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.
| Person | Cost | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mika | 1096.22+134.40 (tax)=$1230.62 | Airbnb Hopkins (all of us) |
| Mika | $325.96 | Airbnb San Ignacio (all of us) |
| Mika | $237.50 | Pacz ATM tour (50% deposit: all of us) |
| Mika | $1100 (-some discount:TBD): note the weather may be bad on Thurs and the trip may be changed or canceled. | Belize Underwater (Glover Atoll on Thu for Colin, Bryan, Mako, and Mika) |
| Mika | $810 (-some discount: TBD): note snorkelers are cheaper. | Belize Underwater (Great Barriers on Tue for Colin, Bryan, Will, Mako, and Mika) |
| Will | 82.30BZD | Belize City Groceries |
| Will | 60.21BZD | Hopkins Groceries |
| Will | 309BZD | Lucky Lobster |
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.
