This page is for planning our trip to Belize.
Basic Info
- Feb 5-12 (7 nights).
- confirmed: Lucy, Will, Mako, Mika, Bryan, Colin
- wikivoyage info
Places to stay
- Airbnb set to Feb 5-9, entire home, 4+. Has 4 bikes
- Airbnb for Feb 9-11. 3 bedrooms, 5 beds, near restaurants etc.
- hotel Feb 11-12. 2 2-bed rooms.
Things to bring
- Diver ID
- snorkel
- mask
- bathing suit
- books
- clothing and bags appropriate for the ATM tour
- ?mosquito repellent?
- ?travel insurance? we used Travelex for India. may want to visit the travel clinic if convenient.
Dive shop info
1 Belize Underwater SCUBA in Hopkins
- we get either 10% or 30% off. Olivia is the person in charge of taking care of the guests of the Blue Parrot House.
- Smaller shop
- ?1 boat
- Belize Barrier Reef ($135/2 tanks); GLOVER'S ATOLL($235/3 tanks); TURNEFFE ISLANDS ($235/3 tanks)
- Equipment rental is $40
2 Hamanasi Resort in Hopkins
- Great reviews
- >1 boats
- PADI Open Water Referral ($300/person); PADI Open Water Certifcation ($500/person)
- Barrier Reef diving ($115/2 tanks/half-day); Turneffe Islands Atoll ($185/3 tanks/full-day); Glover’s Reef Atoll ($195/3 tanks/full-day); Night Dive on the Belize Barrier Reef ($99/1 tank/1 evening); The Ultimate Reef Adventure ($270/3 tanks/full-day)
- Tanks, weights, belts, entry fees, juice and cookies are included in rates. Lunch is included on atoll trips.
- Equipment rental is $25/day
Ledger
- we'll figure out at the end who owes who how much; mako has a program for this.
- Things to enter (there may be more):
exit fees at Belize/Guatemala border, tour guide fees ($40/person + tip), dinners in Hopkins, grocery in Hopkins/Belize City, diving on Wed, tips for diving on all days
Paid | Cost (USD) | Description | Beneficiaries |
---|---|---|---|
Mika | $253.34 | Marie Sharp Cooking class (Mako paid deposit) | All |
Mika | $24.37 | Mexican fast food eatery on Church St in San Ignazio | Lucy, Will, Colin, Mako, Mika |
Mika | $1230.62 | Airbnb Hopkins: 1096.22+134.40 (tax)=$1230.62 | All |
Mika | $325.96 | Airbnb San Ignacio | All |
Mika | CANCELED $237.50 : this was charged but I expect full refund. | Pacz ATM tour (50% deposit: all of us) | |
Mika | $560 | Hamanasi (Barrier Reef on Fri) | Bryan, Lucy, Mako, Mika |
Mika | $20 | Hamanasi tip1 | Bryan, Lucy, Mako, Mika |
Mika | $40.75 | Fi We Mart Grocery: (grocery minus 1 gallon hot sauce) | All |
Mika | $30.26 | Marie Sharp Factory Tour | All |
Mika | $625.44 | Belize Underwater (Great Barriers on Tue) total minus $110 cost for snorkling | Mako, Mika, Bryan, Colin |
Mika | $40 | Belize Underwater Oscar tips on Tue and Wed ($20 each) | Mako, Mika, Bryan, Colin |
Mika | $110.00 | Belize Underwater (Great Barriers on Tue) | Will |
Mika | $55 | Sungarden Airport restaurant | Mako, Mika, Will, Colin |
Will | $41.15 | Belize City Groceries | All |
Will | $30.11 | Hopkins Groceries | All |
Will | $154.50 | Lucky Lobster | All |
Will | $122.44 | Tikal Admission (900GTQ) | All |
Will | $149.64 | Driver partial payment 1100GTQ | All |
Will | $140 | Belize City Hotel ($240BZD) | Will, Mako, Lucy, Colin |
Lucy | $669.61 | Car rental | All |
Lucy | $52.10 | Fuel | All |
Lucy | $100 | Tikal driver partial payment | All |
Lucy | $75 | Rum tasting | Lucy, Mako, Mika, Colin, Will |
Mako | $100 | Exit fees at the Belize/Guatemala boarder ($100/$120) | All |
Bryan | $20 | Exit fees at the Belize/Guatemala boarder ($20/120) | All |
Mako | $25.50 | Drinks/snacks at Hanamasi post-dive | All |
Mako | $21.43 | Drinks/snacks at Sun garden on way out | Mako, Lucy |
Bryan | $80 | Dinner Hopkins Monday night | All |
Bryan | $80 | Dinner Hopkins Tuesday night | All |
Bryan | $20 | Hanamasi monster tip (partial) | Bryan, Lucy, Mako, Mika |
Colin | $635.56 | Second day diving | Colin, Bryan, Lucy, Mako, Mika |
Colin | $25 | Hamanasi tip (partial) | Bryan, Lucy, Mako, Mika |
Colin | $25 | Gas in San Ignacio | All |
Colin | $10 | Food, final night | Colin, Lucy, Mako, Will |
Ideas for things to do
- definite: Meet Ms. Marie Sharp and do the factory tour (M-F only). Some info here.
- Possibly do this as a day trip to Dangriga to meet Ms. Marie Sharp.
- maybe: Stay in Hopkins for 3-4 days to dive. An experienced diver friend told us that many areas are overfished, so dive only in marine reserve areas.
- hamanasi is a few houses down from our airbnb and offers dive packages.
- maybe: Stay in the forest area for a few days and see Actun Tunichil Muknal. Mika asked Pacz Tour how much it costs and if they are available on Feb 10.
- maybe: Stay in Belmopan, the smallest capital city in the americas, as a gateway to ruins.
- maybe: Stay in Belize City on the last day to see the city.