexpensive to get to and easy to travel in. English is the primary language, and US dollars are accepted throughout the country. There are so many incredible places to explore that you will want to return for years to come!

Committed, Hands-OnOwnersCully Erdman created Slickrock in 1977, then a kayak school on the Colorado River. In the early 1980s he expanded to Central America after exploring the region while assisting with adventure television shows. In 1986, Lucy Wallingford became a partner, and together they developed the Belize trips they run today. Both remain closely involved with all aspects of Slickrock. You will likely speak to them when you call, or meet them on the island during your trip. This hands-on approach ensures their trips meet your expectations.2

For more information on Belize visit:www.slickrock.com/belize.htmlGuatemala

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MAYA MOUNTAINS

BARRIERREEF

GLOVER’SREEF

Belize International Airport

Belize City

San Pedro

Belmopan

San Ignacio

Placencia

Dangrigia

Punta Gorda

Windy Hill Resort

Middle Caye

Tobacco Caye

Adventure Island-Long Caye

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Belize Adventure Travel Packages

Experience: This is our 41st year in the travel business. We pioneered adventure travel in Belize 31 years ago, and our company continues to be operated by the original owners. All-inclusive packages: We take care of everything, you travel hassle-free with no extra costs. Trips include island charter and inland vehicle transport, accommodations, meals, equipment, sport instruction and daily guided activities, entrance fees, taxes, and cold beer and soda! Private island: Everyone stays in beachfront thatch-roof cabanas. There are no crowds. It’s just you, the beach, and the Caribbean. Maximize your vacation time: You are off the plane and on the island in less than 24 hours. Because our island is on the reef you can swim to snorkel spots and dive boat rides are only 5-10 minutes long. We focus on adventure sports: No other tour in Belize offers so many sport activities, and we maintain state-of-the-art equipment for all sports. Experience scuba diving, sea kayaking, sport fishing, windsurfing, kayak surfing, paddleboarding, kitesurfing, kayak fishing, snorkeling, board surfing, whitewater kayaking, hiking, and exploring Mayan ruins. Value: Our trips offer exclusive locations, the largest array of activities, and the best equipment in the country. And with our all-inclusive format you get more for your money by traveling with Slickrock!

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Why Travel With Slickrock?

LONG CAYE AT GLOVER’S REEF, MADELEINE LOMONT/LIGHTHAWK

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Adventure Island at Glover’s Reef

To see more photos and for more information please visit:

www.slickrock.com/adventureisland.html LEARNING TO KITESURF, JASMINE ARDESHIRI

Full Week Itinerary, Fri - Sat or Tue - Wed, 9 nights, $2250 pp 2016: December 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 23, 302017: January 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31; February 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28March 3, 7, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28

First Half Itinerary, Fri -Wed, 6 nights, $1565 pp (takes place during the first half of the Full Week trip) 2016: December 2, 9, 162017: January 6, 13, 20, 27; February 3, 10, 17, 24March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28

Second Half Itinerary, Tue – Sat, 5 nights, $1395 pp (takes place during the second half of the Full Week trip) 2016: December 6, 13, 202017: January 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28March 7, 14; April 11, 18, 25; May 2

“It’s a VERY hard pill to swallow stepping back into reality after such a wonderful 2 week experience in Belize. We feel so fortunate to have stumbled into the whole Slickrock experience and really feel that our guides made the experience so memorable and remarkable for us. We are talking about returning to the island next season and have labeled our suitcases Slickrock 2017!”

Michelle Jones-Hughes, Cedar Falls, IA Adventure Island at Glover’s Reef and Belize Adventure Week, January 2016

Sport Fishing

Surf Kayaking

Sea Kayaking Kayak Fishing

Snorkeling

Scuba Diving

Great for Kids!

Open Itinerary

Kitesurfing

Paddleboarding

Windsurfing

Surfing

Slickrock’s popular Adventure Island trip on Long Caye at Glover’s Reef combines the elements of a perfect winter escape into a flexible itinerary so you can pursue the activities you want, whether you’re an expert paddler or a first-time snorkeler. Among the most pristine reefs in the Caribbean, Glover’s provides unparalleled opportunities to explore an area little impacted by visitors. The seclusion of our private island, the quality of our equipment, the privacy of our cabanas, speedy and reliable boat transport, and our exceptional menu are a few of the features that make this the best adventure sport trip in Belize.

Early in the week our guides give sea kayak, snorkel, windsurf and surf kayak instruction. From then on, you shape your days, joining planned group activities, venturing off with a friend, or reading in your hammock. Scuba diving is also an option just up the beach at the dive shop. Our exclusive location is perfect for

those who desire a few creature comforts but don’t want to visit a crowded island. Our eco-resort includes cabanas right on the water, all the sports toys you could want, and a fully-staffed kitchen with cold beer and soda included in the price. Guests rave about our home-cooked Belizean meals. Find out why so many of our guests return year after year!

I T I N E R A R YThis is our most open itinerary; activities each day are based on guest wishes and the weather.

Friday, Day 1: Arrive at Belize City International Airport. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza Hotel for orientation, dinner, and lodging.

SNORKELING OUT OF THE KAYAKS, CLAYTON ANDERSON

ALL OF OUR CABANAS SIT ON THE WATER’S EDGE, PETER MC DERMOTT

WE HAVE THE ONLY FLEET OF FISHING KAYAKS IN BELIZE! LUCY WALLINGFORD

LONG CAYE CABANA, CULLY ERDMAN

Sunday, Day 3: After breakfast: sea kayak orientation. Later we paddle to a nearby reef to snorkel from the kayaks. Certified divers may also begin diving this afternoon.

Monday, Day 4: Today: windsurfing and kayak surfing! We have a near-constant breeze and a perfect set of waves breaking just off our shore. Surfboards are also available for experienced surfers, and beginning divers may begin a dive course.

Tuesday, Day 5: Paddle to Middle Caye to tour the Marine Research Center. Second-Half guests meet in Belize City this afternoon.

Wednesday, Day 6: Join kayak rolling class in the early morning before your paddle/snorkel excursion, or try paddleboarding, either in the calm waters of our lagoon, or on our wave. First-Half guests leave after lunch. Second-Half guests arrive with the Adventure Week group and go snorkeling.

WE SNORKEL EVERY DAY! KEITH FIALCOWITZ

KAYAK SURFING OFF LONG CAYE, KEITH FIALCOWITZ

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PADDLEBOARDING OUR PRIVATE WAVE, LUCY WALLINGFORD

Visit Vela’s newest windsport center! See velawindsurf.com.

Thursday, Day 7: Paddle to snorkel outside the reef, or search at low tide to find brittle stars and sea urchins. Second-Half guests complete the sea kayak orientation; the groups merge after lunch.

Friday, Day 8: Get in a final dive, snorkel, or shred on the waves. You can also paddle 6-miles to Southwest Caye, snorkel around the island, or go for a moonlight paddle.

Saturday, Day 9: Snorkel to The Wall, a dive site just off shore. After lunch we return to Belize City. Your final night at the Biltmore Hotel is included in the trip price.

Sunday, Day 10: Earliest day to fly home.

Saturday, Day 2: Breakfast is at the hotel. We then take a 3 hour boat ride to Long Caye (65 miles). After lunch you move into your cabana, explore the island, and snorkel.

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Discover Your Own Private IslandDiscover Your Own Private Island

“I just want to spend a week doing absolutely noth-

For more photos and and information on our private island please visit:

www.slickrock.com/longcayebelize.html

SUNSET PARTY ON OUR IMAT! CHALMERS CALDWELL

ADVENTURE ISLAND - LONG CAYE AT GLOVER’S REEF, JASON LEE

Discover Your Own Private IslandDiscover Your Own Private Island

“I just want to spend a week doing absolutely noth-

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“We loved the island, the water activities, the food, and the staff. We do plan to return in a couple of years. We are recommending this trip to people who are active and enjoy being outdoors. The meals had an amazing variety of flavor; we couldn’t pass on anything. Everyone on the staff was great! It is very obvious that the people working for Slickrock enjoy what they do and care about the island and the visitors. You have a very well-run operation. Thank you for the wonderful introduction to Belize.” Mary von Koch, Moab, UT Adventure Island at Glover’s Reef, January 2016

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Belize Adventure Week

For more photos and information please visit:www.slickrock.com/belizeadventureweek.html

Belize Adventure Week

Kayak FishingPaddleboarding

Surf Kayaking

Sea Kayaking

Jungle Hiking

Whitewater Kayaking

Waterfall Rappelling

Ziplining

Surfing

Windsurfing

Snorkeling

Scuba Diving

Mayan Ruins

RUNNING THE CAVES BRANCH RIVER, SARAH MOORE

Sport FishingKitesurfing

Full Week Itinerary, Saturday - Saturday, 8 nights, $2595 ppFirst Half Itinerary, Saturday - Wednesday, 4 nights, $1395 pp (takes place during the first half of the Full Week trip)2016: December 3, 10, 17, 24, 312017: January 7, 14, 21, 28; February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

“The trip was excellent. I recommend the trip because it is special to have your own sea kayaking island, plus kayaking on the Mopan. And the Caves Branch is unique for paddlers! I heard about the trip many years ago. I used to guide paddling trips and this was on my bucket list I am so glad that I got to do this trip with my husband and son.” Julie Francis, Colorado Springs, CO Belize Adventure Week, December 2015

LEARNING TO KAYAK ON THE MOPAN RIVER, HENRY GEORGI

Imitated but not equaled, Belize Adventure Week is widely acclaimed as one of the top adventure travel experiences found anywhere. We specialize in adventure sport activities led by expert guides. In one action-packed tour you experience fifteen sports in eight days!

explore hidden chambers on this unique underground journey. Midweek we transfer to our private island for three days of island sports. See the Adventure Island at Glover’s

Reef page for more on our island activities.

I T I N E R A R YSaturday, Day 1: Fly to Dangriga, Belize. We meet at Pelican Beach Resort where we stay that night.

Sunday, Day 2: We hike to the top of Antelope Falls, and rappel back down, right through the falls! After a picnic lunch, we go ziplining on a huge course, with 8 different stages whizzing through the jungle. That afternoon we drive the Hummingbird

Highway to Windy Hill Resort near San Ignacio where we stay for 2 nights.

Monday, Day 3: We run the beginner level Mopan River in hardshell sit-on-top kayaks. Later in the day we climb The Castillo at Xunantunich Mayan ruin, returning to Windy Hill Resort for the night.

Tuesday, Day 4: Run the Caves Branch River underground by headlamp, traversing four caves with kayaks. We continue to Belize City

YOU’LL NEVER FORGET THE EXHILARATION OF SEA KAYAKING IN WARM, NEON-BLUE WATER, KEITH FIALCOWITZ

Our adventure begins with a spectacular double feature - rappelling 400 feet through Antelope Falls, followed by ziplining through the jungle canopy of Bocawina National Park. The next day we run a whitewater river on sit-on-top boats, and in the afternoon we explore the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich. Finally we raft and kayak the Caves Branch River through nearly five miles of caves. Navigating by headlamp, we

RAPPELLING ANTELOPE FALLS, NERI CHI

RIVER KAYAKING ORIENTATION, HENRY GEORGI

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WINDSURFING GLOVER’S REEF, LUCY WALLINGFORD

SCUBA DIVING “THE WALL” OFF LONG CAYE, MARK WEBSTER

EXPERIENCE THE LONGEST ZIPLINE IN CENTRAL AMERICA! LUCY

for the night so that we are ready to go out to the island the next day.

Wednesday, Day 5: We’re off to the island after an early breakfast, arriving there before

lunch. After settling into our cabanas we snorkel to the reefs right off the island.

Thursday, Day 6: We spend the morning learning the basics of sea kayaking. Surf kayaking and windsurfing orientations are offered this afternoon; scuba diving is also available at Long Caye Dive Shop.

Friday, Day 7: Try out Slickrock’s stand-up paddle boards on the flats, while experienced surfers enjoy the island’s point break. You could also paddle to nearby Middle Caye, learn

to roll your kayak, snorkel around the island, or “hammock surf”!

Saturday, Day 8: Enjoy a full morning of island activities, then return to Belize City after lunch. You overnight at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel is part of the package.

Belize Adventure Week

Full Week Itinerary, Saturday - Saturday, 8 nights, $2595 ppFirst Half Itinerary, Saturday - Wednesday, 4 nights, $1395 pp (takes place during the first half of the Full Week trip)2016: December 3, 10, 17, 24, 312017: January 7, 14, 21, 28; February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Surf Belize!Slickrock’s location on Long Caye is blessed with an exceptional set up for surf sports. The prevailing swells rolling in from the Caribbean break on the point of the reef near of the channel on the end of our island. This topography creates a long, rolling wave over shoals that can break for a hundred yards or more. The break is easy and fun, an ideal wave for beginners and experts alike.

Our surf sports program takes advantage of this fabulous wave, featuring kayak surfing, board surfing, and paddleboarding.

Full instruction and top notch gear ensure that all guests can enjoy our wave, which is located just a few yards in front of our cabins on the beach.

In addition, Slickrock offers the opportunity to learn windsurfing and kiteboarding. The calm waters inside the lagoon of the atoll are perfect for beginner lessons on our wide selection of windsurf equipment, and experienced sailors can explore further reaches of the atoll, visit other islands, or try out the surf break. We also operate a professional kitesurf school. Taking advantage of the extensive, shallow sandflats between us and a neighboring island, guests can now take a progression of lessons to learn this exciting new sport. Our access to these sandflats provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn kitesurfing, and few other locations worldwide, according to our instructor, can match our set up!

BEGINNERS AND EXPERTS ALIKE CAN RIP IT UP ON OUR WAVE WITH OUR HIGH PERFORMANCE KAYAKS, BRYONY SWAN

WE HAVE A FLEET OF PADDLEBOARDS! GREAT FOR OUR WAVE OR THE CALM WATERS OF THE LAGOON, JASON LEE

WE HAVE WINDSURFING GEAR FOR ALL LEVELS, KEITH FIALCOWITZ

CONDITIONS FOR KITEBOARDING ARE EXCELLENT (LESSONS AVAILABLE OR YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN GEAR), PETER MC DERMOTT

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For more photos and information see:www.slickrock.com/belizekiteboarding.html

www.slickrock.com/kayaksurf.htmlwww.slickrock.com/surfingbelize.html

www.slickrock.com/paddleboarding.htmlwww.slickrock.com/islandwindsurfing.html

THE ONLY SURF SPOT IN BELIZE, LUCY WALLINGFORD

Just off our island lies “The Wall” — the stunning coral-covered face of the continental shelf, where the sea floor drops away to 3000 feet in just a mile. Rated one of the top scuba diving sites in the world, it rivals any location in the Caribbean, the Red Sea, or the South Pacific. Long Caye Dive Center is located just down the beach from our base, providing our guests with a full-service dive center. Certification courses, Discover Scuba classes, and dives for those already certified are all available at any time during your stay on the island. The many shallow reefs at Glover’s allow snorkelers to see nearly everything that scuba divers access, along with the advantage of not having to worry about special diving equipment. The freedom of snorkeling appeals to a wide range of people and is our most popular activity. The clear warm waters of the Caribbean are more salty than in temperate regions, and creates extra buoyancy for swimmers which allows anyone to feel comfortable while exploring the reefs with a mask and snorkel. Our island sits right on the reef; you can jump in and snorkel right off our beach!

Just off our island lies “The Wall” — the stunning coral-covered face of the continental shelf, where the sea floor drops away to 3000 feet in just a mile. Rated one of the top scuba diving sites in the world, it rivals any location in the Caribbean, the Red Sea, or the South Pacific. Long Caye Dive Center is located just down the beach from our base, providing our guests with a full-service dive center. Certification courses, Discover Scuba classes, and dives for those already certified are all available at any time during your stay on the island. The many shallow reefs at Glover’s allow snorkelers to see nearly everything that scuba divers access, along with the advantage of not having to worry about special diving equipment. The freedom of snorkeling appeals to a wide range of people and is our most popular activity. The clear warm waters of the Caribbean are more salty than in temperate regions, and creates extra buoyancy for swimmers which allows anyone to feel comfortable while exploring the reefs with a mask and snorkel. Our island sits right on the reef; you can jump in and snorkel right off our beach!

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GLOVER’S REEF IS WELL KNOWN FOR THE DIVERSITY OF ITS’ SPONGES, MARK WEBSTER

For more photos and information see:www.slickrock.com/divebelize.html

www.slickrock.com/belizescubacertification.htmlwww.slickrock.com/belizesnorkeling.html

SNORKELING ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM OUR ISLAND, ACCESSIBLE BY KAYAK, JASON LEE.

Diving and Snorkeling

P.O. Box 1400 Moab, UT 84532(800) 390-5715 Fax: (435) 259-6996

Web: www.slickrock.com E: slickrock@slickrock.com

FRONT COVER: KEITH FIALCOWITZBACK COVER: JASON LEE